
Person
Anand Patwardhan
Directing
Biography
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.
Known for

Reason
Director

In the Name of God
Director

War and Peace
Narrator

Jai Bhim Comrade
Director

Bombay: Our City
Director

Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
Self

The World Is Family
2023

We Are Not Your Monkeys
Director

In Memory of Friends
Director
Children of Mandala
Director
Filmography
- 2023The World Is Family
- 2018ReasonDirector
- 2012Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and ReflectionsSelf
- 2012Jai Bhim ComradeDirector
- 2009Children of MandalaDirector
- 2006images you didn’t seeDirector
- 2002War and PeaceNarrator
- 1999Fishing: In the Sea of GreedDirector
- 1998Ribbons for PeaceDirector
- 1996We Are Not Your MonkeysDirector
- 1996Occupation: Mill WorkerDirector
- 1995A Narmada DiaryDirector
- 1994Father, Son and Holy WarDirector
- 1992In the Name of GodDirector
- 1990In Memory of FriendsDirector
- 1985Bombay: Our CityDirector
- 1981A Time To RiseDirector
- 1978Prisoners of ConscienceDirector
- 1975Waves of RevolutionDirector
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