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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Anand Gandhi<br />
| image = Anand Gandhi.jpg<br />
| caption = Anand Gandhi in 2011<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|26 September 1980}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India<br />
| nationality = Indian <br />
| partner = [[Kani Kusruti]]<br />
| years_active = 2000–present<br />
| occupation = Filmmaker, Entrepreneur, Writer, Director, Producer, Systems Researcher<br />
}}<br />
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'''Anand Gandhi''' (born Anand Modi,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/indianews/comments/23fic8/hi_this_is_anand_gandhi_khushboo_ranka_and_vinay/cgwhw47|title=Anand Gandhi comments on…|website=reddit|language=en|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref> 26 September 1980) is an Indian filmmaker, entrepreneur, media producer, innovator and systems researcher. He is also the founder/CEO of the Mumbai-based new media studio and systems think tank Memesys Culture Lab.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/anand-gandhi-065551bb|title=Linkedin Bio}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> His debut feature film ''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]'' (2013), which premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] won the [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]] for Best Picture.<ref name="Telegraph 2013-07-10">{{Cite news |date=10 July 2013 |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130710/jsp/t2/story_17098563.jsp |title=Kiran's Theseus Crusade|work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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Gandhi's film as creative director, executive producer and co-writer, ''[[Tumbbad]]'' opened the Critics' Week at the 75th [[Venice Film Festival]], released to a wide critical acclaim in October 2018.<br />
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In 2017, he produced ''[[An Insignificant Man]]'' – a nonfiction thriller directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla on the rise of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] in India. It was released to widespread international and domestic acclaim. The film was picked up by [[Vice Media|Vice]] for International distribution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/vice-media-acquires-indian-political-documentary-an-insignificant-man-1202588991/|title=Vice picks up 'An Insignificant Man'|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=2017-10-13|work=Variety|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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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]].<ref name="TOI Karol">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anand-Gandhi-Excited-About-My-Next-Starring-Kajol/articleshow/55310999.cms|title=Anand Gandhi: Excited about my next starring Kajol |work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref> Gandhi is also the co-creator of ElseVR, India's first [[virtual reality]] (VR) platform aiming to bring "extraordinary and urgent stories" to the digital mainstream.<br />
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Gandhi delivered his INK Talk at the annual INK conference in 2013 where he enumerated his motivations behind making films while expounding on the role of memes in choice-creation.<ref>{{Citation|last=INKtalks|title=Anand Gandhi: Why I make films|date=2014-05-23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJxOJqWoJ60|accessdate=2017-12-05}}</ref> He was a mentor at the [[X Prize Foundation|Xprize]] Visioneers 2016 Summit, an annual gathering of the Xprize enterprise, a leading global non-profit dedicated to encouraging "radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity" through incentivized prize competitions.<ref name="tweet 2016-09-29">{{cite tweet |author=Anand Gandhi |user=memewala |number=781739809895178240 |date=2016-09-29 |title=The XPrize Visioneers Summit has barely begun and already triggered so much inspiration! |access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><ref name="XPrize">{{Cite web|url=https://www.xprize.org/|title=XPRIZE homepage|language=en|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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While on the steering committee of the [[International Film Festival of India|48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)]], Gandhi served as the creative director of the new VR chapter of the festival.<ref name="Potpourri">{{Cite news|url=http://www.apotpourriofvestiges.com/2017/11/anand-gandhi-inspires-students-during.html|title=Anand Gandhi inspires students during Virtual Reality master class at IFFI 2017|work=A Potpourri of Vestiges|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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Anand Gandhi unveiled a poster of his next project, ''Emergence'', on the seventh anniversary of his film ''Ship of Theseus'' on Sunday. Emergence, which is set in a post-pandemic world, is "the story of bit by bit building of resilience through human ingenuity as scientists and everyday heroes create solutions,” says Gandhi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wanted To Make An Accurate Science Fiction: Anand Gandhi On Upcoming Film 'Emergence'|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/entertainment-news-wanted-to-make-an-accurate-science-fiction-anand-gandhi-on-upcoming-film-emergence/357109|access-date=2020-09-02|website=outlookindia.com/}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Anand walked out of college at the age of 18.<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=RSgvVp-WyM8|title=NL Interviews Anand Gandhi|last=newslaundry|date=30 August 2013|via=YouTube}}</ref> Anand was fascinated by the idea of using [[neuroscience]] and [[evolutionary biology]] to answer deep and persistent questions of philosophy. He has cited [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Douglas Adams]] as early influences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://homegrown.co.in/article/1904/curiouser-and-curiouser-an-interview-with-anand-gandhi|title=An Interview With Anand Gandhi|last=Homegrown|website=homegrown.co.in|language=en|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://anand.memesyslab.com/2014/09/total-perspective-vortex-bibliography.html|title=Anand's Blog|website=anand.memesyslab.com|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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In 1996, Anand pursued a program in graphic design and started a studio called Ciceros Graphics. He also taught [[Adobe Photoshop]] and other digital tools, new at the time, to traditional graphic designers. At 16, Anand assisted activist and polemist Abhay Mehta with the maintenance of a [[whistleblowing]] website.<br />
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[[File:The Film Maker and Producer Anand Gandhi at the Master Class on “Virtual Reality The emerging grammar of a new language”, during the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2017), in Panaji, Goa on November 24, 2017.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Anand Gandhi at the ''Master Class'' on ′Virtual Reality: The emerging grammar of a new language′, [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[48th International Film Festival of India|2017]]) ]]<br />
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== Television, theatre and short films ==<br />
Anand Gandhi's writing career began in 2000 when he wrote dialogue for the first eighty-two episodes of popular daily soap opera ''[[Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi]]'' and screenplay for ''[[Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii]]'', both of which became the longest running shows on Indian Television.<ref name="Telegraph 2013-07-10" /> The same year, Anand's play ''Sugandhi'' was awarded the prestigious National Prize. Most of his plays, including ''Sugandhi'', ''Pratyancha'', ''Kshanotsav'', ''Na'', and ''Janashtaru'' were written for the alternative one-act theatre.<ref name="The Hindu Theseus">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Anand-Gandhi-turns-filmmaker-with-ldquoTheseusrsquos-Shiprdquo/article16345021.ece|title=Anand Gandhi turns filmmaker with "Theseus's Ship"|date=2010-04-02|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-05|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Anand has penned one mainstream Gujarati play ''Chal Reverse Ma Jaiye'' and produced ''Grey Elephants In Denmark'' (2009), a Hindi/English play written and directed by [[Chaitanya Tamhane]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/684762/meet-the-27-year-old-director-whose-debut-swept-the-mumbai-film-festival|title=Meet the 27-year-old director whose debut swept the Mumbai Film Festival|last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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He made his film directorial debut with ''[[Right Here, Right Now (film)|Right Here, Right Now]]'' (2003), a critically acclaimed 30-minute short film that dealt with the idea of cyclic causality and was shot in two continuous takes. The film premiered in competition at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]. His second film ''Continuum'' (2006), which he co-wrote and co-directed with Khushboo Ranka, was a montage of simple stories from everyday life, popular culture and folklore that explore "the continuum of life and death, of love and paranoia, of trade and value, of need and invention, of hunger and enlightenment".<ref name="The Hindu Theseus" /><br />
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== ''Ship of Theseus'' ==<br />
Anand's first feature-length film ''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]'' premiered at the 2012 [[Toronto International Film Festival]], where it was discovered as the "hidden gem" of the festival's selection of films that year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.filmicafe.co/news/Ship-of-Theseus---Cameron-Baileys-hidden-gem-from-Mumbai|title=Ship of Theseus - Cameron Baileys hidden gem from Mumbai|last=Inc|first=Filmicafe Media|date=2012-08-30|work=Filmicafe|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-us}}</ref> It won the Best Film Award at the [[Transilvania International Film Festival|Transylvania International Film Festival]], Best Cinematography Award at the [[Tokyo International Film Festival]], the Jury Prize for Technical Excellence at the [[Mumbai Film Festival]], Best Actress Award at the [[Dubai International Film Festival]]. It was given a Special Mention by the Sutherland Jury "for tickling our intellect and showing us rarely-seen facets of Indian life". Film Critic Derek Malcolm put it on the list of "films that changed our lives", made to celebrate the centenary of The Critics' Circle.<ref name="IMDb Theseus">{{Cite web |title=Ship of Theseus (2012) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1773764/ |website=IMDb |accessdate=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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The title of the film alludes to [[Theseus' paradox]], most notably recorded in ''[[Ship of Theseus|Life of Theseus]]'', wherein the Greek historian and philosopher [[Plutarch]] inquires whether a ship that has been restored by replacing all its parts remains the same ship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/07/18/qa-ship-of-theseus-director-anand-gandhi/|title=Q&A: 'Ship of Theseus' Director Anand Gandhi|date=2013-07-18|website=The Wall Street Journal blogs|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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The film was released in India on 19 July 2013. It became the most successful international arthouse film at the Indian box office. In 2014, it won the award for the Best Feature Film of the year at the 61st National Film Awards.<ref name="IMDb Theseus" /><br />
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Post Ship of Theseus, Anand distributed [[Nishtha Jain]]'s documentary film ''[[Gulabi Gang (film)|Gulabi Gang]]'' under his then-company Recyclewala Films, making it one of the first theatrical distributions for a documentary film in India. Gulabi Gang was awarded as the Best Film on Social Issues and the Best Non-Feature Film editing at the 61st National Film Awards.<br />
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From November 2014 to May 2015, Anand was busy shooting for ''Tumbad'', an unreleased fantasy-epic set in the India of 1940s. He is credited as the co-writer, executive producer and creative director of ''Tumbad''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/655248/ship-of-theseus-director-anand-gandhi-discusses-the-making-of-his-first-film|title=Ship of Theseus director Anand Gandhi discusses the making of his first film|author=Scroll Staff|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== Memesys Culture Lab ==<br />
Towards the end of 2015, Anand founded Memesys Culture Lab with Zain Memon, Khushboo Ranka, Vinay Shukla, Neil Pagedar and Pooja Shetty. After some early pioneering work in virtual reality (VR) journalism, the lab launched six VR documentaries on ElseVR, a VR journalism platform. Gandhi and team commissioned documentary filmmakers to capture "extraordinary and urgent stories" in VR, accompanied by a piece of long-form journalism.<br />
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The VR documentaries available on the ElseVR platform are:<br />
* ''When Borders Move'' by Shubhangi Swarup<br />
* ''Yeh Ballet'' by [[Sooni Taraporevala]]<br />
* ''Submerged'' by [[Nishtha Jain]]<br />
* ''Caste is not a Rumour'' by Naomi Shah and Pourush Turel<br />
* ''The Cost of Coal'' by [[Faiza Ahmad Khan]] and Aruna Chandrashekhar<br />
* ''Right to Pray'' by Khushboo Ranka<br />
The ElseVR team also created two behind-the-scenes documentaries, ''Dhaakad'' and ''Inside Dangal'', on the making of [[Aamir Khan]]'s [[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]. For ElseVR, Memesys partnered with [[Amnesty International India]], [[Oxfam|Oxfam India]] and United Nations Virtual Reality (UNVR) and [[BBC News|BBC]].<br />
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On 11 September 2016, Anand's documentary production ''[[An Insignificant Man]]'' had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was also screened at the [[BFI London Film Festival]] and the [[Busan International Film Festival]].<br />
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Directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla, ''An Insignificant Man'' was released in theatres in India on 17 November 2017. The film was released in more than 33 screens across India and continued to perform well into its third and fourth weeks. The box office net of 12 million INR makes it the most successful documentary feature out of India. The film, which chronicles the rise of anti-corruption protests in India and the formation and rise to power of the Aam Aadmi Party, received standing ovations in theatres and was picked up by VICE Media.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood_news/standing-ovations-pouring-non-fiction-thriller-insignificant-man/417494|title=Standing Ovations Pouring In For Non-Fiction-Thriller 'An Insignificant Man'|publisher=Business of Cinema|date=22 November 2017|access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref><br />
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Gandhi has also completed development on three projects – ''Ok Computer'', ''New Aesop's Fables'' and ''Some of All Pasts''. For ''Ok Computer'', a science-fiction comedy created by collaborators Pooja Shetty and Neil Pagedar, Bollywood star [[Hrithik Roshan]] has been confirmed in lead. Australian actor [[Hugo Weaving]] may be roped in to play one of the parts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/anand-gandhi-set-to-launch-india-s-first-mega-virtual-reality-lab/17259194|title=Anand Gandhi set to launch India s first mega virtual reality lab|work=mid-day|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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Anand's play ''Beta Kaagdo'', which he adapted into a screenplay along with Mitesh Shah, is being made into a feature film with Kajol in lead. The film is being directed by [[Pradeep Sarkar]] and produced by [[Ajay Devgn]].<ref name="TOI Karol" /><br />
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Anand has called himself an admirer of Kajol's work and said that he loved "talking and discussing ideas with her".<ref name="TOI Karol" /><br />
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== Talks and engagements ==<br />
In 2013, Anand was awarded the "Contribution to Jain Philosophy prize" by [[University of Mumbai|Mumbai University]].<ref name="Insider Jitish Kallat">{{Cite web|url=https://insider.in/sightings-jitish-kallat-in-conversation-with-anand-gandhi-mar1/event|title=Sightings: Jitish Kallat in Conversation with Anand Gandhi|website=insider.in|language=en|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref> Anand was selected for the INK Fellowship which comprised "around 25 young change-makers from across disciplines like art, science, social concerns, sport and technology, who they believe will be game-changers in their respective fields".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/google-to-support-ink-fellows-programme/articleshow/24550111.cms|title=Google to support INK Fellows Programme|date=2013-10-22|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref> He delivered his Ink Talk at the INK2013 conference in [[Kochi]] where he spoke at length about his motivations as a filmmaker while "gexploring the ideas, metaphors, memes, and the information packaged in those memes that influence our choices profoundly".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/thought-in-motion/article5272300.ece|title=Thought in motion|last=Elias|first=Esther|date=2013-10-25|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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Anand was a speaker at the [[Singularity University]] (SingularityU) Forum in India, where he shared his ideas on using insights from cognitive science in narrative structures. The summit also featured talks by [[Peter Diamandis]], Rob Nail, Neil Jacobstein, and [[Stefan Sagmeister]], among others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/entertainment/back-to-the-future/article8283878.ece|title=Anand Gandhi with SingularityU|last=Amiruddin|first=Zahra|date=2016-02-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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Gandhi is also the recipient of the Rajeev Circle Fellowship, designed to "identify and empower young entrepreneurs".<ref name="Insider Jitish Kallat" /><br />
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Gandhi delivered a talk on the evolutionary function of awe at the launch of the first [[Daqri|DAQRI]] AR helmet.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/videos-in-virtual-reality-format-says-anand-gandhi/article7447754.ece|title=Get ready for experiential viewing|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2015-07-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-12-05|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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Gandhi was a mentor at the [[Xprize]] Visioneers 2016 Summit to vote on solutions that needed to be incentivised and accelerated by the prize. Early detection of [[cancer]] and technological solutions for [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]] (ALS) were the most voted for projects at the summit, along with the Avatar Xprize sponsored by Japanese airlines [[All Nippon Airways|ANA]] to "create prototypes of avatars that satisfy the goal of transporting people's consciousness".<ref name="tweet 2016-09-29" /><ref name="XPrize" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ana-avatar-xprize-selected-as-a-top-prize-concept-at-xprizes-visioneers-2016-summit-300338897.html|title="ANA AVATAR XPRIZE" Selected As A Top Prize Concept At XPRIZE's Visioneers 2016 Summit|last=ANA|website=prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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Gandhi moderated a masterclass at the [[Global Entrepreneurship Summit]] 2017 on the future of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ges2017.org/agenda/|title=Agenda|website=ges2017.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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Gandhi was invited by the I&B Ministry to lead the VR chapter of the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2017 held in Goa. He delivered a masterclass on VR as the new medium to "preserve records and memories for posterity".<ref name="Potpourri" /><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Year !! Film !! Contribution !! Awards/Notes<br />
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| 2003 || ''[[Right Here, Right Now (film)|Right Here, Right Now]]'' || Director / Writer / Producer / DOP ||[[Syracuse International Film Festival]] – Best Film (International Short)<ref name=exp/><br>[[Shnit international shortfilmfestival|Shnit International Short-Film Festival]] – Best Film (Audience Choice Award)<ref name=exp>{{cite web | title = Sea change |website=Indian Express| url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sea-change/593656/0 |author=Jaskiran Kapoor|date=22 March 2010| accessdate = 5 September 2014 }}</ref><br>Mocha Film Club – Best Film<br />
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| 2006 || ''Continuum'' || Director / Writer / Producer / DOP || Hanover Up and Coming Film Festival – Film Comet<ref name=exp/><br />
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| 2013 || ''[[Ship of Theseus (film)|Ship of Theseus]]'' || Director / Writer / Producer ||[[National Film Awards]] – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]]<br>[[Hong Kong International Film Festival]] – [[SIGNIS|SIGNIS Award (Special Mention)]]<br>[[London International Film Festival]] – [[Sutherland Trophy|Sutherland Award (Special Mention)]]<br>[[Screen Weekly Awards]] – Jury Prize<br>[[Transylvania International Film Festival]] – [[Transylvania International Film Festival|Best Film]]<br>[[Sakhalin Film Festival]] – [[Sakhalin Film Festival|Grand Prix]]<br>[[Mumbai Film Festival]] – [[Mumbai Film Festival|Jury Prize for Technical Excellence]]<br>[[Tokyo International Film Festival]] – [[Tokyo International Film Festival|Best Artistic Contribution Award]]<br />
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| 2017 || ''[[An Insignificant Man]]'' || Producer || [[Toronto International Film Festival]] <br />
[[BFI London Film Festival]] [[Busan International Film Festival]]<br />
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[[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] [[Warsaw International Film Festival]] - Best Documentary<br />
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[[New York Indian Film Festival]] [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]]<br />
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[[Brooklyn Film Festival]] [[Sheffield Doc/Fest]]<br />
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[[AFI Docs]] [[Copenhagen International Documentary Festival]]<br />
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[[International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights]]<br />
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Directed by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla<br />
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|2018<br />
|''[[Helicopter Eela]]''<br />
|Co-Writer<br />
|Directed by Pradeep Sarkar<br />
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|2018 || ''[[Tumbbad]]'' || Creative Director / Writer / Producer/ Screenplay || Directed by Rahi Anil Barve<br />
|}<br />
=== Television ===<br />
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! Year !! Title !! Contribution !! Network!!Awards/Notes<br />
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| 2021 || '' [[ OK Computer (TV series) | OK Computer]] ''|| Creator, Producer || [[Hotstar]] ||<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He was born into a Vaishnav Gujarati family and spoke Gujarati for the first ten years of his life, and his surname was Modi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMvyqIoPluc|title=Shut Up Ya Kunal - Episode 15 : Anubhav Sinha & Anand Gandhi|work=Kunal Kamra|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref> Later his mother got re-married and he was adopted and raised by a Gujarati [[Jainism|Jain]] family, changing his surname to Gandhi. He has always identified himself as thoroughly non-religious and atheistic. He lives with his partner [[Kani Kusruti]] in Mumbai. He loves Gujarati poetry, including that of [[Ramesh Parekh]], [[Mareez]], and Shekhadam Abuwala. He writes poetry but does not publish it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gujarati-poetry-meets-Greek-paradox/articleshow/21751521.cms?from=mdr|title=Gujarati poetry meets Greek paradox |work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-12-05}}</ref><br />
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