Mayur Puri

Mayur Puri
Mayur Puri
Born	Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Occupation	Filmmaker

Last updated February 09, 2025

Mayur Puri is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, actor and film-maker working in Mumbai. His film songwriting and dialogue work includes Farah Khan-directed films Om Shanti Om (2007),^[1] and Happy New Year (2014), as well as the 3D dance franchise ABCD: Any Body Can Dance and ABCD: Any Body Can Dance 2 .^[2] He directed his first short film, Firdaws, in 2017.

Mayur has also worked on the adaptation and translation of several U.S. films and TV shows into Hindi, including Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil , The Lion King (2019), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Orange Is The New Black (2013–19), Jojo Rabbit (2019), Spies in Disguise (2019), and Locke and Key (2020).

Early life

Mayur was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where he completed most of his education, earning a master's degree from the University School of Languages and a one-year diploma in dramatics from the Drama Department of Gujarat College.^[4]

Career

He spent his early years writing and directing for local theatre and television, before moving from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in late 1999, where he began working as chief assistant director to Sanjay Gadhvi at Yash Raj Films. They worked on three films together: Tere Liye , Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002; Mayur's first as a screenwriter), and Dhoom (2004). During his first year in Mumbai, he also wrote and starred as the lead in a Gujarati play, Amastaa Amastaa (2001).

In 2004, Mayur left Yash Raj Films to work as an independent screenwriter and lyricist. His first film as an independent was My Name is Anthony Gonsalves (2008), an adaptation of Julius Caesar.^{[ citation needed ]} His breakthrough as a screenwriter was Om Shanti Om (2007), from which several phrases entered the film-quote lexicon.^[5]

Puri was the creative director for the animation film Jumbo (2008) produced by Percept Picture Company, and co-wrote Blue (2009), the first Indian film to be shot extensively underwater.^[6] He then wrote the script for Prince (2010), in which he also appeared in a supporting role.

In 2009, Mayur took a sabbatical from Bollywood; in 2010, he founded Story Circus, a theatre production group that creates live theatre and storytelling productions for educational institutions and other clients,^{[ citation needed ]} and in 2011, he founded FilmGoa, a joint initiative with Goa University which provides training and job support to aspiring film-makers and facilitates film making in Goa.^[7] Mayur's next Bollywood project was Remo D'Souza's directorial debut F.A.L.T.U (2011), the script and screenplay for which he had written a few years previously.

Through his Story Circus project, Mayur reconnected with director Farah Khan, whose children were attending one of the workshops, and began working on the script for her next project Happy New Year . Around the same time, he began working with composer Pritam on songs for Race 2 (2013) and I Love New Year (2013). "Be Intehaan" from Race 2 was later ranked as the 7th most romantic song of 2013, according to a poll in The Times of India .^[8] By 2012, Mayur had returned to full-time writing, contributing additional dialogue and lyrics for Remo D'Souza's next musical ABCD: Any Body Can Dance (2013).

Happy New Year was released in 2014, with a script written by Mayur. On 17 November 2014, the library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences selected the screenplay for Happy New Year for its permanent Core Collection.^[3] He also worked on the script and song lyrics for ABCD: Any Body Can Dance 2 (2015), and provided lyrics for films including Humshakals , Entertainment (2014), Kick (2014), and All is Well (2015).^{[ citation needed ]}

Directorial work

In 2017, Mayur directed his first short film, Firdaws, which was entered into the official selection at a number of festivals,^{[ citation needed ]} winning a number of awards.^{[ citation needed ]}

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Film	Category	Result
Filmfare Awards	2008	Om Shanti Om	Best Dialogue	Nominated
Li'l Star Awards	2008	Om Shanti Om	Best Dialogue	Won
German Public Bollywood Awards^[9]	2008	Om Shanti Om	Best Dialogue	Won
Star Screen Awards ^[10]	2009	Singh Is Kinng	Best Lyrics – Teri Ore	Nominated
Star Guild Awards ^[11]	2014	Race 2	Best Lyrics – Beintehaan	Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards	2016	ABCD 2	Best Lyrics – Chunar	Nominated
Feel The Reel International Film Festival^[12]	2017	Firdaws	3rd Best of the Fest Award	Won
Feel The Reel International Film Festival^[12]	2017	Firdaws	Audience Award	Won
Feel The Reel International Film Festival^[12]	2017	Firdaws	Best Screenplay	Nominated
Roma Cinema DOC^[13]	2017	Firdaws	Best International Short Film	Nominated
Baretower Forge World Film Competition^[14]	2017	Firdaws	Best Plot Development - Runner Up	Won
Los Angeles Film Awards^[15]	2017	Firdaws	Best Fantasy Film	Won
Festigious International Film Festival^[16]	2017	Firdaws	Best Fantasy Film	Won
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards	2017	Firdaws	Best Foreign Film Short	Nominated
Top Shorts^[17]	2017	Firdaws	Best Fantasy Film	Won
Auckland International Film Festival	2017	Firdaws	Best Short Film	Nominated
Depth of Field International Film Festival^[18]	2017	Firdaws	Best of Show	Won
VOB Film Festival	2017	Firdaws	Shorts	Nominated
Top Indie Film Awards	2018	Firdaws	Best Original Idea	Won

Filmography

Year	Film	Lyrics	Actor	Director	Dialogue Writer	Assistant Director / Associate Director	Notes
2000	Tere Liye					Yes	First Assistant Director
2002	Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai				Yes	Yes	Chief Assistant Director Screenplay & Dialogue
2003	Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century	Yes					Lyrics: Dhuan Dhuan
2004	Dhoom					Yes	Associate Director
2005	Chocolate	Yes					Lyrics: Halka Halka, Khalish, Mummy
	Garam Masala	Yes					Lyrics: Falak Dekhun
	Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena	Yes					Lyrics: Ishq Hai Jhoota, Yaaron
2006	Fight Club – Members Only	Yes			Yes		Additional Dialogue Lyrics: Ye Khuda, Chhore Ki Baatein, Fight Club
	Provoked	Yes					Lyrics: Zindagi^[19] (This version of the song Alive was recorded by Shreya Ghoshal but was not featured in the movie or officially released)
	Gangster	Yes					Lyrics: Bheegi Bheegi
	Pyaar Ke Side Effects	Yes					Lyrics: Tauba Main, Jaane Kya Chahe Mann, Is this love? Dil Tod Ke, Allah Bachaye, Bad Boy
	Apna Sapna Money Money	Yes					Lyrics: Paisa Paisa
	Naksha	Yes					Lyrics: U and I
2007	Om Shanti Om		Yes		Yes		Dialogue^[20] Role: Gujju Director
	Hattrick	Yes					Lyrics: Ek Pal Ne, Rabba Khair Kare, Wicket Bacha
	Speed	Yes					Lyrics: Hello, Loving You, Tikhi Tikhi, Wanna Wanna
	Dhol	Yes					Lyrics: All Night Long
2008	Singh Is Kinng	Yes					Lyrics: Bas Ek King, Jee Karda, Teri Ore, Talli Hua, Bhootni Ke
	My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves				Yes		Story, Screenplay & Dialogue
	Love Story 2050				Yes		Dialogue
	Kidnap	Yes					Lyrics: Hey Ya, Haan Ji, Mausam, Meri Ek Ada Shola
	Jumbo		Yes				Creative Director
2009	Billu	Yes					Lyrics: Love Mera Hit Hit
	Blue	Yes			Yes		Dialogue Lyrics: Aaj Dil Gustakh Hai, Aaj Dil Gustakh Hai (Remix)
	Ek: The Power of One	Yes					Lyrics: Bang Bang
2010	Prince		Yes		Yes		Dialogue Role: P.K.
2010	Toh Baat Pakki!	Yes					Lyrics: Jis Din Mera
2011	F.A.L.T.U				Yes		Dialogue & Screenplay
	Hum Tum Shabana	Yes					Lyrics: Kaare Kaare
	Double Dhamaal	Yes					Lyrics: Chill Maaro
	Tell Me O Kkhuda	Yes			Yes		Dialogue & Screenplay Lyrics: Someone Somebody, Morchang, Janasheen, Love you Dad
2012	Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya	Yes					Lyrics: Pee Paa, Fann Ban Gayi
	Jannat 2	Yes					Lyrics: Jannatein Kahaan
	Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum	Yes					Lyrics: Dil Garden Garden
	Ajab Gazabb Love		Yes		Yes		Dialogue & Screenplay Role: T2
2013	Race 2	Yes					Lyrics: Be-Intehaan, Lat Lag Gayee, Allah Duhaayi Hai
	ABCD: Any Body Can Dance	Yes			Yes		Additional Dialogue Lyrics: Bezubaan, Psycho Re, Sorry Sorry, Chandu Ki GirlFriend, Duhaayi, Kar Ja Ya Mar Ja, Shambhu Sutaya, Sadda Dil Vi Tu
	Himmatwala	Yes					Lyrics: Thank God It's Friday
	I, Me Aur Main	Yes					Lyrics: Dar-ba-dar
	Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story ^[21]	Yes					Lyrics: Thoda Thoda, Hai Naa
	Commando	Yes					Lyrics: Lutt Jawaan, Saawan Bairi, Mungda, Lena Dena
	Issaq	Yes					Lyrics: Issaq Tera(Male), Issaq Tera (Duet)
	R... Rajkumar	Yes					Lyrics: Saree Ke Fall Sa
2014	Dishkiyaoon	Yes					Lyrics: Mere Type Ka Nahi Hai
	Shaadi Ke Side Effects	Yes					Lyrics: Vyah Karke Pachhtaya
	Humshakals	Yes					Lyrics: Hum Paagal Nahi Hai, Barbaad Raat
	It's Entertainment ^[22]	Yes					Lyrics: Johnny Johnny, Veerey Di Wedding
	Kick ^[23]	Yes					Lyrics: Tu Hi Tu, Tu Hi Tu (Reprise)
	Radio Mirchi Song	Yes					Lyrics: Tere Bina Main - Mirchi Song
	Finding Fanny	Yes					Lyrics: Shake Your Bootiya
	Happy New Year				Yes		Dialogue
2015	Coke Studio	Yes					Lyrics: Sawan Mein
	ABCD: Any Body Can Dance 2	Yes			Yes		Dialogue Lyrics: Bezubaan Phir Se, Bezubaan Phir Se Reprise, Happy Hour, Happy Budday, If You Hold My Hand, Naach Meri Jaan, Tattoo Song, Maayi Teri Chunariya, Hey Gannraya, Vande Mataram
	I Love NY ^[24]	Yes					Lyrics: Gud Nal Ishq, Halki Halki, Aaja Meri Jaan
	Bajrangi Bhaijaan	Yes					Lyrics: Selfie, Chicken Song
	All Is Well	Yes					Lyrics: Tu Mila De
	Baaki Baatein Peene Baad	Yes					Lyrics: Baaki Baatein Peene Baad
2016	Fursat	Yes					Lyrics: Fursat
	The Jungle Book	Yes			Yes		Hindi Dialogue^[25] Hindi Lyrics: Ye Zarooratein (Bare Necessities:Hindi), Tujhsa Banoo (I wanna be like you:Hindi)
	Captain America: Civil War				Yes		Hindi Dialogue^[26]
	The Angry Birds Movie				Yes		Hindi Dialogue with Taranveer Singh & Akshaye Rathi^[27]
	Finding Dory	Yes			Yes		Hindi Dialogue^[28] Hindi Lyrics: Hum Chaley Ghar (We're Going Home:Hindi), Ghar Wapasi (Migration:Hindi), Tairtey Raho (Just Keep Swimming:Hindi)
	Dishoom	Yes					Lyrics: Toh Dhishoom, Janemann Aah
	A Flying Jatt	Yes					Lyrics: Bhangra Pa
	Moana	Yes			Yes		Hindi Dialogue Hindi Lyrics: Aagey Aagey (Make Way:Hindi), Manzil Meri (How Far I'll Go:Hindi), Tathastu (You are Welcome:Hindi), Shona (Shiny: Hindi), Tu Hi Hai (Who You Are: Hindi), Avey Avey (Avey Avey: Hindi)
2017	Ek Dafaa	Yes					Lyrics: Ek Dafaa
	Raees	Yes					Lyrics: Dhingana
	Firdaws	Yes		Yes	Yes		Director Story, Screenplay & Dialogue Lyrics: Firdaws (OST)
	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales				Yes		Hindi Dialogue
	Thor: Ragnarok				Yes		Hindi Dialogue
2018	Avengers: Infinity War				Yes		Hindi Dialogue
	Incredibles 2				Yes		Hindi Dialogue
	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Yes					Hindi Lyrics: Slaughter Race, Hindi Lyrics: Superstar
	Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle				Yes		Hindi Dialogue
2019	Avengers: Endgame				Yes		Hindi Dialogue
	The Lion King	Yes			Yes		Hindi Dialogue & Hindi Lyrics
	Maleficent: Mistress of Evil				Yes		Hindi Dialogue
	Hona Chaida - Arjun Kanungo	Yes					Lyrics
	Orange Is The New Black:All Seasons				Yes		Hindi Dialogue for Netflix India
	Jojo Rabbit				Yes		Hindi Dialogue
2020	Spies In Disguise				Yes		Hindi Dialogue for Netflix India
	Locke & Key				Yes		Hindi Dialogue for Netflix India
	My Neighbor Totoro				Yes		Hindi Dialogue for Netflix India
	Kiki's Delivery Service				Yes		Hindi Dialogue for Netflix India
	Ponyo				Yes		Hindi Dialogue for Netflix India
	Mira - Royal Detective				Yes		Hindi Dialogue for Netflix India
	The Willoughbys				Yes		Hindi Dialogue for Netflix India
	Here We Are				Yes		Hindi Dialogue for Netflix India
2022	Titu Ambani	Yes					Lyrics: Jabre Piya, Mr. Malang, Haq Tumko Hi, Badal Gaye Tum
	Atithi Bhooto Bhava	Yes					Lyrics: "Raat Kawari Hai"
	Middle Class Love	Yes					Lyrics: "Hypnotize"
2023	Shehzada	Yes					Lyrics: "Shehzada Title Track"
2023	Chatrapathi	Yes					Lyrics: "Bareilly Ki Bazaar"
2024	Deadpool & Wolverine				Yes		Hindi Dialogue
2024	Mufasa: The Lion King	Yes			Yes		Hindi Dialogue and lyrics
2025	Badass Ravi Kumar	Yes					Lyrics: "Dil Ke Taj Mahal Mein"

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[Om_Shanti_Om_(2007)_Yahoo_Movies-1] "Om Shanti Om (2007) Yahoo Movies". Yahoo. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

[ABCD2_Full_Cast_&_Crew-2] "ABCD2 Full Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

[HNY_in_Oscar_Library-3] 1 2 "HNY in Oscar Library". The Hindu. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[Diploma_in_Dramatics-4] "Mayur Puri: The man who Indianised Hollywood this year". Livemint. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[5] "10 Most Memorable Scenes and Dialogue (2014)". News18. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

[6] "Blue to be India's first underwater thriller". India Today. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

[7] "Film workshop to end with making a film". The Times of India. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[8] "Tum Hi Ho, the most romantic song of 2013". The Times of India. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2024.

[German_Public_Bollywood_Awards-9] "German Public Bollywood Awards". GPBA.EU. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[Star_Screen_Awards_2008-10] "Star Screen Awards 2008". Indicine. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[Star_Guild_Awards_2014-11] "Star Guild Awards 2014". Indicine. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[Feel_The_Reel_International_Film_Festival-12] 1 2 3 "Feel The Reel International Film Festival 2017". Feel the Reel International Film Festival. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[Roma_Cinema_DOC-13] "Roma Cinema DOC 2017". Roma Cinema DOC. April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

[Baretower_Forge_World_Film_Competition-14] "Baretower Forge World Film Competition 2017" . Retrieved 4 May 2017– via Facebook.^{[ non-primary source needed ]}

[Los_Angeles_Film_Awards-15] "Los Angeles Film Awards 2017". Los Angeles Film Awards. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

[Festigious_International_Film_Festival-16] "Festigious International Film Festival 2017". Festigious International Film Festival. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

[Top_Shorts-17] "Top Shorts 2017". Top Shorts. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

[Depth_of_Field_International_Film_Festival-18] "Depth of Field International Film Festival 2017". Depth of Field International Film Festival. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[Zindagi_Song-19] "Zindagi Song". Soundcloud. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

[Om_Shanti_Om_Credits-20] "Om Shanti Om Credits". redchillies.com. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

[Jayantabhai_Ki_Luv_Story_(2013)_Lyrics-21] "Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story (2013) Lyrics". BollyLyrics.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[Entertainment_Music_Review-22] "Entertainment Music Review". koimoi.com. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[Kick_Music_Review-23] "Kick Music Review - BollywoodHungama". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

[I_Love_New_Year_(2013)_Song_List-24] "I Love New Year (2013) Song List". Bollywood Hungama . Retrieved 29 July 2014.

[The_Jungle_Book_(Hindi)-25] "The Jungle Book(Hindi) - StudioFlicks". StudioFlicks.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

[Captain_America:_Civil_War_(Hindi)-26] "Captain America: Civil War (Hindi) - Indian Express". The Indian Express. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

[The_Angry_Birds_Movie_(Hindi)-27] "The Angry Birds Movie (Hindi) - Indian Express". The Indian Express. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[Finding_Dory_(Hindi)-28] "Finding Dory (Hindi) - The People Post". thepeoplepost.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

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