Manoj Tyagi is an Indian screenwriter and film director who works in Hindi films. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay for ''

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'' (2005) and '' Apaharan'' (2006), along with the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for ''Page 3'', which won the

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. He made his directorial debut with '' Mumbai Salsa'' (2007) produced by Vikram Bhatt's ASA Films.

Career

Tyagi worked for the companies,

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and ABN AMRO before relocating to

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in 2002. He co-wrote '' Satta'' in 2003, with director

Madhur Bhandarkar Madhur Bhandarkar (born 26 August 1968) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. In 2016, Bhandarkar was honoured with the Padma Shri, the Indian honours system, fourth highest civilian honour, by the Government of India. He i ...

, which received critical acclaim. He went on to work with Bhandarkar for the films '' Aan: Men at Work'' (2004), ''

'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2009).

Filmography

As screenwriter

References

External links

*
Manoj Tyagi
at ''

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'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyagi, Manoj Living people Indian male screenwriters Filmfare Awards winners Writers from Delhi 1974 births Hindi-language film directors 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Hindi-language screenwriters Screenwriters from Delhi 21st-century Indian male writers Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners 21st-century Indian screenwriters