Nishtha Jain

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Nishtha Jain
Born	(1965-06-21) June 21, 1965 New Delhi, India
Occupation	Film director, producer
Years active	2002 – present

Nishtha Jain (born June 21, 1965) is an Indian film director and producer, most known for her documentaries like Gulabi Gang (2013).

Biography

She is a graduate from Jamia Mass Communication Centre in New Delhi.

She used to work as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines before she decided to study at Film and Television Institute of India, specializing in film direction.^[1] Together with Smriti Nevatia Jain created an independent documentary outfit Raintree Films based in Mumbai.

Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals, broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad.^[2]

Filmography

Director

Gulabi Gang, 2013
Family Album, 2011
At My Doorstep, 2009
Lakshmi and Me, 2008
6 yards to Democracy, 2006
Call it Slut, 2005
City of Photos, 2005

References

↑ "Bio, Raintree Films". Raintree Films. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
↑ "Norwegian Film Database". Norwegian Film Institute. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

External links

Nishtha Jain at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Jain, Nishta
Alternative names
Short description	Indian film director and producer
Date of birth	1965-06-21
Place of birth	New Delhi, India
Date of death
Place of death

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