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      • Manoj Shukla (born 27 February 1976), better known by his stage name Manoj Muntashir Shukla, is an Indian lyricist, poet, dialogue writer and screenwriter. He wrote several Hindi songs for films, including "Teri Mitti", "Galliyan", "Tere Sang Yaara", "Kaun Tujhe", "Dil Meri Na Sune", "Kaise Hua" and "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga".
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  2. Manoj Shukla (born 27 February 1976), better known by his stage name Manoj Muntashir Shukla, is an Indian lyricist, poet, dialogue writer and screenwriter.

  3. Jun 21, 2023 · Lyricist-writer Manoj Muntashir found himself at the centre of the ongoing controversy around the film Adipurush, after a section of the its core audience complained that certain lines of dialogue written by him offended their religious sensibilities.

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    Manoj Muntashir was born as ‘Manoj Shukla’ on Friday, 27 February 1976 (age 47 years; as of 2023) in Gauriganj, Amethi District, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He attended a convent school in his town. He completed his schooling from the HAL School Korwa in Amethi in 1994. He graduated from Allahabad University with a bachelor’s degree i...

    He belongs to a Brahmin Family. DNA IndiaHis father was a farmer and his mother was a teacher; he is the only child of his parents. His wife, Neelam Muntashir, is a writer. The couple has a son named Aaru.

    Early Career and Television In his hometown, he started to write poetry during his school days. His friends took him to ‘Mushaira’ where he began reciting his poetry. After his graduation, he moved to Mumbai in search of work in 1999 with just Rs. 700 in his pocket. There, Manoj met the Indian singer and Musician Anup Jalotawho asked him to write a...

    Zee Cine Awards – Jury’s Choice Award for Best Lyrics for the film ‘Kesari’ in 2020
    Yash Bharati Award by the Uttar Pradesh Government in 2016Manoj Muntashir Receiving his Yash Bharati Award
    Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman for Best Lyricist in 2016Manoj Muntashir Giving his Award Acceptance Speech for Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman
    Arab Indo Bollywood Awards for Best Lyrics for the song ‘Galliyan’ from the film ‘Ek Villain’ in 2015
    Indian Telly Awards for Best Script (Non-Fiction) for the show ‘India’s Got Talent’ in 2014

    Filmfare Awards row

    In 2020, he lost Filmfare Award for Best Lyrics to ‘Apna Time Aayega’ from the film ‘Gully Boy’ (2019), which was nominated along with ‘Teri Mitti’ from the film ‘Kesari’ (2019). The loss made him upset on Indian award shows, and he decided to boycott the shows. In his social media post, he announced,

    Controversial dialogues in Adipurush

    In June 2023, after the Bollywood movie Adipurush was released, there was significant backlash on social media directed at him. He faced criticism for employing ordinary language in the film, and internet users mocked him for using controversial lines like ‘marega bete,’ ‘bua ka bagicha hai kya,’ and ‘jalegi tere baap ki.’ Due to perceived threats to his safety, he was granted security protection by the Mumbai Police on 19 June 2023. Hindustan Times

    Poet(s): Majrooh Sultanpuri, Sahir Ludhianvi, Mirza Ghalib
    Lyricist(s):Shailendra, Santosh Anand
    Poem(s):‘Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein’ by Sahir Ludhianvi, ‘Parchhaiyan’ by Sahir Ludhianvi
    Music Composer: Khayyam
    Actor: Shah Rukh Khan
    Singer: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
    His family members and close friends call him ‘Manu’ with love. India.com
    A book of Sahir Ludhianvi inspired him to take up his interest in writing poems as a profession. According to Manoj, From childhood, I was registering the words most when I heard any film song, and...
    His mother was always fond of him. She used to say- Honge bahot log duniya me, mere Manu jaisa koi nahi hai (There might be many people in the world, but there’s no one like her Manu)”This used to...
    Around 1985, his father left his job and his mother took charge of the house and began teaching at a school on a monthly pay of Rs. 500. Her mother used to spend Rs. 300 in his tuitions and the rem...
    Manoj liked reading and writing since his childhood. When he was in middle school, he came across the book ‘Diwan-e-Ghalib’ of Mirza Ghalib. Because he did not know Urdu, it was difficult for him t...
    His first work was not in Mumbai but in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) for All India Radio with a salary of Rs. 135 in 1997.
  4. Jun 20, 2023 · Born as Manoj Shukla, the lyricist adopted Muntashir as his pen name when he was a Class 10 student. Muntashir, which translates to “winner” or “disruptor” in Urdu, was Shukla’s pseudonym...

  5. Manoj Muntashir Shukla is an eminent Lyricist of Bollywood, a NATIONAL AWARD WINNER. He has given the country’s most favourite patriotic song “Teri mitti” and various Chart-busters of the Decade Like Lut gaye, Teri Galliyan, Tere Sang Yara, Kaun Tujhe, Main Phir Bhi Tumko Chahunga, Mere Rashke Qamar, Dekhte-Dekhte and many others.

  6. Jun 19, 2023 · — Manoj Muntashir Shukla (@manojmuntashir) June 18, 2023 Who is Manoj Muntashir? Indian poet, screenwriter, and lyricist Manoj Muntashir. Bollywood songs like Galliyan, Tere Sang Yaara, Kaun Tujhe, and Teri Mitti are written by him. Manoj Muntashir Early Life, Age and Background

  7. Jun 23, 2023 · Earlier this week, poet Manoj Muntashir Shukla, the dialogue writer and lyricist of Adipurush — director Om Raut’s film “inspired” by Valmiki’s Ramayana — sought and then got security from Mumbai police. The massive backlash against his dialogues for the film had led him to believe that his life was in danger.