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 the real name Punarnava Mehta.[1] 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.