Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari

Indian filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer TiwariTiwari in 2018Born (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 (age 46)Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaOccupationsFilm directorwriterproducerNotable workBreak PointBareilly Ki BarfiPangaNil Battey SannataSpouseNitesh TiwariChildren2 Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (born 15 October 1979) is an Indian film director and writer. After working in advertising for several years, she made her debut by directing the comedy-drama Nil Battey Sannata (2016). The film garnered great reviews and Tiwari went on to direct its Tamil remake entitled Amma Kanakku. She had previously served as the Executive Creative Director at Leo Burnett before she moved on to pursue a filmmaking career. Tiwari won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for the romantic comedy-drama Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017). Early life and background Ashwiny Iyer was born on 15 October 1979 in a Tamil speaking family and grew up in the suburb of Mulund, Mumbai. She studied at St. Mary's Convent High School, Mulund and did her higher studies from SIES College of Commerce and Economics. She is married to writer-director Nitesh Tiwari. Career Advertising A gold medalist in commercial arts from Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, Ashwiny spent