Govind Nihalani is an Indian film director, cinematographer, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Hindi cinema. He has been the recipient of six National Film Awards, and five Bollywood Filmfare Awards. In 1996, his script for Drohkaal was adapted by Kamal Hassan for its Tamil remake, Kuruthipunal, which subsequently became India’s official entry for the 68th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category.
Govind Nihalani Biography / Wiki
| Name | Govind Nihalani |
| Also Know | Govind Nihlani, गोविंद निहलानी |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | Karachi, British India |
| Date of Birth | 1940-12-19 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 81 |
| Deathday |
Govind Nihalani Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Aghaat | Director | 1985-08-29 | Madhav Verma is an honest and straight-forward union representative at Shivalik Engineering Works. His position and effectiveness is challenged when … |
| Thakshak | Director | 1999-12-02 | Nahar Singh’s (Amrish Puri) fore-fathers and he have sworn to protect the family and heirs of powerful underworld don, Jodhabhai and his heirs for gen… |
| Ardh Satya | Director | 1983-08-19 | A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality…. |
| Party | Director | 1984-04-01 | The Government of India has chosen to present a literary award to Divakar Barve in recognition of his contribution to Indian Arts and Cinema. Divakar … |
| Dev | Director | 2004-06-11 | Joint Commissioner of Police Dev Pratap Singh, a duty-bound, self-righteous officer, and Special Commissioner Tejinder Khosla, the balancing force bet… |
| Aakrosh | Director | 1980-01-01 | Allegedly based on a true incident reported on page 7 of a local newspaper, the film was a scathing satire on the corruption in the judicial system an… |
| Mother Of 1084 | Director | 1998-03-20 | Dibyanath Chatterji, his bank-employed wife, Sujata, and only child, a son, Brati, live a middle-class existence in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, circ… |
| Drohkaal | Director | 1994-08-31 | Drohkaal (Times of Betrayal) deals with India’s fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police offi… |
| Drishti | Director | 1990-08-30 | Sandhya and Nikhil have been married for eight years and live a wealthy lifestyle in Bombay, along with a daughter, Rashmi. However, their lives chang… |
| The Victor | Director | 1982-11-18 | Vijeta (The Victor) is the coming of age story of Angad (Kunal Kapoor). Confused like any other teenager trying to find himself and caught in between … |
| Silence! The Court Is in Session | Assistant Director | 1971-01-01 | A political and social satire on middle-class society’s hypocrisy. A group of teachers plan to stage a play in a village. When a cast-member does not … |
| Sanshodhan | Director | 1996-01-01 | The amendment in the law, making it compulsory for one-third of the Gram Panchayat representatives to be women, is not received favourably by the ruli… |
| She and Others | Director | 2017-07-21 | Anirudh Godbole and Naina are a contemporary upwardly mobile middle-class Maharashtrian couple. They stay with their 2 daughters in a comfortable flat… |
| Gandhi | Second Unit Director | 1982-11-30 | In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian … |
| Up Up & Up | Director | 2019-01-01 | … |
| Pita | Director | 1991-01-01 | The story depicts the vulnerability of a man who is victimized by his wife who plots to prove his husband mentally insane. She is in disagreement with… |
| Body | Director | 2001-01-01 | A jobless married man falls for a multinational company’s offer to provide his family a life of luxury for the rest of their lives in exchange for bod… |
| Rukmavati’s Mansion | Director | 1991-01-01 | Federico Garcia Lorca’s Spanish play The House of Bernarda Alba Indianised in it’s setting and treatment of the story…. |
| Director | Based on the novel by Bhisham Sahni, Tamas is an epic drama set against the backdrop of riot-stricken North India on the eve of Partition in 1947. Nat… | ||
Govind Nihalani Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Dev | Producer | 2004-06-11 | Joint Commissioner of Police Dev Pratap Singh, a duty-bound, self-righteous officer, and Special Commissioner Tejinder Khosla, the balancing force bet… |
| Mother Of 1084 | Producer | 1998-03-20 | Dibyanath Chatterji, his bank-employed wife, Sujata, and only child, a son, Brati, live a middle-class existence in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, circ… |
| Silence! The Court Is in Session | Producer | 1971-01-01 | A political and social satire on middle-class society’s hypocrisy. A group of teachers plan to stage a play in a village. When a cast-member does not … |
| Body | Producer | 2001-01-01 | A jobless married man falls for a multinational company’s offer to provide his family a life of luxury for the rest of their lives in exchange for bod… |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Dev | Writer | 2004-06-11 | Joint Commissioner of Police Dev Pratap Singh, a duty-bound, self-righteous officer, and Special Commissioner Tejinder Khosla, the balancing force bet… |
| Mother Of 1084 | Screenplay | 1998-03-20 | Dibyanath Chatterji, his bank-employed wife, Sujata, and only child, a son, Brati, live a middle-class existence in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, circ… |
| Drohkaal | Writer | 1994-08-31 | Drohkaal (Times of Betrayal) deals with India’s fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police offi… |
| The Victor | Writer | 1982-11-18 | Vijeta (The Victor) is the coming of age story of Angad (Kunal Kapoor). Confused like any other teenager trying to find himself and caught in between … |
| Up Up & Up | Screenplay | 2019-01-01 | … |
| Pita | Screenplay | 1991-01-01 | The story depicts the vulnerability of a man who is victimized by his wife who plots to prove his husband mentally insane. She is in disagreement with… |
| Kuruthipunal | Original Story | 1995-10-23 | Adhi, a policeman, plans Operation Dhanush to catch a dreaded terrorist, Badri, and save innocent lives. However, when Badri, threatens his family, he… |
| Body | Screenplay | 2001-01-01 | A jobless married man falls for a multinational company’s offer to provide his family a life of luxury for the rest of their lives in exchange for bod… |
| Rukmavati’s Mansion | Screenplay | 1991-01-01 | Federico Garcia Lorca’s Spanish play The House of Bernarda Alba Indianised in it’s setting and treatment of the story…. |
| Screenplay | Based on the novel by Bhisham Sahni, Tamas is an epic drama set against the backdrop of riot-stricken North India on the eve of Partition in 1947. Nat… | ||
Other Info
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Party | Director of Photography | 1984-04-01 | The Government of India has chosen to present a literary award to Divakar Barve in recognition of his contribution to Indian Arts and Cinema. Divakar … |
| The Victor | Director of Photography | 1982-11-18 | Vijeta (The Victor) is the coming of age story of Angad (Kunal Kapoor). Confused like any other teenager trying to find himself and caught in between … |
| Ankur | Director of Photography | 1974-07-20 | Laxmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Both husband and wife work for the weal… |
| Gandhi | Second Unit Director of Photography | 1982-11-30 | In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian … |
| Pita | Director of Photography | 1991-01-01 | The story depicts the vulnerability of a man who is victimized by his wife who plots to prove his husband mentally insane. She is in disagreement with… |
| Rukmavati’s Mansion | Director of Photography | 1991-01-01 | Federico Garcia Lorca’s Spanish play The House of Bernarda Alba Indianised in it’s setting and treatment of the story…. |
| Kondura | Director of Photography | 1978-01-01 | The film involves the life of a young man who comes to believe that he has been bestowed supernatural powers. As the story unfolds, this boon eventual… |
| Dev | Cinematography | 2004-06-11 | Joint Commissioner of Police Dev Pratap Singh, a duty-bound, self-righteous officer, and Special Commissioner Tejinder Khosla, the balancing force bet… |
| Aakrosh | Cinematography | 1980-01-01 | Allegedly based on a true incident reported on page 7 of a local newspaper, the film was a scathing satire on the corruption in the judicial system an… |
| Mother Of 1084 | Cinematography | 1998-03-20 | Dibyanath Chatterji, his bank-employed wife, Sujata, and only child, a son, Brati, live a middle-class existence in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, circ… |
| Drohkaal | Cinematography | 1994-08-31 | Drohkaal (Times of Betrayal) deals with India’s fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police offi… |
| Manthan | Cinematography | 1976-10-01 | A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative society dairy for the betterment of the rural people…. |
| Satyajit Ray | Cinematography | 1984-01-01 | Documentary on director Satyajit Ray, featuring an extensive interview and clips from his films, and location shooting of his film “The Home and the W… |
| Kaadu | Cinematography | 1973-01-04 | A rural drama about the rivalry between two villages as seen through the eyes of a young boy, Kitti…. |
| Nishant | Cinematography | 1975-06-06 | A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated… |
| Bhumika | Cinematography | 1977-11-11 | A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to de… |
| Cinematography | Based on the novel by Bhisham Sahni, Tamas is an epic drama set against the backdrop of riot-stricken North India on the eve of Partition in 1947. Nat… | ||
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