Surmeet Maavi

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

Surmeet Maavi
Born
Surmeet Maavi

(1974-03-28) 28 March 1974
Ropar, Punjab, India
OccupationScreenwriter, actor, poet
Years active2001–present
ChildrenMeharbaan Singh, Mannat Kaur

Early life

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

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]

YearTitleLanguageCreditNotes
2013Heer and HeroPunjabiActor
2014Punjab 1984PunjabiWriter
2015Gun & GoalPunjabiWriter
2015BaazPunjabiDialogue Writer and Actor
2015Ramta JogiPunjabiDialogue Writer
2015BuniyaadPunjabiDialogue Writer
2015ShareekPunjabiDialogue Writer
2015Sardaar JiPunjabiAdditional Dialogue Writer
2015Mitti Na Pharol JogiyaPunjabiActor
2016AmbarsariyaPunjabiAdditional Dialogue Writer
2016Saadey CM SaabPunjabiDialogue Writer
2016KaptaanPunjabiDialogue Writer
2016MmirsaHindiScreenplay Dialogue WriterPost-production
2016TigerPunjabiDialogue Writer
2016Sardaar Ji 2PunjabiAdditional Dialogue Writer
2017Toofan SinghPunjabiScreenplay Dialogue Writer
2018Khido KhundiPunjabiDialogue Writer
2018NankanaPunjabiScreenplay Dialogue Writer
2018Golak Bugni Bank te BatuaPunjabiAdditional Dialogue Writer
2018Banjara the truck driverPunjabiDialogue Writer
2018Son of Manjit SinghPunjabiDialogue Writer
2018LaatuPunjabiDialogue Writer
2019Uda AidaPunjabiScreenplay Dialogue Writer
201915 Lakh Kado AaugaPunjabiWriter
2019KesariHindiSpecial Thanks
2019Munda Hi ChahidaPunjabiSpecial Thanks
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References
  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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