Manoj Sharma
Born :19 October 1973
Khuraj,district Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaOccupation
| Film Director, Film Writer, Actor and Screenwriter |
Years active 1992–present
Manoj Sharma (born 19 October 1973) is an Indian film director, film writer, screenwriter and editor.
As a screenplay writer and director, he is noted for Bin Phere Free Me Tere,Sparsh-the touch, Mai ka Bitwa and Swaha: Life Beyond Superstition. He encountered a major controversy over his movie Swaha.
He has directed more than 150 music albums with over thousand music videos as an in-house writer and director with Venus Audio Visual. As an assistant editor and assistant director, he advanced movies such as Tahalka(1992), Maa and Policewala Gunda(1995)
As a television director, he made serials such as Sab Ka Maalik Ek Hai (DD National), Bikhre Panne (DD National), Kashmir – Ek Jannat (DD National).
esh, India. He managed to study till B.A (1st year) only and then moved to Delhi to learn some textile trade from his brother-in-law during his vacations. And from there, his life changed its track to Mumbai. After watching some film shooting, he decided to make his career in acting, which was well supported by his brother-in-law for a trial period of three months.After watching one of his auditioned videos, he decided to give up acting and try his hand in some other stream of film making.
Manoj Sharma started his career as an assistant editor and assistant director to many directors.
His first film as a director was Sparsh-The Touch (2005). His second was Mai ka Bitwa (2008) for Bhojpuri starring in Inder Kumar ,which was a major hit of that year. He got credit for directing video of super hit Albums such as Tum to thehre pardesi, Yaaron maine panga le liya, Awara hawa ka jhonka hoon, Agar tum mil jao, and Pardesiya Re. He directed many comedy video gags for Raju Shrivastav during his early days.
He got his first break as independent television director for the serial Sabka Malik ek hai from the 13th episode of the show, after a long struggle as assistant editor and director.
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Tahalka(2003 film) | Asst. Director and Asst Editor |
| 1992 | Maa [1992] | Asst. Director and Asst Editor |
| 1995 | Policewala Gunda(1995 film) | Asst. Director and Asst Editor |
| 2005 | Sparsh-The Touch (2003 film) | Writer and Director |
| 2008 | Mai Ka Bitwa (2008 Bhojpuri film) | Writer and Director |
| 2010 | Swaha: Life Beyond Superstition (2010 film) | Writer and Director |
| 2013 | Bin Phere Free Me Ttere | Writer and Director |
| 2017 | Prakash Electroni | Writer and Director |
Upcoming Film:
Sharmaji Ki Lag gayi [To be released 2018]
Time Nahi Hai [To be released 2018]
Kabootar Go Go Go [To go on floor this year]
By Dr Anthony Fernandes
