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Anuraadha Tewari

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Anuraadha Tewari
Born (1971-08-11) 11 August 1971 (age 53)
Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Director, Entrepreneur
Years active1996 – present

Anuraadha Tewari, also known as Anuradha Tiwari, (born 11 August 1971)[citation needed] is a Mumbai-based Indian writer and film director, working in the Hindi film industry. She is most known for co-writing films such as Fashion (2008), Jail (2009),[1][2] and Heroine (2012). Fashion won her a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Screenplay as well nominations in the Screen and IIFA awards that year. The film won two National Awards for its female stars, Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut.

Early life

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He attended ISC, Welham Girls' School, Topper, ISC Commerce B Com (Hons) Lady Shri Ram College, MA Mass Communication MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, and New Delhi Topper. She earned a master's degree and a Gold Medal in Film Direction from the Film School of Jamia, Millia Islamia

Career

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Tewari began as a Chief Assistant to Mahesh Bhatt and worked with him on three films. She then worked as an independent writer/director for Anupam Kher's Media based company. She was acknowledged as the youngest director in India at the time by the mainstream press for her path-breaking shows and events. Thereafter, she worked as the supervising producer of Channel V. She then served as CEO of a cinema-based portal by the Walchand group. She worked as Creative Business Strategist for Astral Star Asia and Vogue Entertainment. She took the role of National Creative Director for Crest Communications. She returned to pure creative activities in 2002. She worked As a screenwriter on Prakash Jha's Rahul, Yaadein by Subhash Ghai and 'Supari by Padam Kumar. Starting in 2004, she wrote 12 successful television shows ending with Seven, a 26 part super hero series for Yashraj Films aired on Sony, followed by the story and screenplay of the award-winning Fashion (2008) Jail and Heroine (2012), all directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. In 2017, she created KOSEN-RUFU, a Company that collaborates with writers across the world, to work in a Writers' Room on various projects. She is also the curator of Film Festivals and offers a Certification Course in Screenwriting conducted in various countries.

Filmography

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Project Role Director Year
Papa Kehte Hain Chief Assistant Director Mahesh Bhatt 1996
Rahul Story Screenplay Writer Prakash Jha 2007
Fashion Story Screenplay Writer Madhur Bhandarkar[3] 2008
Jail Story Screenplay Writer Madhur Bhandarkar 2009
Heroine Story Screenplay Writer Madhur Bhandarkar 2012
A Silent Love Story Director N/A N/A
Kirron Kher Today Writer, Director N/A N/A
Take Off Writer, Director N/A N/A
Good Shot Writer, Director N/A N/A

TV/Web Series Writing

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Series Network / Platform Year
Yeh Meri Life Hai Sony 2000
Salaam Zindagi Sony 2002-2003
Shararat Star Plus 2003-2007
Yahaan Ke Hum Sikandar Zee Next 2003
Jab Love Hua Zee 2004
Dhoom Machaao Dhoom Disney 2004-2005
Hum 2 Hain Na Sony 2004
Saaksshi Sony 2005
Kaajjal Sony 2005-2006
Jeete Hain Jisske Liye Sony 2006
Chhoona Hai Aasmaan Star One 2007-2008
Seven YRF – Sony 2010
Crazy, Stupid, Ishq Channel V 2011-2012
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behnaa Hai Star Plus 2011-2013
O Gujariya Channel V 2013
Humsafars Sony 2014-2015
Qubool Hai - Season 5 Zee 2015
Adhuuri Humaari Kahaani & TV 2016
Girls On Top MTV 2016
Laakhon Mein Ek - Season 2 Amazon (Web series) 2017
Savdhaan India Life Ok 2012-present
Raisinghani vs Raisinghani Sony Liv 2024
Dil Dosti Dilemma Amazon Prime 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Clutching at stardust". Business Line. Anuradha Tiwari.. the writer who has penned the screenplay of popular films like Fashion and Jail.
  2. ^ "Slights, chimera, redemption: Anuradha Tiwari: Writer/Director". DNA. 5 November 2005.
  3. ^ "Heroine cannot be pulled off by a pregnant actor". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013.
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