Years active 1996 – present Role Writer | Name Anuraadha Tewari | |
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Born 11 August 1971 (age 52) ( 1971-08-11 ) Banaras, Uttar Pradesh, India Occupation Film director, screenwriter Nominations Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay Movies Heroine, Fashion, Jail, Yaadein, Rahul Similar People Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Monga, Manoj Tyagi, Sandeep Nath, Ronnie Screwvala | ||
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Anuraadha Tewari also known as Anuradha Tiwari (born 11 August 1971) is a Mumbai-based Indian writer and film director, working for the last 18 years in the Hindi film industry and most known for co-writing screenplay of films like, Fashion (2008), Jail (2010), 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 went on to win 2 National Awards for its leading ladies ie Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut.
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Education
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
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' (2008) 'Jail' and Heroine (2012) all 3 directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. She is currently a Story Consultant for a popular Production House, a Producer of some upcoming TV Shows and working on her Debut Film as a Writer-Director for a prestigious Banner of Bollywood.
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
Story Screenplay Writer Ratsss Directed by Siddharth Malhotra (Under Production)
Current Assignments
Creative Consultant
4 Lions Films
Story Consultant
Humsafars (Sony)
"Creative Producer" Eye Catcher Entertainment
Previous Assignments
Story – Screenplay Writer
Direction
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
As Creative Director / Head of Programming
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.
Set up the Creative Strategy of the Co. as well as launched its maiden venture 'Tere Liye' directed by Sanjay Gadhvi
As Supervising Producer was responsible for several teams of Producers, Assistant Producers and Production Executives. Was creatively responsible for 7 Shows on air
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.
As National Creative Director was responsible for setting up the Films and TV Division in Crest Bombay, New Delhi as well Singapore
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