Pan Nalin | |
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 Pan Nalin in 2014 on the set of Angry Indian Goddesses Film in Goa | |
| Born | Nalinkumar Ramniklal Pandya |
| Alma mater | National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Style | Drama, Action, Western, Comedy, Spiritual |
Nalin Kumar Pandya, popularly known as Pan Nalin, is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing award-winning movies like Samsara (2001), Valley of Flowers (2006), Angry Indian Goddesses (2015) and the semi-autobiographical Chhello Show (translation: Last Film Show) (2021). His debut feature Samsara (Miramax) was worldwide critical and commercial triumph and went on to win awards like Best First Feature Film at Durban International Film Festival,[1] "Grand Jury Prize – Special Mention" at AFI Fest,[2] Special Jury Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival and "Most Popular Feature Film" at Melbourne International Film Festival in 2002. Since then Nalin has been actively making fiction and non-fiction movies which have been coproduced with countries like India, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the USA. Nalin's movies have been distributed worldwide.[3]
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- ^ "AFI FEST 2020 - Film Results". AFI FEST.
- ^ Walia, Shelly. "Bollywood just won't back movies on women, says director of Angry Indian Goddesses". Quartz.