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{{short description|Indian film actor, stage actor and director}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
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| caption = From left to right: Anand Tiwari, [[Puja Gupta]] and [[Kunal Khemu]] during the promotion of ''Go Goa Gone''
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| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Angira Dhar]]|30 April 2021}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director}}
| yearsactive = 2008–present
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'''Anand Tiwari''' is a noted [[India]]n film actor, stage actor and director known for his roles in films like ''[[Kites (film)|Kites]]'' (2010), ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]'' (2010), ''[[Aisha (2010 film)|Aisha]]'' (2010), and ''[[Go Goa Gone]]'' (2013).<ref name=toi/><ref>{{cite news| title = Anand's short trip|newspaper=The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/anands-short-trip/article4697498.ece |date=9 May 2013| accessdate = 20 September 2013 |last1=Borah|first1=Prabalika M.}}</ref> As a stage actor, he is best known for his role of a "lamp post" in Rage Productions' ''One on One'' (2010).<ref name=timeout/>

He is the co-founder of the theatre company FAT Productions in Mumbai. Tiwari made his feature-length directorial debut with [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Love per Square Foot]]'' in 2018.

==Early life and background==
Tiwari grew up in a family of doctors, in [[Matunga]], [[Mumbai]]. He started acting in small roles in [[Marathi theatre]] in the local Ganpati and Navratri festivals. He frequented [[Shivaji Mandir]] in [[Dadar]] to watch plays, and also started attending summer acting workshops at his school.<ref name=timeout>{{cite web| title = New Order: Time Out profiles 25 actors under the age of 35 who are lighting up the Mumbai stage| publisher = Time Out Mumbai| url = http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/theatre/features/new-order| accessdate = 20 September 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055034/http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/theatre/features/new-order| archive-date = 21 September 2013| url-status = dead| df = dmy-all}}</ref> Subsequently, he completed his bachelor's in mass media, with a major in advertising, from the [[University of Mumbai]] in 2004.<ref name=koi/> Anand married [[Angira Dhar]] in a closed ceremony on 30 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 June 2021|title=Angira Dhar marries her Love Per Square Foot director Anand Tiwari in secret ceremony, see wedding pics |work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/angira-dhar-marries-her-love-per-square-foot-director-anand-tiwari-in-secret-ceremony-see-wedding-pics-101624632266167.html|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=25 June 2021|title=Love Per Square Foot director Anand Tiwari and actor Angira Dhar get married|work=Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/love-per-square-foot-director-anand-tiwari-actor-angira-dhar-get-married/|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref>

==Career==

===Directing career===
Tiwari has worked as assistant director for [[Anurag Basu]]'s film ''[[Barfi!]]'' (2012)<ref name=hindu/> and worked with [[Ramesh Sippy|Ramesh Sippy Entertainment]], [[Sai Paranjpye|Sai Paranjpye Films]]. He has also worked as assistant co-ordinator and director with Cogito TV and Cyclops Films and Video.<ref name=koi>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/actor/anand-tiwari/ |title=Anand Tiwari's Biography |work=Koimoi.com |accessdate=19 September 2013}}</ref>

He directed the 2018 film ''[[Love Per Square Foot]]''<ref name="TN"/> and will direct the upcoming movie [[Ticket to Bollywood (film)|Ticket to Bollywood]]. Both films star [[Vicky Kaushal]].

In 2020, he directed the web series ''[[Bandish Bandits]]'' which is streaming on [[Amazon Prime Video]] from August 2020.<ref>{{cite news| title=Amazon Prime announces new Indian original series Bandish Bandits, featuring soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy|work=Hindustan Times| date=13 July 2020 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/amazon-prime-announces-new-indian-original-series-bandish-bandits-featuring-soundtrack-by-shankar-ehsaan-loy/story-A7RbtIs49McKk4mBVCRdNM.html|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rawat|first=Kshitij|title=Amazon Prime Video series Bandish Bandits to stream from August 4|work=The Indian Express|date=13 July 2020| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/amazon-prime-video-series-bandish-bandits-to-stream-from-august-4-6503834/|access-date=19 November 2020}}</ref>

===Acting career===
Tiwari has acted in television commercials for brands like [[GNIIT]], [[Citibank]] Privilege Card, [[Jet Airways]], [[Policybazaar.com]], [[Tanishq]], [[List of entities associated with Tata Group|Tata ACE]] Zip, [[DISH TV]], Bagpiper and [[Tata Tea]] popular ''[[aagore]]'' campaign in 2010.<ref name=exp/><ref>{{cite web| title = Who's That - Anand Tiwari: Setting the stage| publisher = afaqs!| url = http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/26846_Whos-That---Anand-Tiwari:-Setting-the-stage| date = 19 April 2010| accessdate = 20 September 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135521/http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/26846_Whos-That---Anand-Tiwari:-Setting-the-stage| archive-date = 4 March 2016| url-status = dead}}</ref>

Tiwari has been a stage actor in Mumbai, for many years now, working in plays like ''Dreams of Taleem'' directed by [[Sunil Shanbag]], AkVarious production of ''All About My Mother'', and Rage Theatre's ''One On One'' (2010).<ref name=koi/><ref name=hindu>{{cite news| title = Stage, screen and cricket|newspaper=The Hindu
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/stage-screen-and-cricket/article2301987.ece|date=28 July 2011| accessdate = 20 September 2013|last1=Borah
|first1=Prabalika M.
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Interview: Anand Tiwari - Stage Impressions|publisher=FilmImpressions|date=Feb 2011 | url = http://www.filmimpressions.com/stage/2011/02/interview-anand-tiwari.html | accessdate = 20 September 2013 }}</ref>

Over the years, Tiwari has acted in Bollywood films like ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]'' (2010), ''[[Kites (film)|Kites]]'' (2010) and ''[[Go Goa Gone]]'' (2013).

In 2010, he portrayed Saurabh Lamba in ''[[Aisha (2010 film)|Aisha]]'', an ensemble romantic comedy-drama directed by [[Rajshree Ojha]], co-starring [[Sonam K Ahuja|Sonam Kapoor]], [[Abhay Deol]], [[Ira Dubey]], [[Cyrus Sahukar]], [[Amrita Puri]], [[Arunoday Singh]] and [[Lisa Haydon]]. He portrayed Saurabh Lamba, the love-interest of Puri's character, Shefali Thakur.

He acted in ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008), and also created the buzz when he had bagged a character role in the Hollywood film ''[[Fair Game (2010 film)|Fair Game]]'' (2010), which starred [[Naomi Watts]] and was an official entry at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="toi">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-31/news-interviews/30341757_1_naomi-watts-real-sport-screen-space |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053320/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-31/news-interviews/30341757_1_naomi-watts-real-sport-screen-space |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Working with Naomi was amazing: Anand Tiwari |first=Nidhin |last=Patel |date=31 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="exp">{{cite web| title = Foreign Agent |publisher= Indian Express | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Foreign-Agent/720354|date=4 December 2010| accessdate = 20 September 2013}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Acting===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''R(evolution)'' || Feroz
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Mumbai Meri Jaan]]'' || Drug Addict Boy
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' || Newsreader
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The President Is Coming]]'' || Kapil Dev Dholakia
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]'' || Mishter Apu
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Fair Game (2010 film)|Fair Game]]'' || Hafiz
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Kites (film)|Kites]]'' || Robin
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Aisha (2010 film)|Aisha]]'' || Saurabh Lamba
|
|-
| 2010
| ''The Film Emotional Atyachar'' || Hiten Sardesai
|
|-
| 2011
| ''Jo Dooba So Paar: It's Love in Bihar!'' || Kishu
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Go Goa Gone]]'' || Bunny
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[What the Fish]]''|| Neerav
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Dishkiyaoon]]'' || Rocky
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Finding Fanny]]'' ||
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein]]'' || Dips
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!]]'' || Ajit Banerjee
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Chhapaak]]'' || Bajaj Husband
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Nail Polish (film)|Nail Polish]]'' || Amit Kumar
|[[List of ZEE5 original films|ZEE5 Originals film]]
|}

===Direction===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Film
!Role
!Year
|-
| ''[[The President Is Coming]]'' || Assistant Director || 2008
|-
| ''[[Barfi!]]'' || Assistant Director || 2012
|-
| ''Neighbours'' (Short) || Director || 2012
|-
| ''Haircut'' (Short) || Director || 2013
|-
| ''[[Love per Square Foot]]'' || Director || 2018<ref name="TN">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/love-per-square-foot-vicky-kaushal-angira-dhar/212307|title=Love Per Square Foot: Vicky Kaushal and Angira Dhar talk about love of convenience|accessdate=30 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ticket to Bollywood]]'' || Director || 2020
|-
| ''[[Bandish Bandits]]'' (Web-Series) || Director || 2020
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Actor
! Director
! Producer
! Writer
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| ''[[Y-Films|Bang Baaja Baarat]]''
| {{yes|Doctor}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Web series]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bang-baaja-baaraat-review-yrfs-new-web-series-can-give-any-rom-com-a-run-for-their-money-2496448.html|title=Bang Baaja Baaraat review: YRF's new web series can give rom-coms a run for their money|date=5 November 2015|accessdate=17 April 2018}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sumit Sambhal Lega]]''
| {{yes|Namit}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[sex chat with pappu and papa]]''
| {{yes|papa}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| [[Web series]]
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Gabru: Hip Hop Ke Shehzaade]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| <ref>{{cite web|date=9 June 2017|url=http://bestmediainfo.com/2017/06/gabru-is-a-part-of-discovery-jeet-s-launch-programming/|title='Gabru' is a part of Discovery Jeet's launch programming|accessdate=9 June 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''Bandish Bandits''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| [[Web series]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/jul/14/amazon-series-bandish-bandits-to-stream-from-august-4-2169278.html|title=Amazon series 'Bandish Bandits' to stream from August 4|date=14 July 2020|work=New Indian Express|accessdate=3 August 2020}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Anand Tiwari}}
* {{IMDb name|2945270}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|18883}}

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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male stage actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]]
[[Category:University of Mumbai alumni]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]]

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