Manoj Punj

Manoj Punj
Born	15 June 1970
Died	22 October 2006 (aged 36) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film director, Screenwriter
Known for	Shaheed-E-Mohabbat

Manoj Punj was an Indian Punjabi film director.^[1] He directed the hits in Punjabi Cinema. After graduating with a degree in arts, and experiencing theater in Chandigarh, he assisted Prof. P. S. Nirola who made corporate and documentary films. He then shifted to Mumbai where he began his career as an assistant in various television and film projects. Few years later he started directing various kinds of TV programmes independently. This was followed by a series of hit Punjabi films. Manoj Punj died on 22 October 2006^[2][3] due to a cardiac arrest in Mumbai, Maharashtra state of India at a young age of 36.^[1]

Filmography

• Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris (2006)
• Des Hoya Pardes (2004)
• Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai (2002)
• Shaheed-E-Mohabbat (1999)

Writer

• Sukhmani – Hope for Life (2010)

See also

• Gurdas Maan
• Shaheed-E-Mohabbat

References

1. "Manoj Punj Dies at 36". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
2. "Manoj Punj". digitalpal.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
3. Manoj Punj at IMDb