FilmMakers Who Returns National Awards:

1)Dibakar Bannerjee :

Dibakar Banerjee is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and ad-filmmaker known for his work in Hindi films. Banerjee started his career in advertising, being a feature filmmaker, he still continues to be an ad filmmaker.

Dibakar Bannerjee Directed Movies:

“Khosla Ka Ghosla” (2006), “Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!” (2008), both  films won National Film Award’s. His next film was the experimental “Love Sex aur Dhokha” (2010). It was followed by the political drama “Shanghai “(2012) and “Bombay Talkies “(2013)

2)Anand Patwardhan

Anand Patwardhan Directed Movies:

“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), which have won national and international awards.

3) Paresh Kamdar

Paresh Kamdar Directed Movie:” Tunnu Ki Tina “(1997)


4)Nishtha Jain

Nishtha Jain is an Indian film director and producer, most known for her documentaries like Gulabi Gang.
Born: June 21, 1965 (age 50), Uttar Pradesh

Movies: “Gulabi Gang”,” Lakshmi and Me”, “City of Photos”, “Jam Invalid”

Awards: National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues

5)Kirti Nakhwe


6)Harshavardhan Kulkarni

Movies: “Hunterrr”, “Hasee Toh Phasee”, “Lost and Found”

Awards: National Film Award for Best Promotional Film, Indian Telly Award for Best Scriptwriter of the Year
Nominations: Filmfare Award for Best Dialog

filmmakers who return awards