Nandan Saxena is a multi National Film Award winning Indian documentary filmmaker.[1][2] He has won National film Awards thrice.

Nandan Saxena
Master Class by Nandan Saxena on New & Emerging Digital Camera Technologies, at the 45th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2014), in Panaji, Goa on November 25, 2014.jpg
Saxena, IFFI 2014
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
EducationJournalism
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, journalist
SpouseKavita Bahl
Awards3 National Film Awards
Saxena receiving Rajat Kamal award from 12th Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, at National Film Awards (2011), held in 2012

Awards

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Year Award(s) Category Film Result Ref(s).
2014 National Film Awards Best Environment Film Including Agriculture I Cannot Give You My Forest Won [3]
2013 Special Mention Candles In The Wind [3]
2011 Best Investigative Film Cotton for My Shroud [3]

Selected filmography

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  • I Cannot Give You My Forest (2014)
  • Cotton for My Shroud (2011)
  • Candles In The Wind (2013)
  • Wings [4]
  • A stitch in time [5]

Personal life

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Saxena's parents were teachers.[6] He studied journalism.[7] He is married to Kavita Bahl, an Indian filmmaker.[8] The couple quit journalism on returning to Delhi in 1996 and took on film-making.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Once Upon a Forest". The Indian Express. India: The Indian Express. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Filmmaking is not about technology only; it's an art of storytelling through camera –Nandan Saxena". pib.gov.in. India: Government of India. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Nandan Saxena Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Nandan Saxena :Times of India Entertainment". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. India: The Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  4. ^ Saxena, Nandan; Programme (India), United Nations Development (1900). "Wings". Trove, National Library of Australia. Australia: Government of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ Saxena, Nandan; Bahl, Kavita; Programme (India), United Nations Development (1900). "A stitch in time". Trove, National Library of Australia. Australia: Government of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ^ "The Root Runs Deep". The Indian Express. India: The Indian Express. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. ^ sreenivasan, deepthi (19 November 2015). "Docu couple in town". Deccan Chronicle. India: Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ Datta, Sravasti (18 April 2012). "Telling suppressed stories". The Hindu. India. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Selfless endeavour". Hindustan Times. India: Hindustan Times. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2020.