Nitesh Tiwari (born 22 May 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in Bollywood. He made his directorial debut by co-directing Chillar Party (2011) which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year. He then directed the supernatural political drama Bhoothnath Returns (2014) which became a box office hit. In 2016, he scripted, and directed Dangal which was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival in April 2017 and second BRICS festival in June 2017. The film is the highest-grossing Indian films and the fifth highest grossing non-English film, having collected over ₹2,000 crore (US$280 million) of which more than ₹1,200 crore was earned in China, where it has emerged as one of the top 20 highest-grossers of all time.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 22, 1973 (53)
- Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Writer, director and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Nitesh Tiwari's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 0
Grounded 8 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 2
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Nitesh Tiwari's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Nitesh Tiwari's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Ramayana: Part Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Ramayana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Tumse Na Ho Payega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Bawaal(2023)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Tarla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Taken For Granted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Break Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Ankahi Kahaniya(2021)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Panga(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Chhichhore(2019)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Bareilly Ki Barfi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Dangal(2016)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Amma Kanakku(2016)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Nil Battey Sannata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Kill Dil(2014)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Bhoothnath Returns(2014)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Chillar Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Narayana Murthy & Sudha Murthy Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 14 of them dated from 2011 to 2023.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Nitesh Tiwari's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 60/100 and the plot and story 51/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Nitesh Tiwari's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Nitesh Tiwari work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nitesh Tiwari's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nikhil Mehrotra shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Ashwiny Iyer TiwariShared titles: Bawaal (2023), Ankahi Kahaniya (2021), Panga (2020), Amma Kanakku (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari
Writers
- Nikhil MehrotraShared titles: Bawaal (2023), Panga (2020), Chhichhore (2019), Dangal (2016), Bhoothnath Returns (2014), Kill Dil (2014)See all 6 shared titles with Nikhil Mehrotra
- Piyush GuptaShared titles: Bawaal (2023), Ankahi Kahaniya (2021), Chhichhore (2019), Dangal (2016), Bhoothnath Returns (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Piyush Gupta
- Shreyas JainShared titles: Bawaal (2023), Ankahi Kahaniya (2021), Dangal (2016), Bhoothnath Returns (2014), Kill Dil (2014)See all 5 shared titles with Shreyas Jain
Actors
- Brijendra KalaShared titles: Bhoothnath Returns (2014), Kill Dil (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Brijendra Kala
Composers and editors
- Charu Shree RoyShared titles: Bawaal (2023), Ankahi Kahaniya (2021), Chhichhore (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Charu Shree Roy
- Ballu SalujaShared titles: Panga (2020), Dangal (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Ballu Saluja
- Pritam ChakrabortyShared titles: Chhichhore (2019), Dangal (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Pritam Chakraborty
Producers
- Ajay RaiShared titles: Bawaal (2023), Chhichhore (2019), Bhoothnath Returns (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Ajay Rai
- Navmeet SinghShared titles: Panga (2020), Dangal (2016), Bhoothnath Returns (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Navmeet Singh
- Kavan AhalparaShared titles: Bawaal (2023), Chhichhore (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Kavan Ahalpara
- Sajid NadiadwalaShared titles: Bawaal (2023), Chhichhore (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sajid Nadiadwala
