Nitesh Tiwari

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, India

Nitesh Tiwari

Biography

Nitesh Tiwari is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in Bollywood. He made his directorial debut by co-directing Chillar Party (2011) which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year. He then directed the supernatural political drama Bhoothnath Returns (2014) which became a box office hit. In 2016, he scripted, and directed Dangal which was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival in April 2017 and second BRICS festival in June 2017. The film is the highest-grossing Indian films and the fifth highest grossing non-English film, having collected over ₹2,000 crore (US$280 million) of which more than ₹1,200 crore was earned in China, where it has emerged as one of the top 20 highest-grossers of all time.

Known For

Director

2027
Ramayana: Part Two

as Director

2026
Ramayana: Part One

as Director

2023
Bawaal

as Director

2021
Break Point

as Director

2019
Chhichhore

as Director

2016
Dangal

as Director

2014
Bhoothnath Returns

as Director

2011
Chillar Party

as Director

Writer

2027
2027
Ramayana: Part Two

as Screenplay

2026
2026
Ramayana: Part One

as Screenplay

2023
Tumse Na Ho Payega

as Screenplay

2023
2023
Tumse Na Ho Payega

as Dialogue

2023
Bawaal

as Writer

2021
Ankahi Kahaniya

as Writer

2019
Chhichhore

as Screenplay

2017
Bareilly Ki Barfi

as Screenplay

2016
Amma Kanakku

as Screenplay

2016
Amma Kanakku

as Story

2016
Dangal

as Screenplay

2016
Nil Battey Sannata

as Dialogue

2016
2016
Nil Battey Sannata

as Screenplay

2014
Kill Dil

as Screenplay

2014
Bhoothnath Returns

as Screenplay

2011
Chillar Party

as Lyricist

2011
Chillar Party

as Screenplay

Producer

2023
Tarla

as Producer

2023
Tumse Na Ho Payega

as Producer

2021
Break Point

as Producer

2019
Chhichhore

as Producer

2016
Nil Battey Sannata

as Producer

Actor

2024
Showtime

as Self

2016

Creator

2021
Break Point

as Creator