Mayur Puri (born 28 May 1974) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, actor and film-maker working in Mumbai. He wrote songs, screenplays and dialogue for several movies, including Om Shanti Om(2007) starring Shahrukh Khan directed by Farah Khan, where Mayur also did a cameo appearance (as the wanna be Gujju Director of ‘Apahij Pyar’^[1]). He wrote dialogue for the Farah Khan film Happy New Year (2014).^[2] On 17 November 2014 Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences selected the screenplay of Happy New Year for its permanent Core Collection.^[3]

Mayur wrote the dialogue for India’s first 3D Dance film ABCD: Any Body Can Dance. He also penned the songs for ‘ABCD: Any Body Can Dance’. After the success of ‘ABCD: Any Body Can Dance’, Mayur has written dialogue and songs for the second installment of the franchise ABCD: Any Body Can Dance 2.^[4]