Neeraj Pandey

Neeraj Pandey
Born	1973 (age 43–44) Kolkata
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film Director, writer, producer

Neeraj Pandey (born 17 December 1973) is an acclaimed Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. In his first movie A Wednesday, his work was largely praised by audiences as well as the critics. A Wednesday also won many awards in different categories. His second film Special 26 (2013) was equally appreciated by the public and the critics. He also directed the movie Baby (2015) starring Akshay Kumar which received critical acclaim from the audience and was a huge success.The movie Rustom which was produced by Neeraj, was released on 12 August 2016 and received mixed reviews by critics but was a runaway commercial success. His latest movie was a biopic on cricketer M.S.Dhoni titled M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story which was loved by the audience. He aims at making more commercial content in the sports genre. Neeraj has carved a niche for himself in the film industry with his adept handling of different topics and is one of the most sought after Directors of his generation.

He has also directed a Web Short 'Ouch' with Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra which is nominated for Filmfare Short Film Award 2017. Not just a filmmaker but a writer too, Neeraj has written a novel named 'Ghalib Danger' in 2013.

In 2016, his Production House Friday Filmworks and Reliance Entertainment entered into a joint venture and formed Plan C Studios to produce films.

Under Plan C Studios, his upcoming projects include Naam Shabana and Toilet Ek Prem Katha which are slated to release in 2017.

Pandey was born and brought up in Howrah, West Bengal. His father, who originally came from Ara, Bihar and worked for Bosch in Calcutta. Pandey moved to New Delhi, where he graduated in English from Sri Aurobindo college(University of Delhi) .

Pandey started his career working with Delhi-based 'Legacy Entertainment', a company started by the Dalmia group to make television programs.

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