Nisha Ganatra

Nisha Ganatra

1974-06-25 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 21 Credits

Biography

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 series Transparent. Ganatra graduated from the New York University (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts where she studied with Martin Scorcese and Spike Lee. She is openly lesbian. Description above from the Wi...

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Freakier Friday

Freakier Friday

2025

Director

Directing

Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad ch...

#WombStories

#WombStories

2020

Director

Directing

Our #wombstories​ are never simple. But all of them – the weird and the wonderful; the happy and the sad – need to be heard.

The High Note

The High Note

2020

Director

7.0
Directing

Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. ...

Late Night

Late Night

2019

Director

6.4
Directing

A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over di...

Half the Picture

Half the Picture

2018

as Self

6.6
Acting

At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.

Center Stage: On Pointe

Center Stage: On Pointe

2016

Writer, Executive Producer

6.5
Writing Producing

Jonathan Reeves is tasked with infusing more contemporary styles and modernism into the American Ballet Academy, and enlists his top choreographers Ch...

FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

2014

Director, Writer

5.0
Directing Writing

In the future, the gender disparity gap was addressed with a radical idea: keep boys and girls physically separate until the age of eighteen. In this ...

Pete's Christmas

Pete's Christmas

2013

Director

5.7
Directing

An overlooked middle child finds himself in the unexpected spotlight when he realizes his family's terrible Christmas day keeps repeating. As the only...

The Hunters

The Hunters

2013

Director, Executive Producer

5.6
Directing Producing

Imagine if all mythical artifacts, from Jason's Golden Fleece to Cinderella's glass slippers, were real. Well, they are -- and for centuries, a secret...

Will You Merry Me?

Will You Merry Me?

2008

Director

4.8
Directing

During Christmas and Hanukkah, Rebecca and Hank must go through the anxiety-filled process of meeting the in-laws while immersed in their future famil...

The Cheetah Girls: One World

The Cheetah Girls: One World

2008

Screenplay

6.1
Writing

Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua are off to India to star in a Bollywood movie. But when they discover that they will have to compete against each other to g...

Bam Bam and Celeste

Bam Bam and Celeste

2005

as Linda

4.1
Acting

Celeste and Bam Bam escape their Midwest hometown for New York, and take on their high-school nemeses - the dictators of the world-famous Salon Mirage...

Cake

Cake

2005

Director

4.8
Directing

A travel writer improves her love life when she becomes an editor for her father's wedding magazine.

Fast Food High

Fast Food High

2003

Director

6.0
Directing

Fast Food High tells the story of Emma Redding, a young fast food restaurant employee who musters her inner Erin Brockovich and tries to start a union...

Cosmopolitan

2003

Director

6.0
Directing

A single bachelor, an oddly attractive neighbor and a popular women's magazine are the ingredients of this delicious romance that pays homage to class...

Chutney Popcorn

Chutney Popcorn

2001

as Reena

5.2
Acting

Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile. ...

Chutney Popcorn

Chutney Popcorn

2001

Director, Writer, Producer

5.2
Directing Writing Producing

Reena is a young Indian American lesbian who lives and works in New York. Her sister Sarita, who is happily married, discovers that she is infertile. ...

The Acting Class

The Acting Class

2000

as Exotic Dancer

5.5
Acting

A comedy about an exceptionally dysfunctional acting class. Playing unsuspecting college students, Liz and Jill set off to find the most influential a...

Fairy Tale

Fairy Tale

1998

Director of Photography

4.5
Directing

Gay man brings his lover to meet his homophobic parents.

Untitled Boy Band Pic

N/A

Director

Directing

A feature about an Indian boy band.

Junky Punky Girlz

N/A

Director

Directing

A short, humorous film! One afternoon in the life of a young woman from the East Village in New York City... With the help of two of her friends, sh...