Nisha Ganatra
Nisha Ganatra (born June 25, 1974) is a Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actress of Indian ancestry. She is best known for directing the films Late Night (2019) and Freakier Friday (2025).
She began her career directing the films Chutney Popcorn (1999) and Cosmopolitan (2003), and was a consulting producer on, and directed three episodes of, the first season of the TV series Transparent. Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with Martin Scorcese and Spike Lee.
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| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9226 |
| Birthday | 1974-06-25 |
| Place of Birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Also Known As |
2001
Chutney Popcorn
5.4/23
Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile....
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Chutney Popcorn
2018
Half the Picture
6.6/14
At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.
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Half the Picture
2000
The Acting Class
6/3
A comedy about an exceptionally dysfunctional acting class. Playing unsuspecting college students, Liz and Jill set off to find the most influential a...
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The Acting Class
2005
Bam Bam and Celeste
4.273/11
Celeste and Bam Bam escape their Midwest hometown for New York, and take on their high-school nemeses - the dictators of the world-famous Salon Mirage...
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