Anuraadha Tewari also known as Anuradha Tiwari is a Mumbai-based Indian writer and film director, working for the last 18 years in the Hindi film industry and most known for co-writing screenplay of films like, Fashion, Jail, and Heroine. Fashion won her a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Screenplay as well nominations in the Screen and IIFA awards that year. The Film went on to win 2 National Awards for its leading ladies i.e. Priyanka Chopra and Kangana Ranaut.
With a master's degree and a Gold Medal in Film Direction from the prestigious Film School of Jamia, Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Anuraadha began her career as a Chief Assistant to Mahesh Bhatt and worked with him on 3 Films followed by a long stint as an independent Writer Director for Anupam Kher's Media based Company and was acknowledged as the youngest Director in India at the time by the mainstream Press for having directed some path breaking shows and events for TV. Thereafter, she has worked as the Supervising Producer of Channel V, the CEO of a Cinema-based portal by the Walchand group, the Creative Business Strategist for Astral Star Asia as well Vogue Entertainment, ending her corporate stint with the role of the NationalCreative Director, Crest Communications. Getting back to pure creatives in 2002,she worked As a Story – Screenplay Writer on Prakash Jha's 'Rahul', 'Yaadein' by Subhash Ghai and 'Supari' by Padam Kumar. Starting in 2004, she has written 12 successful Television Shows ending with 'Seven' a 26 part super hero series for Yashraj Films aired on Sony, followed by the story and screenplay of the award-winning 'Fashion' 'Jail' and Heroine all 3 directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. In 2017, she created KOSEN-RUFU, a Company that collaborates with Writers from across the world, to work as a Writers' Room on various Projects. She is also the Curator of Film Festivals and has her own Certification Course in Screenwriting that are conducted in various Countries.
Filmography
Chief Assistant Director to Mahesh Bhatt ‘Papa Kehte Hain’ Story Screenplay Writer ‘Rahul’ Directed by Prakash Jha Story Screenplay Writer ‘Fashion’ Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar Story Screenplay Writer ‘Jail’ Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar Story Screenplay Writer ‘Heroine’ Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar
Entrepreneurship
" Founder" Kosen-Rufu " Teacher" Story as a Healer: Foundations of Screenwriting "Curator" The Changing Narrative Story – Screenplay Writer'''
Writer-Director ‘A Silent Love Story’ India's First Silent Comedy Star Plus Writer-Director ‘Kirron Kher Today’ A Talk Show on Taboo Topics Star Plus Writer-Director ‘Take Off’ India's First Live Action Animation Series Sony Writer-Director ‘Good Shot’ A Film Magazine Show for Television Sony
Specials
Creative Director & Copywriter Kiah Diamond Jewelry TVC Writer –Director Special Promos for 'Viruddh' the film Star TV, AB Corp and Satyajeet Movies
As Creative Director / Head of Programming
Anupam Kher's Media Entertainment Co.
Apart from Writing and Directing her own shows on TV Was responsible for launching and supervising 9 Shows On Star Plus, Sony, Zee as well as DD 1.
Vogue Communications Pvt. Ltd.
Set up the Creative Strategy of the Co. as well as launched its maiden venture 'Tere Liye' directed by Sanjay Gadhvi
Channel V
As Supervising Producer was responsible for several teams of Producers, Assistant Producers and Production Executives. Was creatively responsible for 7 Shows on air
The Walchand Group
CEO, 3to6.com – a sister concern of cricketnext.com Was responsible for setting up the co., creating manpower resources, creating creative strategy as well as content with eth additional responsibility of Marketing and PR.
Crest Communications Ltd.
As National Creative Director was responsible for setting up the Films and TV Division in Crest Bombay, New Delhi as well Singapore
Astral Star, Malaysia
Set up the India Branch of the Malaysian Co. which deals with Film Acquisition as well as Co-Production
Events
Director, Lata MangeshkarLive in Concert – the First, 1997 Director, The 3rd Screen Awards, 1998 Director, The 7thZee Cine Awards, 2001 Writer Director, Filmfare Awards A series of Curtain Raisers on its Golden Jubilee, 2005 Writer-Director, Indian Idol Special, Singers in Aid of Tsunami Relief, 2006 Writer-Director, The Holi Concert for Sony, 2006 Writer Director, Zee Diwaali Dhamaaka Zee 2006 Writer Director, Aap Jaisa Koi Awards, A 10 episode Award Series on Sony, 2006
Additional Experience
Guest Lecturer, NID, Ahmedabad Guest Lecturer, EMRC Pune Guest Lecturer, XIC Bombay Guest Lecturer The Writers' Workshop Bombay Special Correspondent, Zee Premier Magazine, Bombay Columnist, The Middles Section, Times of India, New Delhi Columnist, The Sun Magazine, New Delhi Writer-Producer-Radio Jockey AIR FM, New Delhi
