Ajay Monga (born 1968) is an Indian

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and film director. He has written films like ''

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'' which starred

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and ''

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'' and ''

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'' both directed by

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. He has also written a supernatural thriller

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which was released in 2010. He completed his debut feature film Padduram as a writer-director. Ajay wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues of the web-series 'The Whistleblower' which is available to watch on

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, an OTT platform.

Early life and education

Monga has done his schooling from St. Anne's High School, Orlem Malad ...He did his graduation from

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Churchgate. He has done his Advertising & Marketing Management subsequently from Xavier's Institute of Communications Mumbai. In school as well as in college Monga was associated with various cultural societies and groups. After college he was a part of Ekjute a theatre group run by

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Career

Monga started his career as a copywriter with an advertising agency ADVIEWS. He became the business development head of the company and then set up his own Marketing & Management Consultancy outfit. Later he branched out into television as a writer, producer and director. Monga has also conceived and designed a non-academic platform for kids 'Chhoton Ka Funda'.

Filmography

Writer

*''

'' *''

'' *'' Padduram'' *''The Whistleblower (Web Series)''

Creative Producer

*''

Bas Ek Pal ''Bas Ek Pal'' () is a 2006 Bollywood romantic crime thriller film directed by Onir. It stars Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Suri, and Urmila Matondkar with Jimmy Sheirgill, Rehaan Engineer, and Yashpal Sharma in supporting roles. The film's storyli ...

Director

*''Barabar (Equal)'' (Short Feature) *'' Padduram''

Nominations

*''Star Screen 2008 - Best story

'' (Nom.) *''Filmfare 2008 - Best Screenplay

'' (Nom.) *''

Cine Blitz ''Cine Blitz'' is a Hindi and English film magazine published every month from Mumbai about Bollywood, Hindi cinema. Started in December 1974, as of 2006, it was one of the top three film magazines in India. ''Cine Blitz'' belongs to E.N. Commu ...

2008 Best Story

'' (Nom.) * IIFA 2009 - Best Story

Books

*''Skin Deep''

Television Foray

Monga's television foray Ad Mad Show was a comedy show which was aired in 1996 on Zee TV - (List of programs broadcast by Zee TV). The show found maximum acceptability amongst college kids who started experimenting with the wacky concept of ad-mad games in schools & colleges.

Copyright infringement claim

Monga has filed a copyright infringement case on Red Chillies Entertainment for the story screenplay of

Om Shanti Om ''Om Shanti Om'' (transl. ''Peace Be With You'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language fantasy romance film written and directed by Farah Khan, co-written by Mayur Puri and Mushtaq Shiekh, and produced by Gauri Khan under the banner of Red Chillies ...

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110718043755/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article§id=19&contentid=200811222008112204184051347fa014d§xslt=&pageno=3 * http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/OSO_a_copy_of_my_script_alleges_scriptwriter_Ajay_Monga/rssarticleshow/3337446.cms * https://web.archive.org/web/20090510230900/http://www.iifa.com/web07/showcase/2009-nomineelist.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20120223142334/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=article§id=30&contentid=2009060420090604021922918c5fa5acb

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monga, Ajay Hindi screenwriters Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters Living people 1968 births Hindi film producers Indian television directors