Anand Patwardhan

Director, Editor, Producer, Writer, Actor

February 18, 1950 (76 years)
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

  • In the Name of God
    In the Name of God1992
  • Jai Bhim Comrade
    Jai Bhim Comrade2012
  • War and Peace
    War and Peace2002
  • Bombay: Our City
    Bombay: Our City1985
  • Prisoners of Conscience
    Prisoners of Conscience1978
  • Narmada Diary
    Narmada Diary1995
  • In Memory of Friends
    In Memory of Friends1990
  • A Time to Rise
    A Time to Rise1981
  • Waves of Revolution
    Waves of Revolution1975
  • We Are Not Your Monkeys
    We Are Not Your Monkeys1996

Filmography

2002
War and Peace · as Narrator
1981
A Time to Rise · as Narration

2018
Reason · as Director Of Photography
2011
Jai Bhim Comrade · as Director Of Photography
2002
War and Peace · as Cinematographer
1997
Occupation: Mill Worker · as Cinematographer
1997
We Are Not Your Monkeys · as Cinematographer
1994
Pitra, Putra Aur Dharamyuddha · as Cinematographer
1992
Ram Ke Naam · as Cinematographer
1992
Ram Ke Naam · as Written By
1990
In Memory of Friends · as Cinematographer
1985
Hamara Shahar - Bombay, Our City · as Cinematographer