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Surmeet Maavi

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Surmeet Maavi
Surmeet Mavi
Born (1974-03-28) 28 March 1974 (age 50)
Ropar, Punjab, India
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • actor
  • poet
Years active2001–present
Children2

Surmeet Maavi (born 28 March 1974) is an Indian screenwriter and actor who has scripted many films including Punjab 1984 and Gun & Goal.

Early life

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Born to a Punjabi Jatt family in Ropar, Punjab, Surmeet Maavi travelled a lot with his family during his school education. His fascination for advertising prompted him to pursue a master's degree in mass communication from Punjabi University, Patiala. After graduating, he worked for a newspaper printed in Chandigarh; he later realized that he was not meant for journalism. So he left the job and headed to Mumbai. There in congregation of Barry Dhillon, he learned to write for TV; he wrote story and dialogue for serials like Lakeeran, Daane Anaar De and Dupatta, among others. Then he wrote a screenplay for a Hindi serial Kahin To Milegi. Meanwhile, he worked for channels like Balle Balle, ATN MH1 and Channel Punjabi. He worked as a writer for 4–5 years at ATN MH1. After a journey of 15 years, he was hired to write dialogue for the movie Punjab 1984.[1]

Career

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When Surmeet Maavi moved to Mumbai in 1999, he worked as an assistant director for the TV serials Partapi and Kaun Dilan Diyan Jane, both aired on Alpha Punjabi. He was also the chief assistant director for Kamyabi Zindagi Ki, aired on Doordarshan, and an associate director for Daane Anaar De, aired on Zee Punjabi.

His first project was the TV show Lakeeran for ATN Alpha ETC Punjabi, for which he wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues. For Kahin Toh Milenge, which aired on Sahara One, he wrote the dialogues. He also wrote some episodes of reality TV shows Awaaz Punjab Di, The Great Punjabi Comedy Show and Comedy Ka Maha Muqabala, and translated scripts into Punjabi for Big CBS Spark, History TV18 and Discovery Science.[2]

Year Title Language Credit Notes
2013 Heer and Hero Punjabi Actor
2014 Punjab 1984 Punjabi Writer
2015 Gun & Goal Punjabi Writer
2015 Baaz Punjabi Dialogue Writer and Actor
2015 Ramta Jogi Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2015 Buniyaad Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2015 Shareek Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2015 Sardaar Ji Punjabi Additional Dialogue Writer
2015 Mitti Na Pharol Jogiya Punjabi Actor
2016 Ambarsariya Punjabi Additional Dialogue Writer
2016 Saadey CM Saab Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2016 Kaptaan Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2016 Mmirsa Hindi Screenplay and Dialogue Writer Post-production (Delayed)
2016 Tiger Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2016 25 Kille Punjabi Screenplay and Dialogue Writer
2016 Sardaar Ji 2 Punjabi Additional Dialogue Writer
2017 Toofan Singh Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2018 Khido Khundi Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2018 Nankana Punjabi Screenplay and Dialogue Writer
2018 Golak Bugni Bank te Batua Punjabi Additional Dialogue Writer
2018 Banjara the truck driver Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2018 Son of Manjit Singh Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2018 Laatu Punjabi Dialogue Writer
2019 Uda Aida Punjabi Screenplay and Dialogue Writer
2019 15 Lakh Kado Aauga Punjabi Writer
2019 Kesari Hindi Special Thanks
2019 Munda Hi Chahida Punjabi Special Thanks

References

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  1. ^ "Surinderpal Sarao's special meeting with Surmeet Maavi - the dialogue writer for 'Punjab 1984'". Punjab UpFilms. 14 September 2014.
  2. ^ Lakhi, Navleen (24 June 2013). "On the write side of fame". Hindustan Times.
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ਸੁਰਮੀਤ ਮਾਵੀ ਬਾਹਰੋ ਇਕ ਆਮ ਇਨਸਾਨ ਪਰ ਉਸਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਇਕ ਕ੍ਰਾਂਤੀਕਾਰੀ,ਸੂਝਵਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਕ ਇਨਸਾਨ ਲੁਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ।