Ajay Maurya, popularly known by his industry name Teddy Maurya, is an Indian film and theatre

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, production designer and

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Early life

Maurya, the brother of writer and actor

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, was born and raised in

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, Maharashtra.

Career

Theatre

Teddy began his career with the prominent theatre group Ansh in 1993. He has designed more than 40 productions for Ansh since. He has also acted, designed costumes, lights and musical soundscapes for theatre. His directorial debut in theatre began with the play '' Ashwa Vishwa''.

Film

He first appeared in a small role as a minion of the principal antagonist "Bachhu Yadav" in the 1999 hit film ''Shool''. Thereafter, he worked as production designer with the Marathi movie '' Pak Pak Pakaak'' in 2005, for which he received the Maharashtra State Government Award for Art. As production designer, Teddy has gone on to work on several acclaimed films such as ''

Jab We Met ''Jab We Met'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Dhilin Mehta under his banner Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor with Ta ...

'', '' Love Aaj Kal'', ''

Chalo Dilli '' Chalo Dilli '' () is a 2011 Indian film directed by Shashant Shah. It features Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak. It also features Akshay Kumar and Mahika Sharma in a guest appearance. The film, produced under Dutta's husband Mahesh Bhupathi's prod ...

'' and '' Bajate Raho''. He has also created set designs for many popular Bollywood song sequences. Teddy Maurya began acting in films when director Imtiaz Ali offered him a small but iconic role as a sleazy guest house receptionist in ''

''. Since then he has acted in several films, especially with critic-favourite directors like Imtiaz Ali and Anurag Kashyap. His largest role in films till date was in the action flick ''

Rocky Handsome ''Rocky Handsome'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Nishikant Kamat and produced by John Abraham and Sunir Khetrapal under Azure Entertainment and J.A Entertainment. An official adaptation of the 2010 ...

'' as a devilish villain.

Commercials

Teddy has worked extensively as production designer for commercials. His clients include powerhouses like Coca-Cola, American Tourister, Reliance, Amul, Mahindra and many more.

Filmography

As actor

* ''

Shool ''Shool'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Eeshwar Nivas. Written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma, it portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in Bihar and its effect on the li ...

'' (1999, Bachu Yadav's Henchman) * ''

'' (2007, Hotel Receptionist and Policeman at Railway Station) * '' Black Friday'' (2007, Sugarcane Juice Vendor) * ''Gulaal'' (2009, Bahrupiya/Ardhnareshwar) * '' Love Aaj Kal'' (2009, Taxi Driver) * ''

'' (2011, Bhaiyaji/Shrivastava Ji) * ''Rockstar'' (2011, Music Arranger) * '' Bajatey Raho'' (2013, Swami) * ''Tamasha'' (2015, as Servant) * ''

'' (2016, as Luke Ferreira) *'' Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga'' as Theater Play Director

As Production Designer

* '' Pak Pak Pakaak'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Love Aaj Kal'' (2009) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Bajatey Raho'' (2013)

As Set Designer for Song Sequences

* ''

Vicky Donor ''Vicky Donor'' is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun Fi ...

'' (2012, 'Rum Whiskey') * ''

Udta Punjab ''Udta Punjab'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey, co-written by Sudip Sharma, and produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Sameer Nair and Aman Gill under Balaji Motion Pictures in ass ...

'' (2016, 'Udta Punjab', 'Ek Kudi') * '' Dangal'' (2016, 'Dhakad Hai') * ''

Phata Poster Nikhla Hero ''Phata Poster Nikhla Hero'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Ileana D'Cruz in the lead roles, and was released on 20 September 2013 to a mixed to positive re ...

'' (2013, 'Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai')

References

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