Avinash Tiwary

 ( 1991 Births ) 

In 2017, Avinash signed Imtiaz Ali's romantic movie, Laila Majnu, after auditioning for it in December 2015. The film tells the classic story of Laila and Majnu, set in contemporary times, he played Majnu opposite Tripti Dimri's Laila. Tiwary underwent major physical transformation for the role and received critical acclaim for the film. Devesh Sharma from Filmfare noted, "Avinash shares sparkling chemistry with Tripti, and has acted like a force of nature in the film. You can only see Majnu near the end and not the actor." He later signed a three-film deal with Balaji Motion Pictures in 2019.

In 2020, Tiwary starred in two Netflix horror films. He first played Dhruv in Ghost Stories opposite Mrunal Thakur. The film received negative reviews from critics. Tiwary then played Satya, a wealthy law graduate in Bulbbul, alongside Tripti Dimri. Stutee Ghosh of The Quint stated that Tiwary added a "credible potency" to his character. Tiwary played a married doctor engaged in an affair opposite Parineeti Chopra and Aditi Rao Hydari, in the 2021 mystery thriller The Girl on the Train. Bollywood Hungama found him to be "dependable".

Tiwary appeared in two crime thriller series in 2023. He first appeared in Excel Entertainment's Bambai Meri Jaan, alongside Kay Kay Menon. He played Dara Kadri, a character based on Dawood Ibrahim. Anuj Kumar of The Hindu opined, "Avinash's journey is more internal and at times his brooding intensity becomes a little too much but overall he provides a competent counterpoint to Kay Kay". In Kaala he played Ritwik, an IB officer. Deepa Gahlot was critical of his "half-baked" character. Both these series proved crucial for Tiwary and earned him recognition.

In 2024, Tiwary played Ayush, one of the three friends stuck in Goa, in Kunal Khemu's directorial debut, the comedy film Madgaon Express. Mayur Sanap from Rediff.com noted, "Avinash Tiwary takes a little while to warm up to his role, but when he finally gets there, it works really well". Pratikshya Mishra of The Quint opined, "Avinash flips the idea of the 'hunk' in Bollywood by playing Ayush with a charm that makes him even more attractive". Later that year, he played the title role in Neeraj Pandey's crime drama film Sikandar Ka Muqaddar, which released on Netflix.