Nitesh Tiwari

Career overview

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Name: Nitesh Tiwari.
Born: 22 May 1973 in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Profession: Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist.
Education: Graduated from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy and Material Science Engineering.
Directorial Debut: Co-directed Chillar Party (2011).
Awards for Chillar Party: Won National Film Award for Best Children's Film. Source [2] says it won him two National Film Awards, including Best Children's Film and Best Screenplay.
Subsequent Work: Directed the supernatural political drama Bhoothnath Returns (2014), which was a box office hit.
Dangal (2016): Scripted and directed. Screened at Beijing International Film Festival in April 2017 and second BRICS festival in June 2017. It is the highest-grossing Indian film and the fifth highest-grossing non-English film, collecting over ₹2,000 crore (US$280 million). Starring Aamir Khan. Inspired by the life stories of wrestlers Geeta and Babita Phogat.
Paragraph 1: Background and Debut.
Nitesh Tiwari is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist born on May 22, 1973, in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy and Material Science Engineering. Tiwari made his directorial debut by co-directing Chillar Party in 2011. This film won two National Film Awards, including Best Children's Film and Best Screenplay.
Paragraph 2: Subsequent films (Bhoothnath Returns and Dangal).
Following his debut, he directed the supernatural political drama Bhoothnath Returns in 2014, which became a box office hit. In 2016, Tiwari scripted and directed Dangal, a film starring Aamir Khan that was inspired by the life stories of wrestlers Geeta and Babita Phogat. Dangal was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival in April 2017 and the second BRICS festival in June 2017. The film is the highest-grossing Indian film and the fifth highest-grossing non-English film, having collected over ₹2,000 crore (US$280 million).
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"Nitesh Tiwari is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist born on May 22, 1973, in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1996 with a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy and Material Science Engineering. Tiwari made his directorial debut by co-directing Chillar Party in 2011. This film won two National Film Awards, including Best Children's Film and Best Screenplay.

Following his debut, he directed the supernatural political drama Bhoothnath Returns in 2014, which became a box office hit. In 2016, Tiwari scripted and directed Dangal, a film starring Aamir Khan that was inspired by the life stories of wrestlers Geeta and Babita Phogat. Dangal was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival in April 2017 and the second BRICS festival in June 2017. The film is the highest-grossing Indian film and the fifth highest-grossing non-English film, having collected over ₹2,00