Anand Patwardhan

Anand Patwardhan
Anand Patwardhan
Born (1950-02-18) 18 February 1950 (age 74)
Bombay, Bombay State, India
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai, Brandeis University, McGill University
OccupationFilmmaker
Known forDocumentary filmmaking

Anand Patwardhan (born 18 February 1950) is an Indian documentary filmmaker known for his socio-political, human rights-oriented films. Some of his films explore the rise of religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and casteism in India, while others investigate nuclear nationalism and unsustainable development.[1][2][3][4] Notable films include Bombay: Our City (Hamara Shahar) (1985), In Memory of Friends (1990), In the Name of God (Ram ke Naam) (1992), Father, Son, and Holy War (1995), A Narmada Diary (1995), War and Peace (2002) and Jai Bhim Comrade (2011), Reason (2018), and The World is Family (2023), which have won national and international awards.

  1. ^ Interview Tehelka 13 October 2007.
  2. ^ 'Michael Moore of India', screening and Interview, University of California, Berkeley 13 October 2004.
  3. ^ Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival Archived 26 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine American University School of Communication 16 June 2004.
  4. ^ "Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema-Anand Patwardhan". ucla.edu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2003.