Nandan Saxena

Nandan Saxena is a multi National Film Award winning Indian documentary filmmaker.^[1][2] He has won National film Awards thrice.

Saxena receiving Rajat Kamal award from 12th Vice President of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari, at National Film Awards (2011), held in 2012

Nandan Saxena
Saxena, IFFI 2014
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	India
Education	Journalism
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, journalist
Spouse	Kavita Bahl
Awards	3 National Film Awards

Awards

Year	Award(s)	Category	Film	Result	Ref(s).
2014	National Film Awards	Best Environment Film Including Agriculture	I Cannot Give You My Forest	Won	[3]
2013		Special Mention	Candles In The Wind		[3]
2011		Best Investigative Film	Cotton for My Shroud		[3]

Selected filmography

• I Cannot Give You My Forest (2014)
• Cotton for My Shroud (2011)
• Candles In The Wind (2013)
• Wings ^[4]
• A stitch in time ^[5]

Personal life

Saxena's parents were teachers.^[6] He studied journalism.^[7] He is married to Kavita Bahl, an Indian filmmaker.^[8] The couple quit journalism on returning to Delhi in 1996 and took on film-making.^[9]

References

1. "Once Upon a Forest". The Indian Express. India: The Indian Express. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
2. "Filmmaking is not about technology only; it's an art of storytelling through camera –Nandan Saxena". pib.gov.in. India: Government of India. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
3. "Nandan Saxena Awards: List of awards and nominations received by Nandan Saxena :Times of India Entertainment". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. India: The Times of India. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
4. Saxena, Nandan; Programme (India), United Nations Development (1900). "Wings". Trove, National Library of Australia. Australia: Government of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
5. Saxena, Nandan; Bahl, Kavita; Programme (India), United Nations Development (1900). "A stitch in time". Trove, National Library of Australia. Australia: Government of Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
6. "The Root Runs Deep". The Indian Express. India: The Indian Express. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
7. sreenivasan, deepthi (19 November 2015). "Docu couple in town". Deccan Chronicle. India: Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
8. Datta, Sravasti (18 April 2012). "Telling suppressed stories". The Hindu. India. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
9. "Selfless endeavour". Hindustan Times. India: Hindustan Times. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2020.