Punarnava Mehta
| Paakhi A Tyrewala | |
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| Born |
Punarnava Mehta 6 June 1984 New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Director, Writer, Actor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Known for | Pahuna, Kajal, Jhootha Hi Sahi |
| Spouse(s) | Abbas Tyrewala |
Paakhi A Tyrewala (born 6 June 1984) is the stage name of Punarnava Mehta an Indian writer-cum-director, who debuted in mainstream Bollywood in 2002 with the film Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?, in which she is credited with real name Punarnava Mehta. She later changed her name to Paakhi, which is her nickname, and adopted Tyrewala after her marriage to Abbas Tyrewala. She was relaunched by her husband Abbas in 2010 with her new name 'Paakhi' in the film Jhootha Hi Sahi.
Paakhi has extensive experience behind and in front of the camera as a model, actor, writer and director in the Indian Film Industry. Over the years, she gained experience with a body of work in various fields and has now decided to plunge herself with full time in direction.
Paakhi was born and brought up in Delhi. Born to a linguistics lecturer and a journalist, Paakhi completed her schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, but didn't pursue college education as she was dyslexic.
Paakhi is married to director Abbas Tyrewala. They fell in love during the shooting of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na in which she was the casting director.
Paakhi A Tyrewala started off her career as a child artist in movies, serials, and theater in 1996. Her first ever performance was when she was two and a half years old. She made her debut as a child artist in 1997, in the film Dance of the Wind. Deep in her heart she always knew she belonged to cinema. She came to Mumbai in the year 2000 where she started modelling for the biggest brands such as Ponds, Sunsilk, Dabur Vattika, Herohonda, Rayban, Organics etc. She starred in the film Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai in 2002, in which she played the role of a Russian girl Stella.
Since then, she has worked extensively behind the camera as well as in front of it, exploring various departments in the industry along her journey. She worked on a couple of films as a writer, actor and casting director. In 2010 she was cast opposite John Abraham in the film Jhoota Hi Sahi, which was directed by her husband Abbas Tyrewala. She played the role of a suicidal woman called Mishka whose final call mistakenly connects to a man who gives her something to live for. The film received decent review from the audience but did not do as expected at the box-office. In 2010, she went to TICSH, New York to study film making. In December 2011, Pakhi started working as an Assistant Director with Nagesh Kukunoor for his film, The Boxer, and then his documentary, Lakshmi, in 2012.
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