Abbas Tyrewala

Abbas Tyrewala
Occupation(s)	director, storywriter, screenwriter, dialogue writer
Years active	2001- present

Abbas Tyrewala is an Hindi film storywriter, screenwriter, dialogue writer and director . After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award winning films like Maqbool (2003), Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003), he made his debut as a director with a breezy romantic comedy, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008).

Biography

Born and brought up in Bombay, Abbas joined St. Xavier's College, Mumbai for graduation, where he started working on plays and soon started writing advertising jingles, but he left without securing a degree to join Ogilvy & Mather PR agency, where he worked for a year; he then joined television production company Cinevista as creative consultant, which he left in 2000, to become a full-time writer. He entered the film industry as a lyricist, writing for film like, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000), and Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001), till he got his break with Santosh Sivan's Asoka (2001) as a dialogue writer.

Filmography

• Asoka (2001) (Dialogue)
• Leela (2002) (lyrics)
• Chupke Se (2003) (writer)
• Maqbool (2003) (screenplay & actor)
• Darna Mana Hai (2003) (writer, screenplay & dialogue)
• Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003) (dialogue)
• Paanch (2003) (lyrics)
• Main Hoon Na (2004) (dialogue & screenplay)
• Shikhar (2005) (screenplay)
• Salaam Namaste (2005) (story & dialogue)
• Vaada (2005) (dialogue)
• De Taali (2008) (written by)
• Om Shanti Om (2007)
• Welcome (2007) (dialogue)
• Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008) (director & screenwriter)
• Jhoota Hi Sahi (2010) (upcoming)

Awards

• 2004: Filmfare Best Dialogue Award: Munnabhai M.B.B.S.
• 2004: Zee Cine Award for Best Dialogue: Munnabhai M.B.B.S.
• 2005: GIFA Best Screenplay Award: Maqbool
• 2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay: Maqbool (with Vishal Bharadwaj)

External links

• Abbas Tyrewala at Allmovie
• Abbas Tyrewala: a one-man show Rediff.com.