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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Nitesh Tiwari<br />
| image = Nitesh Tiwari at the ‘Khidkiyaan’ movie festival launch (cropped).jpg<br />
| caption = Tiwari in 2016<br />
| alma mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]], 1996<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|05|22}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Itarsi]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| years_active = 2011–present<br />
| spouse = [[Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari|Ashwiny Iyer]]<br />
| children = Amaarisa Tiwari and Aaradhya Tiwari<br />
| occupation = Director, Producer, Writer<br />
| notable_works = ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]''<br/>''[[Chhichhore]]''<br/>''[[Bawaal]]''<br />
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'''Nitesh Tiwari''' is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref name="59thaward">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80734|title=59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vidya Balan wins National Award for 'The Dirty Picture'|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-07/news-interviews/31131831_1_lyrics-award-chillar-party-nitesh-tiwari |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430015945/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-07/news-interviews/31131831_1_lyrics-award-chillar-party-nitesh-tiwari |url-status=dead |work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=2013-04-30 }}</ref> He debuted as a co-director in ''[[Chillar Party]]'' (2011) which won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]].<ref name="59thaward"/> He also directed the supernatural political drama ''[[Bhoothnath Returns]]'' (2014).<ref name="economy">{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6460|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424055959/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/6460|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 April 2014|title=Featured Movie News - Featured Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama|first=Bollywood|last=Hungama|website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/bhoothnathreturnsfailstomakeanimpact | title=Bhoothnath Returns Fails To Make An Impact | publisher=Box Office India | work=Box Office India Trade Network | date=18 April 2014 | access-date=18 April 2014}}</ref><br />
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Tiwari scripted and directed the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film]], ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016), which was screened at the [[Beijing International Film Festival]] and the second [[BRICS]] festival in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/chinas-dangal-mega-success-echoes-at-second-brics-film-festival/article19144747.ece|title=China's 'Dangal' mega-success echoes at second BRICS film festival|first=Atul|last=Aneja|date=25 June 2017|via=www.thehindu.com|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> The film is the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Indian film]] and the [[List of highest-grossing non-English films|fifth highest grossing non-English film]], earning over {{INRConvert|2000|c|lk=c}} including {{INR}}1,200 crore in China,<ref>{{cite news|title=Aamir Khan's Rs 3,000 crore dream|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/240617/aamir-khans-rs-2000-crore-dream.html|access-date=24 June 2017|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=24 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3072|title=Dangal Update - Worldwide And All Formats - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> where it has emerged as one of the [[List of highest-grossing films in China|top 20 highest-grossers of all time]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbooo.cn/Alltimedomestic |script-title=zh:内地总票房排名|access-date=21 May 2017| language = zh-hans|trans-title=Mainland total box office ranking}}</ref> Tiwari won the [[Filmfare Best Director Award|Filmfare Award for Best Director]] at the [[62nd Filmfare Awards]] and the [[Telstra People's Choice Award]] at the 2017 [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/iffm-2017-aishwarya-rai-looks-gorgeous-sushant-singh-wins-best-actor-award-photos-738179|title=IFFM 2017: Aishwarya Rai looks gorgeous; Sushant Singh wins Best Actor award [PHOTOS]|first=Parismita|last=Goswami|date=12 August 2017|website=International Business Times, India Edition}}</ref><ref name=IANS1>{{cite web|title=My next a departure from children's films: Nitesh Tiwari|url=https://in.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/next-departure-childrens-films-nitesh-tiwari-064004713.html|publisher=IANS - Yahoo|access-date=22 April 2014|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070312/https://in.celebrity.yahoo.com/news/next-departure-childrens-films-nitesh-tiwari-064004713.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He followed up with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama film ''[[Chhichhore]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/winners-of-the-62nd-filmfare-awards-2017_-26077-1.html|title=Winners of the 62nd Filmfare Awards 2017 - filmfare.com|website=www.filmfare.com}}</ref><br />
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He has also co-founded [[Earthsky Pictures]], producing ad films and the docu-series ''[[Break Point (2021 TV series)|Break Point]]'' based on Indian tennis legends [[Mahesh Bhupathi]] and [[Leander Paes]]. He produced films like [[Tarla]] and [[Bawaal]], which was directed by himself. Which is directly streaming in [[Amazon Prime Video]]. But, the film was gone into mixed response by Critics but positive feedback by the audience.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Tiwari was born in [[Itarsi]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India to B. D. Tiwari.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}} 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 and Engineering|Material Science engineering]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Nitesh Tiwari |url=http://www.alumni.iitb.ac.in/en/awards/2018/distinguished-alumnus/mr-nitesh-tiwari |website=Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref> He worked as a creative director at [[Leo Burnett]] before entering [[Bollywood]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dangal-director-nitesh-tiwari-sajid-nadiadwala-4534968/|title=Dangal director Nitesh Tiwari's next film with Sajid Nadiadwala|date=20 February 2017}}</ref> 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 (word)|Tapori]]-[[Mughal-e-Azam]]".<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Tiwari is married to [[Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari]], a former colleague and creative director at [[Leo Burnett]] who is also a [[film director]], [[Film producer|producer]], and [[writer]]. He is a father to twins, a boy and a girl.<ref>{{cite web|title="This Is The First Time In My Career That Aamir Khan Has Said Yes To A Film After The First Narration" – Nitesh Tiwari|url=http://www.mansworldindia.com/art/first-time-career-Aamir-khan-said-yes-film-first-narration-Nitesh-Tiwari-interview/|publisher=[[Man's World (magazine)|Man's World]]|access-date=23 May 2017|date=22 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari: Director With A Purpose|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/self-made-women-2020/ashwiny-iyer-tiwari-director-with-a-purpose/58149/1|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Forbes India|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Film<br />
![[Film director|Director]]<br />
![[Film producer|Producer]]<br />
![[Screenwriter|Dialogue]]<br />
![[Screenwriter|Screenplay]]<br />
![[Screenwriter|Story]]<br />
!Notes<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|2011<br />
|''[[Chillar Party]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|[[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]]<br />[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|2014<br />
|''[[Bhoothnath Returns]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|2014<br />
|''[[Kill Dil]]''<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|style="text-align:center;"|2016<br />
|''[[Nil Battey Sannata]]''<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|2016<br />
|''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|[[Telstra People's Choice Award]]<br />[[Filmfare Award for Best Director]]<br />
|-<br />
||2017<br />
|''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' <br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;"|2019<br />
|''[[Chhichhore]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]]<br />
|-<br />
|2020<br />
|''Ghar Ki Murgi''<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
|''[[Ankahi Kahaniya]]''<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
|[[Break Point (2021 TV series)|''Break Point'']]<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|''[[Tarla]]''<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|''[[Bawaal (2023)|Bawaal]]''<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|''Bas Karo Aunty''<br />
|{{No}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|{{Yes}}<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" | 2011|| [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] || rowspan="2" | ''[[Chillar Party]]''||{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]] ||{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2015|| [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]] || ''[[Bhoothnath Returns]]''||{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2017|| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] || ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]''||{{Won}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2018|| rowspan="2" | [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]] || ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]''||{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="5" | 2020|| rowspan="5" | ''[[Chhichhore]]''||{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]] ||{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director]] ||{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[IIFA Award for Best Story]] ||{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] ||{{Won}}<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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