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Manoj Ramola

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Manoj Ramola
Casting_Director_Manoj_Ramola.jpg
Born (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 36)
Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India
🏳️ NationalityIndian
💼 Occupation
📆 Years active  2008-present
Notable workAudition Room[1]
👴 👵 Parent(s)Devki Devi(mother)
Dharam Singh Ramola(father)

Manoj Ramola[2][3](Hindi: मनोज रमोला[4]) is an Indian Casting Director[5] and Actor, known for his works in Hindi cinema and Television like Savdhaan India, Crime Patrol (TV series), Waaris (2016 TV series), Main Naa Bhoolungi and CID (Indian TV series). He wrote Audition Room[6], a book for actors on Casting (performing arts) and Audition inaugurated by the legendary Indian Actor late Mr.Om Puri[7]. He is the Founder-Director of Audition School.

Early life and Career[edit]

Manoj Ramola was born in Bageshwar, Uttrakhand [8]. He started performing stage program during his school days. He also acted in regional movies[9](Uttrakhandi). After completed his formal education from Nainital, Uttrakhand, he move to Mumbai in 2007. He started his casting career as an Assistant Casting Director to Indian television series Bhairavi Raichura’s Chhal — Sheh Aur Maat for Colors TV. Subsequently, Ramola did casting for production house like Endemol, Inspire Films, Keylight Production, RowdyRascal and Viniyard Films. Apart from Film and TV, He also served as casting director on such TVC featuring brands including MARVEL TEA, Microtek, KeshKing. His book Audition Room[10][11]is known as India’s first[12](1st) ever book on Casting (performing arts) and Audition process. In this book Audition Room, he addressed common problems for Indian actors during the audition process, problems he had witnessed many times over in his casting sessions. He also worked as an actor with Indian mythological television drama series Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki as Shatrughna on 9X. He also worked as an actor with various episodic television series including Mata Ki Chowki aired on Sahara One and an Indian police procedural television series CID (Indian TV series) created by B. P. Singh for Sony Entertainment Television India. He also appeared friendly in a Bollywood Low-budget film named Up Wali Love Story (2019). He also taken workshops as a Casting (performing arts) Expert[13][14][15]with various schools and organizations including Film and Television Institute of India.

Television[edit]

Casting Director, Additional Casting, Actor[edit]

Year Title Casting Director Additional Casting Actor Ref
2012 Savdhaan India Yes [16]
2016 Waaris (2016 TV series) Yes [17]
2014 Crime Patrol (TV series) Yes [18]
2013 Fear Files: Darr Ki Sacchi Tasvirein Yes [19]
2013 Main Naa Bhoolungi Yes [20]
2018 CID (Indian TV series) Yes [21]
2008 Mata Ki Chowki Yes [22]
2008 Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki Yes [23]
2010 Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo Yes [24]
2016 Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai Yes [25]
2013 Sadda Haq (TV series) Yes [26]
2013 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas...Veera Yes
2018 Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie Yes [27]
2012 Chhal — Sheh Aur Maat Yes [28]

Filmography[edit]

Casting Director, Actor[edit]

Year Title Casting Director Actor Ref
2014 Woh Pehli Baar Yes Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
2019 Up Wali Love Story (2019) Yes [29]

Commercial ads[edit]

Casting Director, Associate Director[edit]

Year Title Casting Director Associate Director Ref
2016 Alofrut Juice Yes [30]
2016 Namaste India Milk Yes [30]
2015 Markwin Cream Yes [30]
2014 Skipper Furnishing Yes [30]
2014 Kesh King Hair Oil Yes [30]
2014 Melas Cream Yes [30]
2013 Lovely Sweets Yes [30]
2013 Microtek Inverters Yes Yes [30]
2012 MARVEL TEA Yes Yes [30]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Audition Room[31](English)
  • ऑडिशन रूम[32](Hindi)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Manoj Ramola (2015). Audition Room (English). Educreation Publishing. ISBN 978-9-38-524725-5. Search this book on
  2. "कास्टिंग डायरेक्टर मनोज रमोला ने बताईं ऑडिशन बारीकियां". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-08-19.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Do you want to be an actor?". Rediff.com. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  4. "मनोज रमोला से बातचीत". Nainital Samachar (in Hindi). 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2020-07-04.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  5. "5 Indian films that redefined the process of casting". Hindustan Times. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
  6. Ramola, Manoj. Audition Room. India: Educreation Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-9-38-524725-5 Search this book on .
  7. "Om Puri praises Manoj Ramola's new book 'Audition Room'". CNN-News18. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  8. Educreation Publishing. "Manoj Ramola". educreation.in.
  9. "उत्तराखण्ड के गांव से निकलकर फिल्मी दुनिया में मनवाया इस होनहार एक्टर और कास्टिंग डायरेक्टर ने अपना लोहा- अब उत्तराखंडी युवाओं की प्रतिभा सवारने का करेंगे काम". Global Livenews (in Hindi). 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-11-04.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  10. Amazon. Books authored by Manoj Ramola. Search this book on
  11. Google Books. inauthor:"Manoj Ramola". Search this book on
  12. "India's first ever holistic book on preparing for a career in acting". IBG News. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  13. "Bollywood's new look book". The Asian Age. 2017-07-07. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  14. "अभिनय के लिए सुंदरता नहीं, टैलेंट जरूरी : रमोला". livehindustan.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2019-11-10.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  15. "लालकुआं – हिन्दी सिनेमा के नामी कास्टिंग डायरेक्टर रमोला देंगे मार्गदर्शन, 10 नवंबर से यहां मिलेगा ऑडिशन देने का मौका". News Today Network (in Hindi). 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-05.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  16. "Savdhaan India". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  17. "Waaris". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  18. "Crime Patrol". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  19. "Fear Files: Darr Ki Sachchi Tasveerein". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  20. "Main Naa Bhoolungi". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  21. "C.I.D." IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  22. "Mata Ki Chowki". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  23. "Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  24. "Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  25. "Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  26. "Sadda Haq". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  27. "Saat Phero Ki Hera Pherie". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  28. "Chhal - Sheh Aur Maat". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  29. "Up Wali Love Story (2019)". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 "For all casting directors, character is the driving force". Deccan Herald. 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  31. Ramola, Manoj. Audition Room. India: Educreation Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-9-38-524725-5 Search this book on .
  32. Ramola, Manoj. Audition Room. India: Educreation Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-9-38-524724-8 Search this book on .

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