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

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Ashoke Pandit
Born	(1966-05-11) 11 May 1966 (age 56) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Social activist
Spouse	Neerja Pandit

Career

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.[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 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 Directors' Association, and is the chief advisor of (Federation of Western India Cine Employees).[9]

Filmography

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

References

External links

• Ashoke Pandit at IMDb