Urmi Juvekar

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Urmi Juvekar
Born
Mumbai, India
Occupation(s)Writer, Director, Producer, Actress
Years active1997-present

Urmi Juvekar is an Indian screenwriter and documentary filmmaker best known for writing the screenplays of Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008), I Am (2010) and Shanghai (2012).

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Early life

She pursued a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Mumbai University. Post her graduation, she landed her first job with the Xavier's Institute of Communication at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.

Career

Urmi began her career in the entertainment industry as a documentary-film writer and director. With the film Darmiyaan: In Between (1997), directed by Kalpana Lajmi, Urmi made her feature film screenwriting debut. She also made a short film, The Shillong Chamber Choir, based on an Indian chamber choir formed in 2001, popularly known by the name Shillong Chamber Choir. [1] Since then, she has written several acclaimed Indian feature films including Shararat (2002), Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula (2003), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) and I Am (2010), [2] most popularly credited with writing the screenplay for the film Shanghai , which released in 2012 to wide critical and commercial success. [3] Urmi has most recently written the screenplay for the upcoming release Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! , an Indian crime thriller film directed by Dibakar Banerjee and co-produced by Yash Raj Films and Dibakar Banerjee Productions. [4]

Filmography

FilmYearCredits
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar 2020Story and screenwriter
Leila 2019Creator
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! 2015Screenwriter
Shanghai 2012Screenwriter [5]
Love Sex aur Dhokha 2010Creative Producer [6]
I Am 2010Screenwriter, Dialogue Writer
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! 2008Screenwriter
Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula 2003Screenwriter
Shararat 2002Story

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