Anand Tiwari

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Anand Tiwari
Anand Tiwari, Puja Gupta, Kunal Khemu Promotions of 'Go Goa Gone' in association with Volkswagen 04.jpg
From left to right: Anand Tiwari, Puja Gupta and Kunal Khemu during the promotion of Go Goa Gone
Born
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
Years active2008–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2021)​

Anand Tiwari is a noted Indian film actor, stage actor and director known for his roles in films like Kites (2010), Udaan (2010), Aisha (2010), and Go Goa Gone (2013).[1][2] As a stage actor, he is best known for his role of a "lamp post" in Rage Productions' One on One (2010).[3]

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.[3] Subsequently, he completed his bachelor's in mass media, with a major in advertising, from the University of Mumbai in 2004.[4] Anand married Angira Dhar in a closed ceremony on 30 April 2021.[5][6]

Career[]

Directing career[]

Tiwari has worked as assistant director for Anurag Basu's film Barfi! (2012)[7] and worked with Ramesh Sippy Entertainment, Sai Paranjpye Films. He has also worked as assistant co-ordinator and director with Cogito TV and Cyclops Films and Video.[4]

He directed the 2018 film Love Per Square Foot[8] and will direct the upcoming movie 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.[9][10]

Acting career[]

Tiwari has acted in television commercials for brands like , Citibank Privilege Card, Jet Airways, , Tanishq, Tata ACE Zip, DISH TV, Bagpiper and Tata Tea popular campaign in 2010.[11][12]

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).[4][7][13]

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

In 2010, he portrayed Saurabh Lamba in Aisha, an ensemble romantic comedy-drama directed by Rajshree Ojha, co-starring 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), which starred Naomi Watts and was an official entry at the Cannes Film Festival.[1][11]

Filmography[]

Acting[]

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 Mishter Apu
2010 Fair Game Hafiz
2010 Kites Robin
2010 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 Amit Kumar ZEE5 Originals film

Direction[]

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[8]
Ticket to Bollywood Director 2020
Bandish Bandits (Web-Series) Director 2020

Television[]

Year Film Actor Director Producer Writer Notes
2015 Bang Baaja Baarat Doctor Yes No Yes Web series[14]
Sumit Sambhal Lega Namit No No No
2016 Papa No No No Web series
2018 Gabru: Hip Hop Ke Shehzaade No No Yes No [15]
2020 Bandish Bandits No Yes No No Web series[16]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Patel, Nidhin (31 October 2011). "Working with Naomi was amazing: Anand Tiwari". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
  2. ^ Borah, Prabalika M. (9 May 2013). "Anand's short trip". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Order: Time Out profiles 25 actors under the age of 35 who are lighting up the Mumbai stage". Time Out Mumbai. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Anand Tiwari's Biography". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Angira Dhar marries her Love Per Square Foot director Anand Tiwari in secret ceremony, see wedding pics". Hindustan Times. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Love Per Square Foot director Anand Tiwari and actor Angira Dhar get married". Bollywood Hungama. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Borah, Prabalika M. (28 July 2011). "Stage, screen and cricket". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Love Per Square Foot: Vicky Kaushal and Angira Dhar talk about love of convenience". Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Amazon Prime announces new Indian original series Bandish Bandits, featuring soundtrack by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy". Hindustan Times. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  10. ^ Rawat, Kshitij (13 July 2020). "Amazon Prime Video series Bandish Bandits to stream from August 4". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Foreign Agent". Indian Express. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Who's That - Anand Tiwari: Setting the stage". afaqs!. 19 April 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Interview: Anand Tiwari - Stage Impressions". FilmImpressions. February 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  14. ^ "Bang Baaja Baaraat review: YRF's new web series can give rom-coms a run for their money". 5 November 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  15. ^ "'Gabru' is a part of Discovery Jeet's launch programming". 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Amazon series 'Bandish Bandits' to stream from August 4". New Indian Express. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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