Manoj Muntashir: Manoj Shukla of Amethi became Mumbai's 'Muntashir' in this way, the fate of the poet changed with the name
Manoj changed his surname like this.
Manoj Muntashir is a songwriter, poet, dialogue writer, and screenwriter. His real name is Manoj Shukla. During an interview, he told how he changed his name from Manoj Shukla to Manoj Muntashir. He tells that in 1997 he reached a tea stall late at night. There the radio was playing and he heard the word Muntashir for the first time. He liked this word very much, after which he made up his mind to add this word to his name. However, he was hesitant to talk to his father about it. In such a situation, he got Manoj Muntashir written instead of Manoj Shukla on the nameplate of his house, which made his father very angry. According to Manoj, his father felt that he had converted.
Career boom from Kaun Banega Crorepati
After graduating in 1999, he moved to Mumbai, where he got writing opportunities in several tv shows and films. Manoj started his career with All india Radio. Initially, he used to get a 500 salary. After some time he met Anoop Jalota. Anoop asked him to write a hymn. Manoj wrote many hymns for him, for which the poet used to get a salary of 3000 thousand rupees per month. The big change in Manoj's fortunes came from Kaun Banega Crorepati. He got an offer to write lyrics for this show.
Wrote many famous bollywood songs
Manoj has written songs for various bollywood films, including Teri Mitti, Galliyan, Tere Sang Yaara, Kaun Tujhe, dil Meri Na Sune, Phir Bhi Tumko Chahunga, jai Jayakara, etc. Apart from this, Manoj has also written the scripts for India's Got Talent and indian idol Junior. He also wrote dialogues for the tamil to hindi dubbing of the film Baahubali 2. Apart from this, he has also written dubbing dialogues for the hollywood film Black Panther.
Many awards to his name
Manoj was awarded the National Award for Best Lyrist for the film Saina. Apart from this, he has been awarded yash Bharti Award, IIFA Award, and Radio mirchi Award. Also, in the year 2019, his book 'Meri Fitrat Hai Mastana' was published. Manoj has made a place in millions of hearts with his excellent writing. Whereas, Songs Teri Mitti, and Phir Bhi Tumko Chahunga, are such songs that have left a special impression on the hearts of the audience.
