Muazzam Beg
| Muazzam Beg | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 April 1978 Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Film director, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Muazzam Beg (born 18 April 1978) is an Indian Bollywood film writer and director.
Beg was born in Shahjahanpur of Uttar Pradesh state of India. He is a graduate of Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He started his career as an in-house writer in under director Subhash Ghai's production house Mukta Arts.
His first independent work was as dialogue writer of the 2007 film Swami, starring Manoj Bajpayee and Juhi Chawla in lead roles. The screenplay was co-written with Bhavani Ayyer, writer of Black (2005).
His debut as a solo writer came in the 2008 film, Money Hai Toh Honey Hai.
Along with director Imtiaz Ali, Beg co-wrote the 2011 film Rockstar which earned him wide critical reception and Zee Cine Award 2011.
In 2012, Beg came up with his directorial debut film Sadda Adda, a teen-comedy of six bachelors.
In 2013 he announced his new project titled Munna Bhai, Sallu Bhai – Killers or Healers which would be a docu-drama of the lives of actors Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan. The film will be produced by Beg under his NGO banner "Indian Film Fraternity".
Beg, an alumnus of St. Paul's High School, Shahjahanpur, U.P., has been actively involved in theatre and writing since his school days. His initial brush with theatre was during his school days when he started acting in stage plays. Bitten by the creativity bug, he joined a theatre group in Shahjahanpur and started acting in stage plays while he was a student. From acting, he progressed toward writing and directing plays which also marked his initial foray into the creative world.
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