University of Mumbai, Brandeis University, McGill University
Occupation
Filmmaker
Known for
Documentary filmmaking
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.[1][2][3][4] Notable films include Bombay: Our City (Hamara Shahar) (1985), In Memory of Friends (1990), In the Name of God (Ram ke Naam) (1992), Father, Son, and Holy War (1995), A Narmada Diary (1995), War and Peace (2002) and Jai Bhim Comrade (2011), Reason (2018), and The World is Family (2023), which have won national and international awards.
^Interview Tehelka 13 October 2007.
^'Michael Moore of India', screening and Interview, University of California, Berkeley 13 October 2004.
^Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival Archived 26 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine American University School of Communication 16 June 2004.
^"Manas: Culture, Indian Cinema-Anand Patwardhan". ucla.edu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2003.
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in entertainment tax. In 2002, War and Peace (a documentary film by AnandPatwardhan which depicted nuclear weapons testing and the September 11 attacks)...
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be a classic on the issue. In 1996, veteran documentary filmmaker, AnandPatwardhan, made an award-winning documentary: A Narmada Diary. Alok Agarwal,...
Dam. An earlier documentary film is called A Narmada Diary (1995) by AnandPatwardhan and Simantini Dhuru. The efforts of Narmada Bachao Andolan ("Save Narmada...
reciting his poem Una Mitterandi Yaad Pyari, before his death, by AnandPatwardhan in his documentary Una Mitterandi Yaad Pyari. During Punjab insurgency...
and Govind Pansare in the documentary mini-series Vivek-Reason by AnandPatwardhan. Gauri Lankesh is seen as an important figure for people who are protesting...
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Reserve Police Force and 26 were injured. He is featured prominently in AnandPatwardhan's documentaries Bombay Our City (1985) Jai Bhim Comrade (2011) . Maitreya...
of the performances of the Kabir Kala Manch have been featured by AnandPatwardhan in his documentary Jai Bhim Comrade. Kabir Kala Manch activists were...
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