Nandan Saxena

Nandan Saxena is a multi National Film Award winning Indian documentary filmmaker.[1][2]

Saxena receiving Rajat Kamal award from 12th Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, at National Film Awards (2011), held in 2012
Nandan Saxena
Saxena, IFFI 2014
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
EducationJournalism
OccupationFilmmaker, journalist
Spouse(s)Kavita Bahl
Awards3 National Film Awards

Awards
YearAward(s)CategoryFilmResultRef(s).
2014National Film AwardsBest Environment Film Including AgricultureI Cannot Give You My ForestWon[3]
2013Special MentionCandles In The Wind[3]
2011Best Investigative FilmCotton for My Shroud[3]

Selected filmography
  • 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

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
  1. "Once Upon a Forest". The Indian Express. India: The Indian Express. 2015-04-20. Archived from the original on 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  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 2020-02-24.
  3. "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 2020-02-24.
  4. Saxena, Nandan,; Programme (India), United Nations Development (1900). "Wings". Trove, National Library of Australia. Australia: Government of Australia. Retrieved 2020-02-24.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  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 2020-02-24.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. "The Root Runs Deep". The Indian Express. India: The Indian Express. 2013-04-02. Archived from the original on 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  7. sreenivasan, deepthi (2015-11-19). "Docu couple in town". Deccan Chronicle. India: Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  8. Datta, Sravasti (2012-04-18). "Telling suppressed stories". The Hindu. India: The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  9. "Selfless endeavour". Hindustan Times. India: Hindustan Times. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
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