Avinash Tiwary is an Indian actor who works in

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films and series. He began his career with the television series '' Yudh'' in 2014 and got his first film role in the film ''

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'' (2016). He gained recognition for his work in the romance ''

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'' (2018) and supernatural thriller film ''

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'' (2020). In 2022, Tiwary starred in the

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crime series '' Khakee: The Bihar Chapter''.

Early life and education

Avinash Tiwary was born in

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, India. His family relocated to

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after few years. He completed school and engineering in

. In order to pursue acting, he quit engineering studies in the fourth semester and joined theater. He joined

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's acting studio and later went to

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. He started appearing in short films since 2005.

Career

In theater, he worked with

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, an established artist. After his stint at the New York Film Academy, he started his career with the documentary, ''Anamika: Her Glorious Past'', in 2006. In 2014, he worked alongside

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in the TV series Yudh, where he played the role of the villain, Ajat Shatru. Avinash made his Bollywood debut with Milind Dhaimade's directorial debut, ''

'' (2016) co-starring

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and

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, which revolves around the lives of five friends. The film had its world premiere at the 60th

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and received positive critical acclaim. In 2017, Avinash signed Imtiaz Ali's romantic movie,

, after auditioning for it in December 2015. He took on the lead role of Qais/Majnu in the movie which tells the classic love story of

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but set in contemporary times. It is directed by Sajid Ali and bankrolled by

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. He underwent major physical transformation for the role and received critical acclaim for his natural performance as ''Majnu''. He signed a three-film deal with

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in 2019. In 2022, he starred as Chandan Mahto in

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's show '' Khakee: The Bihar Chapter''. It was premiered on

and co-starred

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, Jatin Sarna,

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among others. Just like the show, his performance was positively received by audience and critics. Shubham Kulkarni from

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wrote "Avinash Tiwary seems to be on a roll and there seems to be no way he is going wrong at least right now. He plays the antagonist here who is layered and does complete justice to the part.". He will be next seen in web series based on

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, which will be produced by

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In the media

Tiwary was ranked in The Times Most Desirable Men at No. 49 in 2020.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiwary, Avinash 1991 births Indian male film actors Living people Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema People from Bihar People from Gopalganj district, India