Abbas Tyrewala

Abbas Tyrewala (born 15 May 1974) is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist and director.^[1] After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in the early 2000s, with award-winning films such as Maqbool (2003) and Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003). He made his debut as a director in 2008 with the romantic comedy film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na which became a critical and commercial hit and also featured an acclaimed soundtrack by A. R. Rahman.

Abbas Tyrewala
Tyrewala at the Yellow Tree Cafe anniversary bash
Born	(1974-05-15) 15 May 1974 (age 51) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Screenwriter lyricist film director
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Pakhi Tyrewala

Biography

Abbas Tyrewala was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 15 May 1974. He began working as a lyricist for the 2000 film Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! and 2001 film Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega before writing dialogues for films starting with Asoka (2001). He made his directorial debut in 2008 with the comedy film Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, starring Imran Khan. His second directorial was the 2010 film Jhootha Hi Sahi, starring John Abraham.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Screenwriter	Lyrics	Notes
2000	Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!	No	No	Yes
2001	Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega	No	No	Yes
	Kushi	No	No	Yes	Telugu film
	Asoka	No	Dialogues	No
2002	Leela	No	No	Yes
2003	Paanch	No	No	Yes
	Chupke Se	No	Yes	No
	Darna Mana Hai	No	Yes	No
	Munna Bhai MBBS	No	Dialogues	No
2004	Maqbool	No	Yes	No	Also actor
	Main Hoon Na	No	Yes	No
2005	Vaada	No	Dialogues	No
	Shikhar	No	Yes	No
	Salaam Namaste	No	Dialogues	No
2008	De Taali	No	Yes	No
	Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na	Yes	Yes	No
2009	Blue	No	No	Yes
2010	Jhootha Hi Sahi	Yes	Yes	Yes
2014	Bang Bang!	No	Dialogues	No
2018	2.0	No	Dialogues	Yes	Dubbed version
2019	War	No	Dialogues	No
2023	Pathaan	No	Dialogues	No	[2]
2024	Vijay 69	No	Additional Dialogues	No	[3]
2025	War 2 †	No	Dialogues	No	[4]

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 Bhardwaj)^[5]