Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (born 15 October 1979) is an Indian filmmaker and
writer. After working in advertising for several years, she made her
debut by directing the 2016 comedy drama Nil Battey Sannata. The film
garnered critical acclaim 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 2017 comedy Bareilly Ki Barfi.Ashwiny Iyer was born
on 15 October 1979 to a Tamil Hindu family and grew up in the suburb
of Mulund, Mumbai. She studied in St Marys Convent and did her higher
studies from SIES college of commerce and economics. She is married to
writer-director Nitesh Tiwari.A gold medalist in commercial arts from
Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, Ashwiny spent 15 years in the advertising
agency Leo Burnett (India). She won several awards like Cannes Lions,
New York festival, One show, Promax and the Goafest Awards. She quit
Leo Burnett to follow her passion in filmmaking.
writer. After working in advertising for several years, she made her
debut by directing the 2016 comedy drama Nil Battey Sannata. The film
garnered critical acclaim 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 2017 comedy Bareilly Ki Barfi.Ashwiny Iyer was born
on 15 October 1979 to a Tamil Hindu family and grew up in the suburb
of Mulund, Mumbai. She studied in St Marys Convent and did her higher
studies from SIES college of commerce and economics. She is married to
writer-director Nitesh Tiwari.A gold medalist in commercial arts from
Sophia Polytechnic, Mumbai, Ashwiny spent 15 years in the advertising
agency Leo Burnett (India). She won several awards like Cannes Lions,
New York festival, One show, Promax and the Goafest Awards. She quit
Leo Burnett to follow her passion in filmmaking.
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