Vijay Maurya is an Indian

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and director who works in

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films and theatre. He is best known for his work in the 2019 Hindi musical film ''

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.''

Early life

Maurya was born and raised in

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, Maharashtra. His brother, Ajay "Teddy" Maurya, is also an actor, who has principally served as an art director in many films.

Career

Theatre

Maurya began his career in theatre by enrolling in a workshop under Satyadev Dubey for acting. He was an integral part of Prithvi Theatre from 1993 to 2008. He has worked in 14 original plays which have had a total of over 2500 shows. Some of his plays include Meena Kumari, Airawat, Solah Saal Ka Aakash, Jungle Ke Paar, Laila, Sa Hi Besura. The play Sa Hi Besura which came out in 2007 is still running with successful shows. He has worked with Makrand Deshpande, Sudhir Pandey,

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, Sanjna Kapoor among others.

Films

Maurya has acted in critically acclaimed films like Nishikant Kamat's ''

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'' and Anurag Kashyap's '' Black Friday''. He is also a screenwriter and has won a National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film '' Chillar Party'' along with Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl at the 59th National Film Awards. His latest film ''

'' as a dialogue writer and supporting actor has been well received both critically and commercially. Maurya made his digital debut as a director with the Amazon Original series ''Crash Course'', created, produced and written by former

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associate Manish Hariprasad and co-written by Raina Roy.

Commercials

Having directed over a 150 commercials, Maurya is known for his witty sense of humour and has directed commercials for a number of Indian and International brands. He continues to work as an ad-film director along with his film commitments.

Filmography

Awards

Filmfare Awards

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maurya, Vijay 1971 births Living people Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners