Nisha Ganatra

director • producer • actress

Nisha Ganatra is a film director, film producer, screenwriter and actress of Indian ancestry. She is best known for her films Chutney Popcorn (1999) and Cosmopolitan (2003), and for being a consulting producer on, and directing three episodes of, the first season of the Golden Globe–winning TV serie...

Born: June 25, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (age 51)

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41 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Freakier Friday Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	2025
Deli Boys TV Show	7.4	Production	Executive Producer(10 Episodes)	2025
Clean Slate TV Show	6.4	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2025
Welcome to Chippendales Limited Series	7.1	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2022
And Just Like That... TV Show	5.5	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2021
The High Note Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	2020
#WombStories Movie	—	Directing	Director	2020
Late Night Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	2019
Black Monday TV Show	7.3	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2019
Dollface TV Show	7.2	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2019
Half the Picture Movie	7.1	Actress	Self	2018
Dear White People TV Show	6.2	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2017
Future Man TV Show	8.0	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2017
Great News TV Show	6.9	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2017
Better Things TV Show	7.7	Directing	Director(4 Episodes)	2016
Center Stage: On Pointe Movie	5.8	Writing	Writer	2016
Mr. Robot TV Show	8.4	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2015
The Last Man on Earth TV Show	7.5	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2015
Red Oaks TV Show	7.8	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2014
Transparent TV Show	7.6	Directing	Director(3 Episodes)	2014
Code Academy Short Film	6.7	Writing	Writer	2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine TV Show	8.3	Directing	Director(3 Episodes)	2013
Pete's Christmas Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	2013
The Hunters Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	2013
The Mindy Project TV Show	7.3	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2012
Shameless TV Show	8.3	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2011
Haven TV Show	7.7	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	2010
The Cheetah Girls: One World Movie	4.9	Writing	Screenplay	2008
Will You Merry Me? Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	2008
Bam Bam and Celeste Movie	5.0	Actress	Linda	2005
Cake Movie	5.0	Directing	Director	2005
Fast Food High Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	2003
Cosmopolitan Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	2003
Bliss TV Show	5.3	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	2002
Chutney Popcorn Movie	5.6	Actress	Reena	2001
Chutney Popcorn Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	2001
The Acting Class Movie	5.5	Actress	Exotic Dancer	2000
Fairy Tale Short Film	5.7	Camera	Director of Photography	1998
Junky Punky Girlz Short Film	8.0	Directing	Director	1996
Untitled Boy Band Pic Movie	—	Directing	Director	—
Unaccustomed Earth TV Show	—	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	—

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