Anuraadha Tewari
Auraadha Tewari with Kareena Kapoor
Born	(1971-08-11) August 11, 1971 (age 41) Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Film Director, screenwriter
Years active	1996 - present

Anuraadha Tewari also known as Anuradha Tiwari (born August 11, 1971) is a Mumbai-based Indian writer and film director, working for the last 14 years in the Hindi film industry and most known for co-writing screenplay of films like, Fashion (2008) and Jail (2010),^[1][2] the former won her Filmfare Award nomination for Best Screenplay.

Biography [edit]

Education [edit]

ISC, Welham Girls' School, Dehradun National Topper, ISC Commerce B Com (Hons)Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi President, Students Union MA Mass Communication MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi Topper, the Class of '95

Career [edit]

With a Masters Degree and a Gold Medal in Film Direction from the prestigious Film School of Jamia, Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Anuraadha began her career as a Chief Assistant to Mahesh Bhatt and worked with him on 3 Films followed by a long stint as an independent Writer Director for Anupam Kher’s Media based Company and was acknowledged as the youngest Director in India at the time by the mainstream Press for having directed some path breaking shows and events for TV. Thereafter, she has worked as the Supervising Producer of Channel V, the CEO of a Cinema based portal by the Walchand group, the Creative Business Strategist for Astral Star Asia as well Vogue Entertainment, ending her corporate stint with the role of the National Creative Director, Crest Communications. Getting back to pure creatives in 2002,she worked As a Story – Screenplay Writer on Prakash Jha’s ‘Rahul’, ‘Yaadein’ by Subhash Ghai and ‘Supari’ by Padam Kumar. Starting in 2004, she has written 12 successful Television Shows ending with ‘Seven’ a 26 part super hero series for Yashraj Films currently being aired on Sony, followed by the story and screenplay of the award winning ‘Fashion’ and ‘Jail’, both by Madhur Bhandarkar. She is now occupied with several scripts including those of Madhur Bhandarkar, Karan Johar, Tips Industries as well as Saif Ali Khan Productions.

Filmography [edit]

Chief Assistant Director to Mahesh Bhatt ‘Papa Kehte Hain’

Story Screenplay Writer ‘Rahul’ Directed by Prakash Jha

Story Screenplay Writer ‘Fashion’ Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar

Story Screenplay Writer ‘Jail’ Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar

Story Screenplay Writer ‘Assam’ Produced by Daar Ent. / Directed by Shivam Nair (in development)

Story Screenplay Writer ‘Heroine’ Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar (under production)^[3]

Television [edit]

Current Assignments [edit]

Creative Consultant

Amadeus Entertainment Sanskriti Pictures

Senior Writer

Ek Hazaaron mein Meri Behnaa Hai (Star Plus) Mere Sang Dol Tu (Star Plus) 26 12 (Life Ok)

Previous Assignments [edit]

Story – Screenplay Writer

• Yeh Meri Life Hai (Sony)
• Hum 2 Hain Na (Sony)
• Saaksshi (Sony)
• Shararat (Star Plus)
• Jab Love Hua (Zee)
• Kaajjal (Sony)
• Jeete Hain Jisske Liye (Sony)
• Dhoom Machaao Dhoom (Disney)
• Chhoona Hai Aasmaan (Star One)
• Salaam Zindagi (Sony)
• Yahaan ke Hum Sikandar (Zee Next)
• Seven (YRF – Sony)

Direction [edit]

Writer-Director ‘A Silent Love Story’ India’s First Silent Comedy Star Plus

Writer-Director ‘Kirron Kher Today’ A Talk Show on Taboo Topics Star Plus

Writer-Director ‘Take Off’ India’s First Live Action Animation Series Sony

Writer-Director ‘Good Shot’ A Film Magazine Show for Television Sony

Specials [edit]

Creative Director & Copywriter Kiah Diamond Jewelry TVC (For Sushmita Sen’s Production)

Writer –Director Special Promos for ‘Viruddh’ the film Star TV, AB Corp and Satyajeet Movies

As Creative Director / Head Of Programming [edit]

• Anupam Kher’s Media Entertainment Co.

Apart from Writing and Directing my own shows on TV Was responsible for launching and supervising 9 Shows On Star Plus, Sony, Zee as well as DD 1

• Vogue Communications Pvt. Ltd.

Set up the Creative Strategy of the Co. as well as launched its maiden venture ‘Tere Liye’ directed by Sanjay Gadhvi

• Channel V

As Supervising Producer was responsible for several teams of Producers, Assistant Producers and Production Executives. Was creatively responsible for 7 Shows on air

• The Walchand Group

CEO, 3to6.com – a sister concern of cricketnext.com Was responsible for setting up the co., creating manpower resources, creating creative strategy as well as content with eth additional responsibility of Marketing and PR.

• Crest Communications Ltd.

As National Creative Director was responsible for setting up the Films and TV Division in Crest Bombay, New Delhi as well Singapore

• Astral Star, Malaysia

Set up the India Branch of the Malaysian Co. which deals with Film Acquisition as well as Co-Production

Events [edit]

Director, Lata Mangeshkar Live in Concert – the First, 1997

Director, The 3rd Screen Awards, 1998

Director, The 7th Zee Cine Awards, 2001

Writer Director, Filmfare Awards A series of Curtain Raisers on its Golden Jubilee, 2005

Writer-Director, Indian Idol Special, Singers in Aid of Tsunami Relief, 2006

Writer-Director, The Holi Concert for Sony, 2006

Writer Director, Zee Diwaali Dhamaaka Zee 2006

Writer Director, Aap Jaisa Koi Awards, A 10 episode Award Series on Sony, 2006

Additional Experience [edit]

Guest Lecturer, EMRC Pune

Guest Lecturer, XIC Bombay

Guest Lecturer The Writers’ Workshop Bombay

Special Correspondent, Zee Premier Magazine, Bombay

Columnist, The Middles Section, Times of India, New Delhi

Columnist, The Sun Magazine, New Delhi

Writer-Producer-Radio Jockey AIR FM, New Delhi

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References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Anuradha Tiwari at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Facebook Fan Page