# Manoj Muntashir

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".

## Early life

Shukla was born on 27 February 1976 into a Brahmin family in Gauriganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, India, where he attended a HAL School Korwa. After graduating from Allahabad University in 1999, he moved to Mumbai to seek work, and subsequently entered the TV and film scene following an opportunity to write for Kaun Banega Crorepati.

## Career

Muntashir has written the lyrics of several Hindi film songs including "Galliyan" from Ek Villain, "Tere Sang Yaara" from Rustom, "Kaun Tujhe" from M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story and "Dil Meri Na Sune" from the film Genius.
He has voiced concerns with regards to acknowledgments to song and script writers. His lyrics to "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga" (2017), a song which registered more than four million views through unofficial versions prior to its official release, were originally compiled for his wife in 2001. When he failed to receive acknowledgement for the song, he voiced that he didn't "know why certain people can't accept an age old fact that lyricists have an equal amount of contribution in making a song successful". Following a nomination for the 2020 Filmfare award for best lyrics for the song "Teri Mitti" from the 2019 film Kesari, he tweeted his disappointment when the award went to someone else. He has won National Film Awards for best lyrics in Saina.
He has written scripts for India's Got Talent and Indian Idol Junior. Muntashir wrote the Hindi dialogues for Baahubali 2, dubbing the words in Hindi to match the lip movements which were spoken in Telugu. Later, he was commissioned to do the same for the Hollywood film, Black Panther.
He published a book titled Meri Fitrat Hai Mastana.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Category | Song/nomination | Result |
| Indian Telly Awards ||||
| 2014 | Best Script | India's Got Talent | Won |
| IIFA Awards ||||
| 2015 | Best Lyrics | Galliyan – Ek Villain | Won |
| 2018 | Best Lyrics | Mere Rashk-e-Qamar –Baadshaho | Won |
| Star Guild Award ||||
| 2015 | Best Lyrics | Galliyan – Ek Villain | Won |
| Hungama Surfers Choice Award ||||
| 2015 | Best Lyrics | Galliyan – Ek Villain | Won |
| Radio Mirchi Music Awards ||||
| 2015 | Best Album | Ek Villain | Won |
| Arab Indo Bollywood Awards ||||
| 2015 | Best Lyrics | Galliyan – Ek Villain | Won |
| The Indian Icon Film Awards ||||
| 2015 | Best Lyrics | Galliyan – Ek Villain | Won |
| 2016 | Best Lyrics | Tere Sang Yaara – Rustom | Won |
| Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman ||||
| 2016 | Best Lyricist | | Won |
| Yash Bharati Award ||||
| 2016 | State Honour (Uttar Pradesh) | Highest State Honour | Won |
| Mirchi Music Awards ||||
| 2014 | Lyricist of The Year | Galliyan from Ek Villain | Nominated |
| 2014 | Album of The Year | Ek Villain | Nominated |
| 2014 | Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Ek Villain | Won |
| 2016 | Album of The Year | Kapoor & Sons | Nominated |
| 2018 | Re-Created Song of the Year | Sanu Ik Pal from Raid | Won |
| 68th National Film Awards ||||
| 2022 | Best Lyricist | Saina | Won |

## Discography

| Year | Film | Number of songs | Record label | Composer |
| 2025 | Sky Force | 1 | Saregama | Tanishk Bagchi |
| 2025 | Emergency | 5 | Zee Music Company | G. V. Prakash Kumar, Arko Pravo Mukherjee |
| 2024 | Sikandar Ka Muqaddar | 1 | Netflix | Payal Dev |
| 2024 | Sarfira | 5 | Times Music | G. V. Prakash Kumar, Suhit Abhyankar |
| 2024 | Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha | 7 | Zee Music Company | M. M. Kreem |
| 2024 | Dedh Bigha Zameen | 1 | T-Series | Rochak Kohli |
| 2024 | Yodha | 1 | T-Series | Tanishk Bagchi |
| 2024 | Crakk | 1 | T-Series | Mithoon |
| 2023 | Animal | 1 | T-Series | JAM8, Pritam |
| 2023 | Bawaal | 1 | T-Series | Mithoon |
| 2023 | Adipurush | 5 | T-Series | Ajay-Atul, Sachet-Parampara |
| 2023 | Mission Majnu | 2 | Zee Music Company | Rochak Kohli |
| 2022 | Ram Setu | 1 | Zee Music Company | Ved Sharma |
| 2022 | Thank God | 1 | T-Series | Rochak Kohli |
| 2022 | Vikram Vedha | 4 | T-Series | Vishal-Shekhar, Sam C. S. |
| 2022 | Ek Villain Returns | 2 | T-Series | Ankit Tiwari |
| 2022 | Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 | 1 | Zee Music Company | Vishal Mishra |
| 2022 | Operation Romeo | 3 | Saregama | M.M. Keeravani |
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | 2 | T-Series | Mithoon |
| 2021 | Satyameva Jayate 2 | 4 | T-Series | Rochak Kohli, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Payal Dev |
| 2021 | Pyar Ek Tarfaa ft. Shreya Ghoshal, Amaal Mallik | 1 | Sony Music India | Amaal Mallik |
| 2021 | Kya Meri Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai? | 4 | Saregama | Rahul Mishra, Payal Dev |
| 2021 | Bhuj: The Pride of India | 3 | T-Series | Arko, Lijo George - Dj Chetas, Tanishk Bagchi |
| 2021 | Lut Gaye | 1 | T-Series | Tanishk Bagchi |
| 2021 | Koi Jaane Na | 3 | T-Series | Rochak Kohli |
| 2019 | Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna | 1 | T-Series | Jeet Gannguli |
| 2019 | Kesari | 3 | Zee Music | Arko |
| 2019 | Kabir Singh | 1 | T-Series | Vishal Mishra |
| 2019 | Notebook | 1 | T-Series | Vishal Mishra |
| 2019 | Why Cheat India | 2 | T-Series | Rochak Kohli |
| 2018 | Loveyatri | 2 | T-Series | Tanishk Bagchi |
| 2018 | Batti Gul Meter Chalu | 2 | T-Series | Rochak Kohli |
| 2018 | Genius | 3 | Tips Music | Himesh Reshammiya |
| 2018 | Humnava Mere (Single) | 1 | T-series | Rocky-Shiv |
| 2018 | Gal Sun (Single) | 1 | T-series | Akhil Sachdeva |
| 2018 | Oh Humsafar (Single) | 1 | T-series | Tony Kakkar |
| 2018 | Raid | 2 | T-series | Tanishk Bagchi |
| 2018 | Hate Story 4 | 3 | T-series | Mithoon, Arko, Tanishk Bagchi |
| 2018 | Aiyaary | 3 | T-series | Rochak Kohli, Ankit Tiwari |
| 2017 | Naam Shabana | 3 | T-series | Rochak Kohli, Meet Bros |
| 2017 | Baadshaho | 6 | T-series | Tanishk Bagchi, Ankit Tiwari, Abhijit Vaghani |
| 2017 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | 5 | Lahari Music and T-Series (Telugu and Tamil) Zee Music Company (Hindi) Manorama Music (Malayalam) | M. M. Keeravani |
| 2017 | Half Girlfriend | 4 | Zee Music | Mithoon |
| 2017 | Kaabil | 2 | T-Series | Rajesh Roshan |
| 2017 | Ranchi Diaries | 1 | T-Series | Jeet Gannguli |
| 2017 | Noor | 1 | T-Series | Amaal Mallik |
| 2016 | Aap Se Mausiiquii ft. Himesh Reshammiya | 25 | T-Series and HR Musik Limited | Himesh Reshammiya |
| 2016 | Tumhe Dillagi by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 1 | T-Series | |
| 2016 | Wajah Tum Ho | 1 | T-Series | Mithoon |
| 2016 | Pyaar Manga Hai ft. Armaan Malik | 1 | T-Series | Abhijit Vaghani |
| 2016 | Do Chaar Din (Rahul Vaidya ft. Jeet Gannguli) | 1 | T-Series | |
| 2016 | Gajanan (Jeet Gannguli) | 1 | T-Series | |
| 2016 | Maiya Teri Jai Jaikaar ft. Arijit Singh | 1 | T-Series | |
| 2016 | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | 8 | T-Series | Amaal Mallik, Rochak Kohli |
| 2016 | Akira | 3 | T-Series | Vishal–Shekhar |
| 2016 | Rustom | 10 | Zee Music | Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Gannguli, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Raghav Sachar |
| 2016 | Junooniyat | 2 | T-Series | Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Gannguli |
| 2016 | Tum Bin II | 8 | T-Series | Ankit Tiwari |
| 2016 | Do Lafzon Ki Kahani | 1 | T-Series | Amaal Mallik |
| 2016 | Veerappan | 1 | T-Series | |
| 2016 | Waiting | 1 | Zee Muzic | Mikey Mccleary |
| 2016 | Rocky Handsome | 1 | T-Series | Sunny Bawra, Inder Bawra |
| 2016 | Kapoor & Sons | 1 | Sony Music India | Arko Pravo Mukherjee |
| 2016 | Jai Gangaajal | 9 | Zee Muzic | Salim–Sulaiman |
| 2016 | Sanam Re | 3 | T-Series | Amaal Mallik, Jeet Gannguli |
| 2016 | Mastizaade | 1 | T-Series | Amaal Mallik |
| 2016 | Wazir | 1 | T-Series | Ankit Tiwari |
| 2015 | Baahubali: The Beginning | 8 | Zee Muzic | M.M. Kreem |
| 2015 | Hate Story 3 | 1 | T-Series | Boman |
| 2015 | Sonu Nigam: Aa Bhi Jaa Tu Kahin Se | 1 | T-Series | Jeet Gannguli |
| 2015 | Anmol Mallik: Lamhein | 1 | Vevo | |
| 2015 | Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main | 1 | T-Series | Amaal Mallik |
| 2015 | Phir Se: Dedicated to Team India | 1 | | |
| 2015 | Baby | 3 | T-Series | M.M. Kreem |
| 2015 | Ishqedarriyaan | 1 | Zee Muzic | Jeet Gannguli |
| 2015 | Mr. X | 1 | Sony Music India | Ankit Tiwari |
| 2015 | Ek Paheli Leela | 1 | T-Series | Tony Kakkar |
| 2014 | Zed Plus | 3 | Zee Muzic | |
| 2014 | Rang Rasiya | 5 | Zee Muzic | |
| 2014 | PK | 1 | T-Series | Ankit Tiwari |
| 2014 | Ek Villain | 2 | T-Series | Ankit Tiwari |
| 2011 | Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! | 6 | Sony Music India | |
| 2011 | Yeh Faasley | 2 | | |
| 2011 | Tere Mere Phere | 3 | | |
| 2010 | Isi Life Mein | 7 | Sony Music India | |
| 2010 | The Great Indian Butterfly | 1 | | |
| 2010 | Do Dooni Chaar | 4 | | |
| 2008 | Woodstock Villa | 1 | | |
| 2007 | Buddha Mar Gaya | 1 | | |
| 2005 | U, Bomsi n Me | 4 | Universal Music India | |