Naresh Bedi | |
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Born | Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, photographer |
Known for | Documentary & wildlife films |
Children | Ranjana, Rajiv Bedi, Ajay Bedi Vijay Bedi |
Parent | Dr. Ramesh Bedi |
Awards | Padma Shri Wildscreen Panda Award Earth Watch Award CMS-UNEP Prithvi Ratna Award Eastman Kodak Award Classic Telly Award International Wildlife Film Festival Award Wildlife Asia Award International Wild Track Africa Award Whale Award |
Website | www |
Naresh Bedi is an Indian filmmaker,[1] the eldest of the Bedi Brothers and a member of the second generation of three generations of Wildlife photographers and filmmakers.[2] He is the first Asian to receive a Wildscreen Panda Award[3][4] and the first Indian to receive a wildlife film nomination for the British Academy Film Awards.[5] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[6]