Nisha Ganatra

Nisha Ganatra

director, producer, writer

Nisha Ganatra was born on Jun 25, 1971 in Canada. Nisha Ganatra's big-screen debut came with Chutney Popcorn directed by Nisha Ganatra in 1999. Nisha Ganatra is known for Cosmopolitan directed by Nisha Ganatra, Roshan Seth stars as Gopal and Carol Kane as Mrs. Shaw. Nisha Ganatra has got 6 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Nisha Ganatra achieved is PGA Awards. The upcoming new movie Nisha Ganatra plays is The High Note which will be released on May 29, 2020.

Nisha Ganatra is a Golden Globe winner and an Emmy nominee for her work as the Director/Producer of "Transparent." Recently she directed THE HIGH NOTE for Working Title and Focus Features, starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, June Diane Raphael, Dakota Johnson, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.Ganatra's previous film LATE NIGHT, starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling, premiered at Sundance. It sold to Amazon in a record-breaking deal and garnered the highest streaming numbers of the year.Her acclaimed debut feature CHUTNEY POPCORN, with Jill Hennessy and Sakina Jaffrey, won audience awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, Newport Film Festival, Outfest Los Angeles, and many more. Her sophomore feature COSMOPOLITAN, starring Carol Kane and Roshan Seth, premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival.In television, Ganatra directed Liz Sarnoff's pilot, "Highland," and sold a drama project to ABC and a comedy pilot to NBC, with Amy Poehler producing. She was the Co-Executive Producer/Director for "Better Things" with Pamela Adlon and the Co-Executive Producer/Director on "You Me Her." She also created CODE ACADEMY for the ITVS/PBS series "FutureStates." Ganatra has directed episodes of "Girls," "Dear White People," "Future Man," "Mr. Robot," "Shameless," "Married," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Last Man on Earth," "Love," and "Black Monday."

  • Birthday

    Jun 25, 1971
  • Place of Birth

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 6 nominations

PGA Awards
2016
Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
Winner - PGA Award
Paris International Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival
2001
Best Film
Winner - Audience Award
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