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Anand Patwardhan was born on 18 February, 1950 in Bombay, Bombay State, India, is an Indian film director. Discover Anand Patwardhan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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74 years old |
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Aquarius |
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18 February, 1950 |
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18 February |
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Bombay, Bombay State, India |
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India
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Anand Patwardhan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Anand Patwardhan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Anand Patwardhan worth at the age of 74 years old? Anand Patwardhan’s income source is mostly from being a successful Filmmaker. He is from India. We have estimated Anand Patwardhan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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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.
Patwardhan was born on 18 February 1950, in Bombay, Bombay State (now Mumbai, Maharashtra).
He completed a B.A. in English literature at Mumbai University in 1970, a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Brandeis University in 1972, and a Master of Arts in Communication Studies at McGill University in 1982.
He is a member of the Oscar Academy.
Virtually all of Patwardhan's documentary films have faced censorship from the Indian government, eventually being cleared after legal action.
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.
His film Bombay: Our City was shown on TV after a four-year court case, while Father, Son, and Holy War (1995) was adjudged in 2004 as one of 50 most memorable international documentaries of all time by DOX, Europe's leading documentary film magazine.
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), refused to certify his next film, War and Peace, released in 2002.
The board demanded 21 cuts before it would be certified.
Patwardhan took the government to court, leading to the film being banned for over a year.
However, after a court battle, Patwardhan won the right to screen his film without a single cut.
As with his previous films, Patwardhan also successfully fought to force a reluctant national broadcaster, Doordarshan, to show this film on their national network.
It was commercially released in multiplexes in 2005.
Father, Son, and Holy War was shown on India's National Network, Doordarshan, only in the year 2006, 11 years after its making, after a prolonged court battle which lasted ten years and ended with the nation's Supreme Court ordering the network to telecast the film without any cuts.
His 2011 documentary, Jai Bhim Comrade, was based on a police firing incident against Dalits at Ramabai Colony in Mumbai in 1997.
The film, which took 14 years to complete, is considered by many to be a watershed in Patwardhan's long career.
In 2013 the Sheffield International Film Festival honoured Patwardhan with an Inspiration Award.
In 2014 the Mumbai International Film Festival honoured him with the V. Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award.
Upon being asked in a BFI interview to deliver a message for future documentary filmmakers, Patwardhan famously replied, "No message really. Do it only if it burns when you don't."
In December 2023, alongside 50 other filmmakers, Patwardhan signed an open letter published in Libération demanding a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, and for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza to be established for humanitarian aid, and the release of hostages.
