Tiwari grew up in a family of doctors, in Matunga neighbourhood of Mumbai. He started acting in small roles in Marathi theatre in the local Ganpati and Navratri festivals. He frequented Shivaji Mandir in Dadar to watch plays, and also started attending summer acting workshops at his school. Subsequently, he completed his bachelor's in mass media, with a major in advertising, from the University of Mumbai in 2004.
He acted in Slumdog Millionaire (2008), and also created the buzz when he had bagged a character role in the Hollywood film Fair Game (2010), which starred Naomi Watts and was an official entry at the Cannes Film Festival.
Over the years, Tiwari has acted in Bollywood films like Udaan (2010), Kites (2010), Aisha (2010), and Go Goa Gone (2013).
