Director

Anand Patwardhan

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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 1119816

IMDb ID: nm0666674

Known for: Directing

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Career span: 1975 - 2023

Years active: 49

Wikidata: Q4751268

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Biography

Comrade 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. Some of his notable films include Bombay: Our City (Hamara Shahar) (1985), In Memory of Friends (1990), In the Name of God (Ram ke Nam) (1992), Father, Son, and Holy War (1995), A Narmada Diary (1995), War and Peace (2002) and Jai Bhim Comrade (2011), and Reason (2018) which have won national and international awards.