Nitesh Tiwari
Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist · India · On the map · Directors
Nitesh Tiwari is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in Hindi films. He debuted as a co-writer and co-director in Chillar Party (2011) which won him two National Film Awards, including Best Children's Film and Best Screenplay.
Around the same time
Around the same time: Ramayana: Part 1, read 11.9× more than usual that day. Hindustan Times
A life in dates
Readers a day, 16 September 2026 to 14 November 2026, highest on 5 November 2026.
Readers a day, 16 September 2026 to 14 November 2026, highest on 5 November 2026.
Ramayana: Rise of a LegendFilm, 2026Director, Writer2024
ShowtimeSeries2023
BawaalFilm, Director, Writer
TarlaFilm, 2023Producer
Tumse Na Ho PayegaFilm, 2023Writer, Producer2022
Taken For GrantedFilm, Writer, Producer2021
Break PointSeries, Director, Creator
Ankahi KahaniyaFilm, 2021Writer2019
ChhichhoreFilm, Director, Writer2017Filmfare Award for Best DirectorAward
Bareilly Ki BarfiFilm, 2017Writer2016
The Kapil Sharma ShowSeries
Amma KanakkuFilm, 2016Writer
DangalFilm, 2016Director, Writer
Nil Battey SannataFilm, 2016Writer, Producer2014
Bhoothnath ReturnsFilm, Director, Writer
Kill DilFilm, 2014Writer2011
Chillar PartyFilm, Director, Writer2000
Kaun Banega CrorepatiSeries1953BornPeople around Nitesh
Ranbir Kapoor Nitesh directed Ramayana: Part 1 (2026) (2026)
Sai Pallavi Nitesh directed Ramayana: Part 1 (2026) (2026)
Yash Nitesh directed Ramayana: Part 1 (2026) (2026)
Amitabh Bachchan Nitesh directed Bhoothnath Returns (2014)
Sunny Deol Nitesh directed Ramayana: Part 2 (2027)
Ravi Dubey Nitesh directed Ramayana: Part 2 (2027)
Sajid Nadiadwala Produced Chhichhore and Bawaal
Shishir Sharma Nitesh directed Chhichhore (2019)
Aamir Khan Produced Dangal (2016)
Lara Dutta Nitesh directed Ramayana: Part 2 (2027)
Vivek Oberoi Nitesh directed Ramayana: Part 2 (2027)
Pankaj Tripathi Also in Chillar Party and Bareilly Ki Barfi
Siddharth Roy Kapur Produced Dangal (2016)
Aanand L. Rai Produced Amma Kanakku (2016)
Sakshi Tanwar Nitesh directed Dangal (2017)
Valmiki Also in Ramayana: Part Two
Sushant Singh Rajput Nitesh directed Chhichhore (2019)
Huma Qureshi Nitesh produced Tarla (2023)
Daler Mehndi Nitesh directed Dangal (2017)
Zaira Wasim Nitesh directed Dangal (2017)
Bhushan Kumar Produced Bhoothnath Returns (2014)
Abhishek Chaubey Directed Ankahi Kahaniya (2021)
Naveen Polishetty Nitesh directed Chhichhore (2019)
Adinath Kothare Also in Ramayana: Part Two
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Dangal 2016
Chhichhore 2019
Nil Battey Sannata 2016
Chillar Party 2011
Bareilly Ki Barfi 2017
Filmography 16
41 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
Awards
About this person
He made his solo directorial debut with the supernatural political drama Bhoothnath Returns (2014).
