Born in Uttar Pradesh, Shashwat Dwivedi is a screenwriter and director who spent his formative years in Kanpur. He is an alumnus of Asian Academy of Film and Television, Noida. His first attempt of a narrative feature film was Paudha, a 42 minute film which was the official selection in Jagran Film Festival, Delhi in 2019. He currently resides in Mumbai and has a great interest in humor, momo and tea.