Indian film director (born 1973)
Nitesh Tiwari (born 22 May 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in Bollywood.[1][2] He debuted as a co-director in Chillar Party (2011) which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film.[1] He also directed the supernatural political drama Bhoothnath Returns (2014).[3][4]
Tiwari scripted and directed Dangal (2016), which was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival and the second BRICS festival in 2017.[5] The film is the highest-grossing Indian film and ranks among the highest-grossing non-English films of all time earning over ₹2,000 crore (US$240 million) including ₹1,200 crore in China,[6][7] where it has emerged as one of the top 20 highest-grossers of all time.[8] Tiwari won the Award for Best Director at the 62nd Filmfare Awards and the Telstra People's Choice Award at the 2017 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.[9][10] He followed up with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film Chhichhore (2019).[11]
He co-founded Earthsky Pictures, producing ad films and the docu-series Break Point based on Indian tennis legends Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.
Early life
Tiwari was born in Madhya Pradesh to B. D. Tiwari.[citation needed] He has a brother and a sister. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in Metallurgy and Material Science engineering.[12] He worked as a creative director at Leo Burnett before entering Bollywood.[13] Tiwari grew up in the small town of Ganj Basoda, attending Bharat Mata Convent School until class 8th. He performed in a school play titled "Tapori-Mughal-e-Azam".
Personal life
Tiwari is married to Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, a former colleague and creative director at Leo Burnett who is also a film director, producer, and writer. He is a father to twins, a boy and a girl.[14][15]
Filmography
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