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Nishtha Jain is a Director, Scriptwriter and Co-Producer Indian born on 21 june 1965
Nishtha Jain (born June 21, 1965) is an Indian film director and producer, most known for her documentaries like Gulabi Gang (2013).
She used to work as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines before she decided to study at Film and Television Institute of India, specializing in film direction. Together with Smriti Nevatia Jain created an independent documentary outfit Raintree Films based in Mumbai.
Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals, broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad.
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Nishtha Jain
Biography
She is a graduate from Jamia Mass Communication Centre in New Delhi.She used to work as an editor and correspondent for video news magazines before she decided to study at Film and Television Institute of India, specializing in film direction. Together with Smriti Nevatia Jain created an independent documentary outfit Raintree Films based in Mumbai.
Her films have received several international awards and have been extensively shown in international film festivals, broadcast on international TV networks and regularly shown in schools and colleges in India and abroad.
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Filmography of Nishtha Jain (1 films)
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Gulabi Gang (2012)
, 1h36Directed by Nishtha Jain
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Priyanka Bose
Rating75%
In Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as Sampat Pal Devi and the fiery women of her Gulabi Gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption. They want to change the unchangeable with an organised social action and unification. It's a picture of rural India and a story about underprivileged, especially a story of Indian women.
Scriptwriter
Gulabi Gang (2012)
, 1h36Directed by Nishtha Jain
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Priyanka Bose
Rating75%
In Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as Sampat Pal Devi and the fiery women of her Gulabi Gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption. They want to change the unchangeable with an organised social action and unification. It's a picture of rural India and a story about underprivileged, especially a story of Indian women.
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Gulabi Gang (2012)
, 1h36Directed by Nishtha Jain
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Priyanka Bose
Roles Co-Producer
Rating75%
In Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as Sampat Pal Devi and the fiery women of her Gulabi Gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption. They want to change the unchangeable with an organised social action and unification. It's a picture of rural India and a story about underprivileged, especially a story of Indian women.