Anand Gandhi
From Mumbai - India • Born in Sep 26, 1980 (46 years old)
Anand Gandhi (born Anand Modi, 26 September 1980) is an Indian filmmaker, entrepreneur, media producer, innovator and systems researcher. His debut feature film, Ship of Theseus (2013), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won the National Film Award for Best Picture. His second film, Tumbbad (2018), for which he served as director, creative director, executive producer, and screenwriter, opened the Critics' Week at the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Gandhi is also the founder of Memesys Culture Lab, a new media studio and systems think tank. In 2017, Gandhi produced An Insignificant Man, a documentary film directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla about the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party in India. The film was acquired by Vice for international distribution. He also produced the documentary film While We Watched. Actor and producer Ajay Devgn bought rights to Gandhi's play Beta Kaagdo. It has been made into the feature film Helicopter Eela, starring Bollywood actress Kajol. Gandhi is also the co-creator of ElseVR, a virtual reality (VR) platform that produces and distributes immersive storytelling experiences. He has produced the board games SHASN and SHASN: Azadi created by Zain Memon. While on the steering committee of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Gandhi served as the creative director of the new VR chapter of the festival. Gandhi has also co-created the MAYA Narrative Universe with game designer Zain Memon. (Via Wikipedia)
