Anand Patwardhan

Anand Patwardhan

Comrade 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. Some of his notable films include 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), and Reason (2018) which have won national and international awards.

On screen

  • The World Is Family
  • Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
  • War and Peace

Behind the camera

  • The World Is Family
  • Reason
  • Jai Bhim Comrade
  • War and Peace
  • Fishing: In the Sea of Greed
  • Ribbons for Peace
  • We Are Not Your Monkeys
  • A Narmada Diary
  • Father, Son and Holy War
  • In the Name of God
  • In Memory of Friends
  • Bombay: Our City
  • A Time To Rise
  • Prisoners of Conscience
  • Waves of Revolution

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