Eshwar Niwas born on April 11th 1974 is an Indian

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, known for his works predominantly in

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and Tollywood. In 1999, he won the

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for directing ''

Shool ''Shool'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Eeshwar Nivas. Written and produced by Ram Gopal Varma, it portrays the politician-criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in Bihar and its effect on the li ...

''.

Early life and career

He was born in Hyderabad. He ventured into

Telugu film Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

industry as an assistant director under the mentorship of

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language ...

. He subsequently entered

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

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Filmography

;As director *''

Total Siyapaa ''Total Siyapaa'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and written by Neeraj Pandey. The screenplay is based on that of the Spanish-Argentine film '' Only Human'', written and directed by Dominic Ha ...

'' (2014) *''

De Taali ''De Taali'' (translation: ''Hi-5'') is a 2008 Indian comedy film. It stars Riteish Deshmukh, Aftab Shivdasani, Ayesha Takia and Rimi Sen in the main roles. The movie is a remake of the 2001 film Saving Silverman. It is directed by Eeshwar Nivas ...

'' (2008) *'' My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves'' (2008) *''

Bardaasht ''Bardaasht'' (English: Tolerance) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language vigilante action-thriller film produced by Vijay Galani & directed by Eeshwar Nivas. It is based on the screenplay written by Vikram Bhatt. The film stars Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta, ...

'' (2004) *'' Dum'' (2003) *''

Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega ''Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'' () is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film directed by Eeshwar Nivas and produced by Ram Gopal Varma and Nitin Manmohan. The film stars Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan, Sonali Bendre, Twinkle Khanna, ...

'' (2001) *''

'' (1999) ;As screenwriter *'' Dum'' (2003) *''

'' (1999) ;As producer *'' My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves'' (2008)

Awards

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(director) – ''

'' – 1999

References

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