Punit Tiwari is an Indian actor, storyteller and writer best known for playing Prince Mishra in the TVF web series Sandeep Bhaiya (2023).
Wiki/Biography
Punit Tiwari was born on Wednesday, 6 February 1991 (age 32 years; in 2023) in Chittaranjan, West Bengal. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Punit Tiwari’s childhood photo with his mother
He attended Deshbandhu Vidyalaya Boys, Chittaranjan. After that, he enrolled at Kuvempu University, Shimoga, Karnataka, where he pursued his BSc in IT (2008-2011). Later, he pursued a postgraduate diploma in TV Journalism at Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central university in New Delhi (2012-2013). He obtained his master’s degree in mass communication from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana (2013-2014). After that, he followed an acting course at the Madhya Pradesh Drama School, Bhopal (2014-2016).
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 6″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
Not much is known about his parents. He has a younger brother named Anshu Tiwari.
Childhood photo of Punit Tiwari (far left) with his father and younger brother
Punit Tiwari’s mother
Punit Tiwari’s brother, Anshu Tiwari
Wife
He is not married.
Career
In 2011, he started working as a freelance writer after which he worked for a non-profit organization Room to Read in New Delhi. In October 2013, he joined the science content team of Pratham Education Foundation in New Delhi.
Theater
In 2011, he started his association with an amateur theater group called Bahroop Arts Group, which mostly consists of students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He has worked with various famous theater directors like Devendra Raj Ankur, Rita Ganguly Raghuveer Yadav, Govind Namdeo, Shahid Anwar, Sanjay Upadhyaya, and KS Rajendran. In 2015, he was associated with Kala Mandali theater group in New Delhi. In 2017, he starred in a theater production of Sanjay Upadhyay’s Neelkanth Nirala by the Madhya Pradesh School of Drama.
Punit Tiwari in the play Neelkanth Nirala by Madhya Pradesh School of Drama in 2017
In the same year, he also toured for Madhya Pradesh School of Drama’s theater production ‘Aranya Gatha,’ directed by KanhaiyaLal Kaithwas.
Picture of Punit Tiwari (in red circle) in Madhya Pradesh Drama School’s theater production ‘Aranya Gatha’ (2017)
Her work earned her Shrilal Shukla Smriti IFFCO Sahitya Samman in 2017. Other theater productions she has starred in include Bahroop Art Group’s Pagal Tantra (2018). He also worked as a theater director. In 2019, he designed and directed the drama In Dino Har Roz.
The banner of the drama ‘Khaaru Ka Khara Kissa’ was conceptualized by Punit Tiwari
OTT/Web Series
In 2017, he made his acting debut with the social comedy film Panchlait in which he played the role of Nand Ji which aired on MX Player.
Punit Tiwari as Nand Ji in Panchlait (2017)
In 2018, he appeared in the Netflix crime drama film Soni where he played the role of a Second Naval Officer. In 2019, he played the role of a young ophthalmologist in the Prime Video web series Laakhon Mein Ek.
Punit Tiwari (in red circle) as a young ophthalmologist in the Prime Video web series Laakhon Mein Ek (2019)
He appeared in the short films Comedian (2019) as Amit Trivedi and White Shadows (2020) as The Joker. In 2021, he starred in the films Jamun as Amit, 200: Halla Ho as Santosh, and Saya Draupadi. In 2023, he played the role of Veer Singh’s son-in-law in the Netflix web series Trial by Fire. In the same year, he appeared in the film Chhatriwali as Monu – Able Worker. Punit came to limelight with the TVF web series Sandeep Bhaiya (2023) in which he played the role of Prince Mishra.
Punit Tiwari as Prince Mishra in Sandeep Bhaiya (2023)
Others
In 2014, he starred in the political satirical show Chatkara News on Anjan TV channel, where he would impersonate many politicians such as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Punit Tiwari as a funny imitation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Anjan TV channel
From 2016 to 2020, he was part of a group of storytellers called Kahani Depot Group. He participated in the Udaipur Tales International Storytelling Festival. In July 2021, he became part of Viacom18 Media Private Limited’s Creative Script Team, where he worked until January 2022.
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