Nitesh Tiwari (born 22 May 1973) is an

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director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in

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. He debuted as a co-director in '' Chillar Party'' (2011) which won the

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. He also directed the supernatural political drama '' Bhoothnath Returns'' (2014). Tiwari scripted and directed '' Dangal'' (2016), which was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival and the second

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festival in 2017. The film is the highest-grossing Indian film and ranks among the highest-grossing non-English films of all time earning over including 1,200 crore in China, where it has emerged as one of the top 20 highest-grossers of all time. 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. He followed up with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film '' Chhichhore'' (2019). He co-founded Earthsky Pictures, producing ad films and the docu-series '' Break Point'' based on Indian tennis legends

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and

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Early life

Tiwari was born in

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

to B. D. Tiwari. He has a brother and a sister. He graduated from the

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in 1996 with a

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and Material Science engineering. He worked as a creative director at

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before entering Bollywood. 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 ''Mughal-e-Azam'' () is a 1960 Indian Epic film, epic historical drama film produced and directed by K. Asif. Starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote, it follows the love affair between Mughal Empire, Mughal Prince ...

Personal life

Tiwari is married to Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, a former colleague and creative director at

who is also a

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, producer, and

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. He is a father to twins, a boy and a girl.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tiwari, Nitesh Hindi-language film directors Film directors from Madhya Pradesh Telstra People's Choice Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Indian people People from Hoshangabad Screen Awards winners Best Original Screenplay National Film Award winners Directors who won the Best Children's Film National Film Award IIT Bombay alumni 1972 births