Ashoke Pandit


Ashoke Pandit is an Indian filmmaker, social activist. He currently serves as the president of the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association.

Career

Ashoke Pandit began his career acting in plays while attending Narsee Monjee College, Mumbai. After graduating, he continued directing plays at the college, until he was eventually offered a sponsorship from the Indian People's Theatre Association. Pandit worked as an Associate Director for Raman Kumar, Kundan Shah, and Manjul Sinha, until rising to his own prominence as the producer and director of the comedy TV series Filmi Chakkar. He would later go on to direct the TV shows Tere Mere Sapne and Colgate Top Ten.
In 1999, he won a RAPA award for Best Picture for his documentary Sharnarthi Apne Desh Mein, a 40 minute film detailing the plight of Kashmiri Pandit refugees during 1989-1990. In 2010, he released A Village of Windows, a documentary detailing the hardships of the Kashmiri village of Dardpura.
Most recently, Pandit was a co-producer of the 2019 film The Accidental Prime Minister He serves as the President of the Indian Film & Television Director's Association, and is the Chief Advisor of FWICE.