Pan Nalin

Pan Nalin

Born 1965
Adatala, Gudžarát, India

Biography

Pan Nalin kick-started his career with creation of TV series WAGLE KI DUNIYA in association with India's legendary cartoonist R. K. Laxman and reached global limelight with his debut feature film SAMSARA. Nalin, a self-taught filmmaker, was born in a remote village in Gujarat. He made several short films and documentaries before venturing into feature films.

His first feature film SAMSARA, a huge commercial and critical success worldwide won him some thirty plus awards. With box office collection of US$ 27ml, SAMSARA was highest grossing Indian independent film internationally. Nalin's feature documentary AYURVEDA: Art of Being has also won many awards and was theatrically released worldwide. Nalin's epic VALLEY OF FLOWERS was filmed in remote, high altitude Himalayas and in Japan and considered a major underground hit. It still continues to enjoy multiple - platform release with cult, critical and commercial success worldwide.

Nalin has been hired by Forecast Picture to write RACE featuring an incredible story of Jesse Owens and Adolf Hitler. Nalin has been scripting Paris set spy-thriller CODENAME: MADELEINE with Isabelle Sobelman (writer of Oscar winner LA VIE EN ROSE) for Cite Films & Virginie Films France.

He is also attached to direct forthcoming India-New Zealand set drama BEYOND THE KNOWN WORLD for The Reservoir Films NZ and Arsam International France. Nalin has served as Jury member at many prestigious International Film Festivals, has attended several prominent, filmmaking and screenwriter's labs, and has been on the panels at many prestigious cinema, literature & arts conclaves.

Jungle Book Entertainment

Director

Screenwriter

Movies
2021

Last Film Show

2015

Angry Indian Goddesses

2006

Valley of Flowers

2001

Samsara

Documentaries
2013

Faith Connections

Producer

Movies
2021

Last Film Show

Documentaries
2013

Faith Connections

Production designer

Movies
2021

Last Film Show

Actor

Documentaries
2012

Dreamers