About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1974-06-25
Place of birth:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website:
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Nisha Ganatra

Overview

Nisha Ganatra (born June 25, 1974) is a Canadian film director, film producer, screenwriter and actress of Indian ancestry. She is best known for directing the films Late Night (2019) and Freakier Friday (2025).

She began her career directing the films Chutney Popcorn (1999) and Cosmopolitan (2003), and was a consulting producer on, and directed three episodes of, the first season of the TV series Transparent. Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with Martin Scorcese and Spike Lee.

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Known for

Acting
2018 Half the Picture Actor Self 59
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2005 Bam Bam and Celeste Actor Linda 58
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2001 Chutney Popcorn Actor Reena 58
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2000 The Acting Class Actor Exotic Dancer 59
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Directing
2025 Freakier Friday Directing Director 60
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2020 #WombStories Directing Director N/A
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2020 The High Note Directing Director 64
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2019 Late Night Directing Director 61
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2014 FUTURESTATES: Code Academy Directing Director 58
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2013 Pete's Christmas Directing Director 58
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2013 The Hunters Directing Director 57
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2008 Will You Merry Me? Directing Director 58
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2005 Cake Directing Director 56
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2003 Fast Food High Directing Director 59
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2003 Cosmopolitan Directing Director 58
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2001 Chutney Popcorn Directing Director 58
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Untitled Boy Band Pic Directing Director N/A
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Junky Punky Girlz Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2016 Center Stage: On Pointe Writing Writer 59
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2014 FUTURESTATES: Code Academy Writing Writer 58
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2008 The Cheetah Girls: One World Writing Screenplay 59
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2001 Chutney Popcorn Writing Writer 58
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Production
2025 Deli Boys Production Executive Producer 69
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2016 Center Stage: On Pointe Production Executive Producer 59
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2013 The Hunters Production Executive Producer 57
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2001 Chutney Popcorn Production Producer 58
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Unaccustomed Earth Production Executive Producer N/A
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Camera
1998 Fairy Tale Camera Director of Photography 58
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