Anuraadha Tewari
Anuraadha Tewari | |
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| Born | 11 August 1971 Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, Director, Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
Anuraadha Tewari (born 11 August 1971) is a well known Indian Writer, Director and Creative Force working in the Media Industry of Mumbai. A Gold Medalist in Film Making from Jamia Milia Islamia with a Masters in Mass Comm, Anuraadha has worked extensively across all Media platforms, as both a Creative Artiste as well as a Creative Head of Companies for the last 25 years. In 2017, Anuraadha set up India's first set of Writer's Rooms under the umbrella academy 'Kosen Rufu' that works extensively with various OTT Platforms, Film Studios as well as TV channels across the Country. She also conducts a Certification Course in Screenwriting across the World. Most celebrated for writing the Story and Screenplay of Award winning Films like Fashion (2008), (2010),[1][2] and Heroine (2012), Anuraadha's scripts won the leading ladies Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut a National Award each. The Web Series Laakhon Mein Ek (Season 2) on Amazon Prime won her a nomination in the first ever SWA Awards of which she was also a Jury Member. Working prolifically across genres, Anuraadha is known for her passion for #ConsciousCreativity and a desire to train younger, fresher Creative Minds to focus on Stories as a Healing Tool.
Biography[]
Education[]
ISC, Welham Girls' School, 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 graph[]
With a master's 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 aired on Sony, followed by the story and screenplay of the award-winning 'Fashion' (2008) 'Jail' and Heroine (2012) all 3 directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. In 2017, she created KOSEN-RUFU, a Company that collaborates with Writers from across the world, to work as a Writers' Room on various Projects. She is also the Curator of Film Festivals and has her own Certification Course in Screenwriting that are conducted in various Countries.
Filmography[]
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 ‘Heroine’ Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar [3]
Creative entrepreneur[]
" Founder": Kosen-Rufu (Specialised Writers'Rooms for Content Development)
" Teacher": Story as a Healer: Foundations of Screenwriting' (A Certification Course)
"Curator": The Changing Narrative (A Travelling Film Festival)
Writer TV / web series[]
- Yeh Meri Life Hai (Sony)
- (Sony)
- Saaksshi (Sony)
- Shararat (Star Plus)
- Jab Love Hua (Zee)
- Kaajjal (Sony)
- (Sony)
- Dhoom Machaao Dhoom (Disney)
- Chhoona Hai Aasmaan (Star One)
- (Sony)
- (Zee Next)
- Seven (YRF – Sony)
- Ek Hazaaron mein Meri Behnaa Hai (Star Plus)
- Humsafars (Sony)
- 2612 (Life Ok)
- (Channel V)
- (Channel V)
- (& TV)
- (Zee)
- Girls On Top (MTV)
- (Life Ok)
- (Amazon)
Director[]
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[]
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
Creative Director / Head of Programming[]
- Anupam Kher's Media Entertainment Co.
Apart from Writing and Directing her 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 the 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[]
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[]
Guest Lecturer, NID, Ahmedabad
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
References[]
- ^ "Clutching at stardust". Business Line.
Anuradha Tiwari.. the writer who has penned the screenplay of popular films like Fashion and Jail.
- ^ "Slights, chimera, redemption: Anuradha Tiwari: Writer/Director". DNA. 5 November 2005.
- ^ "Heroine cannot be pulled off by a pregnant actor". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Anuraadha Tewari". Film Writers' Association.[dead link]
External links[]
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Indian women screenwriters
- Writers from Varanasi
- Indian television writers
- University of Delhi alumni
- Jamia Millia Islamia alumni
- Indian women television directors
- Indian television directors
- Indian women television writers
- Hindi screenwriters
- Women writers from Uttar Pradesh
- Screenwriters from Uttar Pradesh
- Businesspeople from Varanasi
- Businesswomen from Uttar Pradesh