尼拉杰·加万 (1980)

Neeraj Ghaywan

Neeraj is among India's leading contemporary filmmakers and is a National Award-winning director of the critically acclaimed Indo-French drama Masaan. The film received widespread acclaim from critics, mainstream media, and audiences alike, currently ranks among the top 250 films of all time from India. It won the FIPRESCI prize and the Promising Future prize (Prix avenir prometteur) in the Un Certain Regard section at the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Aside from feature films, Neeraj co-directed the second season of Netflix's acclaimed flagship crime drama series Sacred Games. In addition to his film and television work, Neeraj is a highly sought-after commercial director. He directed the widely popular Fuelled By Love commercial for British Airways and the Touch of Care commercial for Vicks, which starred real-life transgender activist Gauri Sawant. The commercial won the Bronze Lion at Cannes in 2017. He directed Geeli Pucchi, the most critically-acclaimed segment of the Netflix anthology film Ajeeb Daastaans from Dharmatic. Neeraj's films have earned four Filmfare awards so far. He has wrapped shooting Season 2 of Amazon's critically-acclaimed drama Made in Heaven, and is currently developing his next feature film with a leading Indian production company, scheduled to go into production next year.