Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari

Profession: Director , Producer, Screenplay, Story Writer

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Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Personal Details

Also Know as :- Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Profession:- Director , Producer, Screenplay, Story Writer
Gender :- female
Birthdate:- 15 Oct 1979
Status:- Married
Debut Year:- 2013
Active Years:- Till Today

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Physique Details

Eye Color :- Black
Hair Color :- Black

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Family Details

Spouse Details :- Nitesh Tiwari

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Academic Details

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (born 15 October 1979) is an Indian filmmaker and writer. After working in advertising for several years, she made her debut by directing the 2016 comedy drama Nil Battey Sannata. The film garnered great reviews and Tiwari went on to direct its Tamil remake entitled Amma Kanak .. Read More

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Early Life

Ashwiny Iyer was born on 15 October 1979 in a Tamil speaking family and grew up in the suburb of Mulund, Mumbai. She studied at St. Mary's Convent High School, Mulund and did her higher studies from SIES College of Commerce and Economics. She is married to writer-director Nitesh Tiwari.

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Personal Life

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari is an Indian filmmaker and writer. After working in advertising for several years, she made her debut by directing the 2016 comedy drama Nil Battey Sannata. The film garnered great reviews and Tiwari went on to direct its Tamil remake entitled Amma Kanakku.

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Career

Iyer made her first short film What's for Breakfast in 2012. In 2016, she made her feature film debut with the comedy drama Nil Battey Sannata starring Swara Bhaskar. which was produced by Colour Yellow productions (Aanand L Rai) in association with Jar Pictures and Opticus Inc. and presented by Eros International . It was inspired by a contestant in Kaun Banega Crorepati hosted by Mr. Amitabh Bachchan which inspired many Indian viewers. Released under the title of The New Classmate internationally, the film garnered critical acclaim and Tiwari was praised for her direction and sensitive handling of the subject matter. She remade the film in Tamil as Amma Kanakku which released on 24 June in the same year.

She was selected as one of the "Powerful Women in 2016" in the Femina poll and was a part of Grazia Women Achievers 2016. She was a speaker at Tedx Bangalore 2016 on women, films and self-empowerment. In 2017, she won a Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.

Iyer next directed the 2017 romantic comedy Bareilly Ki Barfi, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Director at the 2018 ceremony. The film received massive acclaim for its direction, humorous dialogue and the acting of the lead cast. The film went onto become a huge commercial success. Devesh Sharma praised the film in his four stars out of five for Filmfare; he praised Tiwari for her versatility and wrote that the film, "will give you ample laughs throughout and you’ll walk away from the theatre with a satisfied smile on your face." She signed a two-film deal with Ekta Kapoor 's Balaji Motion Pictures from which one she will direct and another she will produce along with Ekta.

In 2018, Iyer teamed up with Kangana Ranaut, Neena Gupta, Richa Chadda and Jassie Gill to make Panga, a film about a new-age family that challenges stereotypes. The film released on 24 January 2020 and was critically acclaimed.

She turned author with her debut fiction novel, titled Mapping Love which released on 1 August 2021 to glowing reviews.

Iyer is the co-founder of the production house, Earthsky Pictures, under which she has produced Break Point, a docu-series based on Tennis legends, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, and several ad films.

She is also directing the life story of Mr. Narayan Murthy and Mrs. Sudha Murthy.

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Filmography

#	Released Date	Type	Credited As	Movie
1	29 Dec 2023	Film	Director	Bas Karo Aunty
2	21 Jul 2023	Film	Story Writer	Bawaal
3	07 Jul 2023	Film	Producer	Tarla
4	17 Sep 2021	Film	Director	Ankahi Kahaniya
5	24 Jan 2020	Film	DirectorStory WriterScreenplay	Panga
6	18 Aug 2017	Film	Director	Bareilly Ki Barfi
7	24 Jun 2016	Film	Director	Amma Kanakku
8	22 Apr 2016	Film	DirectorScreenplay	Nil Battey Sannata