Neeraj Pandey

Neeraj Pandey
Born

1973 (age 4243)


Kolkata

Nationality Indian
Occupation Film Director, writer, producer

Neeraj Pandey (born 1973) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his film A Wednesday (2008), for which he won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director.[1][2] His work on the film was highly praised by audiences as well as critics.[3] He was nominated in the "Best Director" category at the Filmfare Awards. His second film Special 26 (2013) was equally appreciated by the public and the critics. His third film Baby (2015) starring Akshay Kumar, also received critical acclaim and was a financial success.. His next film as a producer 'Rustom' based on a murder mystery received mixed to negative reviews by critics but was a commercial success. A biopic M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is his latest movie which has also been well received by the audience. Neeraj Pandey has carved a niche for himself in the film industry with his adept handling of different topics and is one of the most sought after Director of his generation.

Early life and education

Pandey was born and brought up in Howrah, West Bengal.[4] His father, who originally came from Ara, Bihar and worked for Bosch in Calcutta.[5] Pandey moved to New Delhi, where he graduated in English from Sri Aurobindo college(University of Delhi) .

Career

Pandey started his career working with Delhi-based 'Legacy Entertainment', a company started by the Dalmia group to make television programs where he learnt his film basics.

In 2000, he moved to Mumbai, where a friend got a grant to produce a documentary, and offered him the project.[6] Soon he was making documentaries and ad films. Thereafter, he formed a production company, 'Quarter Inch Productions', along with a colleague Shital Bhatia, which made to make television programmes, ad films and documentaries. After which they formed, Friday Filmworks, which was the original producer of his debut film, A Wednesday. Film's script was inspired by the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings, and a lot of information in the film, was taken from the incidents that followed the bombings.[7]

He also produced The Royal Bengal Tiger and Saat Uchakkey. His upcoming movies include Toilet:Ek Prem Katha and Naam Shabana.

He has also done a Bengali feature film, The Royal Bengal Tiger, starring Jeet. His another production venture, Saat Ucchakey, starring Manoj Bajpayee, K.K. Menon, Anu Kapoor and Aditi Sharma shall also release next year.

Pandey has also written his debut novel titled Ghalib Danger. It was launched on 6 December 2013.

Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Entertainment announced a joint venture with Pandey and Friday Filmworks for production of films. Akshay Kumar starrer Rustom will be the first film under the banner, Plan C Studios. Plan C Studios will be an equal partnership joint venture between the two.

Awards

Filmography

Year Title Director Screenplay Producer
2008 A Wednesday! Yes Yes
2013 Special 26 Yes Yes
2014 The Royal Bengal Tiger
Yes Yes
2014 Total Siyapaa Yes Yes
2015 Baby Yes Yes
2016 Rustom[8]
Yes
2016 M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Yes Yes
2017 Crack Yes Yes
2017 Toilet: Ek Prem Katha Yes
2017 Naam Shabana
Yes

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