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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Abbas Tyrewala<br />
| image = Abbas Tyrewala.jpg <br />
| caption = Tyrewala at the Yellow Tree Cafe anniversary bash<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|05|15}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
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| occupation = Screenwriter, director<br />
| years_active = 2001–present<br />
| spouse = [[Pakhi Tyrewala]] <br />
| othername = <br />
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'''Abbas Tyrewala''' (born 15 May 1974) is an Indian film screenwriter and director.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/374119/Abbas-Tyrewala |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141215201253/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/374119/Abbas-Tyrewala |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2014-12-15 |department= Movies & TV Dept. |work= [[The New York Times]] |publisher= [[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]] |date= 2014 |title= Abbas Tyrewala }}</ref> 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 in 2008 with a breezy romantic comedy, ''[[Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na]]'', an [[A. R. Rahman]] musical.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Born and brought up in Mumbai, 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 films 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 film)|Asoka]]'' (2001) as a dialogue writer. He is married to Pakhi who had her debut in his film [[Jhoota Hi Sahi]] opposite [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]].<br />
Abbas hails from a modest background. Born to a poor Muslim family. Abbas's father owned a tire repair shop, his mom, Biwi, was keen to get Tyrewala a good education in order to help him achieve.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Director===<br />
* ''[[Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Jhootha Hi Sahi]]'' (2010)<br />
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===Writer===<br />
* ''[[Asoka (2001 film)|Asoka]]'' (2001)<br />
* ''Chupke Se'' (2003)<br />
* ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' (2003)<br />
* ''[[Maqbool]]'' (2003)<br />
* ''[[Main Hoon Na]]'' (2004)<br />
* ''[[Vaada (film)|Vaada]]'' (2005)<br />
* ''[[Salaam Namaste]]'' (2005)<br />
* ''[[De Taali]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na]]'' (2008)<br />
* ''[[Mere Brother Ki Dulhan]]'' (2011)<br />
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===Dialogues and lyrics===<br />
* ''[[Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!]]'' (2000) (Lyrics)<br />
* ''[[Kushi (2001 film)|Kushi]]'' (2001) (Lyrics) (Telugu Film)<br />
* ''[[Asoka (2001 film)|Asoka]]'' (2001) (Dialogue)<br />
* ''Leela'' (2002) (lyrics)<br />
* ''[[Chupke Se]]'' (2003) (Writer)<br />
* ''[[Maqbool]]'' (2003) (Screenplay & actor)<br />
* ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' (2003) (Writer, screenplay & dialogue)<br />
* ''[[Munnabhai M.B.B.S.]]'' (2003) (Dialogue)<br />
* ''Paanch'' (2003) (Lyrics)<br />
* ''[[Main Hoon Na]]'' (2004) (Dialogue & screenplay)<br />
* ''[[Shikhar (film)|Shikhar]]'' (2005) (Screenplay)<br />
* ''[[Salaam Namaste]]'' (2005) (Story & dialogue)<br />
* ''[[Vaada (film)|Vaada]]'' (2005) (Dialogue)<br />
* ''[[De Taali]]'' (2008) (Written by)<br />
* ''[[Welcome (2007 film)|Welcome]]'' (2007) (Dialogue)<br />
* ''[[Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na]]'' (2008) (Director & screenwriter)<br />
* ''[[Jhoota Hi Sahi]]'' (2010) (Director, Screenplay & lyrics)<br />
* ''[[Bang Bang!]]'' (2014) (Dialogue)<br />
* ''[[2.0 (film)|2.0]]'' (2018) (Dialogues & Lyrics in Hindi)<br />
* ''[[War (2019 film)|War]]'' (2019) (Dialogue)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* 2004: [[Filmfare Best Dialogue Award]]: ''[[Munnabhai M.B.B.S.]]''<br />
* 2004: [[Zee Cine Award for Best Dialogue]]: ''[[Munnabhai M.B.B.S.]]''<br />
* 2005: [[GIFA Best Screenplay Award]]: ''[[Maqbool]]''<br />
* 2005: [[Zee Cine Award for Best Screenplay]]: ''[[Maqbool]]'' (with [[Vishal Bhardwaj]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1063072/awards |title= Abbas Tyrewala: Awards |website= [[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1063072}}<br />
* {{AllMovie name|374119}}<br />
* [http://in.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/15abbas1.htm Abbas Tyrewala: a one-man show] at ''[[Rediff.com]]''<br />
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