Ashoke Pandit

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Ashoke Pandit
Ashoke Pandit Filmmaker.jpg
Born (1966-05-11) 11 May 1966 (age 55)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationSocial activist
Spouse(s)Neerja Pandit

Ashoke Pandit (born 11 May 1966) is an Indian filmmaker[1][2] He currently serves as the president of the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association.[3]

Career[]

Ashoke Pandit began his career acting in plays while attending Narsee Monjee College, Mumbai. After graduating, he continued directing plays at the college, until he was eventually offered a sponsorship from the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).[4] Pandit worked as an Associate Director for Raman Kumar, Kundan Shah, and Manjul Sinha, until rising to his own prominence as the producer and director of the comedy TV series Filmi Chakkar.[4] He would later go on to direct the TV shows Tere Mere Sapne and Colgate Top Ten.[5]

In 1999, he won a RAPA (Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners' Association of India) award for Best Picture for his documentary Sharnarthi Apne Desh Mein, a 40 minute film detailing the plight of Kashmiri Pandit refugees during 1989-1990.[6] In 2010, he released A Village of Windows, a documentary detailing the hardships of the Kashmiri village of Dardpura.[7]

Most recently, Pandit was a co-producer of the 2019 film The Accidental Prime Minister[8] He serves as the President of the Indian Film & Television Director's Association, and is the Chief Advisor of FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees).[9]

Filmography[]

Year Title Producer Notes
2019 The Accidental Prime Minister Green check.svg Yes
2020 The Chargesheet: Innocent or Guilty? Green check.svg Yes Web series released on ZEE5[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ashoke Pandit- A born activist - Society".
  2. ^ "Ashok Pandit to take road show for social cause - hindustan times".
  3. ^ "RESULT OF THE ELECTION OF HON. OFFICE BEARERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE TERM 2018 – 2021". Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b "'For any successful TV Project 60% of the credit should go to the writer': Ashok Pandit - INDIANtelevision".
  5. ^ "A reel story of Kashmiri Pandits".
  6. ^ "A reel story of Kashmiri Pandits".
  7. ^ "The village that Death stalked - times of india".
  8. ^ "Ashoke Pandit Twitter".[failed verification]
  9. ^ "FWICE will ban those who insist on working with Pakistani artistes: Ashoke Pandit - ETimes".
  10. ^ "The Chargesheet – Innocent or Guilty: Ashoke Pandit opens up on producing murder mystery". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

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