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Nila Madhab Panda
Nila Madhab Panda
Occupation	Filmmaker, director
Years active	1998 – present
Honours	Padma Shri (2016)

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Nila Madhab Panda is an Indian film producer and director. Panda has directed and produced over 70 films, documentaries, and shorts^[1] based on social issues, such as climate change, child labor, education, water issues, sanitation and other developmental issues in India.^[2] Many of his films are based on his own experiences. He has won several awards and received critical acclaim for his films which have been described as "entertaining yet socially relevant."^[3]^[4]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Panda was born in Odisha, and studied Entrepreneurship at IIM Bangalore.^[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

Nila Madhab Panda is an Odia director and producer involved in making Hindi films, documentaries, short films and public service advertising campaigns.^[6] He has served on the juries of national and international film festivals, such as International Film Festival of India (IFFI).^[7] He started his career by assisting director Robin Romanov and producer Barbara Broccoli.

His first feature film I Am Kalam won 34 international awards along with a national award.^[8]^[9] His second feature film Jalpari (Desert Mermaid) received the MIP Junior award at Cannes.^[10] His project Kadvi Hawa (Dark wind) was critically acclaimed and received a national award.^[11]^[12] This is one of the first films that brought climate change into Indian cinema.^{[citation needed]} His feature-length documentary God's own people narrated by Amitabh Bachchan connects between people's faith with tree and God.^[13]

Halkaa (Relief), a musical film with children, narrates a story about the Swachhata Abhiyaan (Clean India Mission) and the importance of sanitation. It won Best Film at the Grand Prix in Poland.^[14] In February 2021, Panda announced that his First Odia language film Kalira Atita had been submitted to the Oscars 2021 in the General Category and was available for Academy screening.^[15] However, the film did not make the cut for Oscar nominations.^[16]

Direction[edit | edit source]

Feature films[edit | edit source]

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes	Ref(s)
Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer	Notes	Ref(s)
2002	Swajaldhara	Yes	Yes		Documentary	^[17]
2005	Climates First Orphans	Yes	Yes		Documentary	^[17]^[18]
2010	I am Kalam	Yes		Yes		^[19]
2012	Jalpari	Yes				^[20]
2014	Babloo Happy Hai	Yes	Yes			^[21]
2015	Kaun Kitne Paani Mein	Yes	Yes	Yes		^[22]
2016	God's Own People	Yes			Documentary	^[23]
2017	Kadvi Hawa	Yes	Yes	Yes		^[24]
2018	Halkaa	Yes	Yes			^[25]^[26]
2019	Biju Babu		Yes
2020	Kalira Atita	Yes	Yes			Odia film
2023	The Jengaburu Curse	Yes		Yes	TV series on SonyLIV
2025	Spying Stars	No	Yes	No	Premiere at the BFF	^[27]

Film awards[edit | edit source]

Jalpari won MIP Junior award for best film, 2012, Cannes^[10]
Viewers' Choice award at IFFLA, 2011
Best Feature Film (I am Kalam) in Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2011^[28]
People's Choice Award at the Montreal International Children's Film Festival, 2011^{[citation needed]}
Best Feature Film award at Silent River Film Festival (SRFF), California, 2011^{[citation needed]}
Best Director award at Silent River Film Festival (SRFF), California, 2011^{[citation needed]}
Winner of the Don Quixote Prize of the International Cine Club Federations at the Lucas International Film Festival, Germany, 2010^[29]
Winner of "Best feature film" at the Lucas International Film Festival, Frankfurt 2010^[29]
"Special Jury mention" CineKid International Film Festivals 2010^{[citation needed]}
"International Jury's Special Mention" at the Ale Kino International Film Festival, Poland 2010^{[citation needed]}
Bronze Cairo for Best Feature at Cairo International Film Festival for Children, Cairo, 2012^{[citation needed]}
The Prize of the International Center of Films For Children & Young People (CIFEJ) at the Cairo International Film Festival for Children, Cairo, 2012^{[citation needed]}
Winner of "Best feature film" from the Indian Panorama by the Young Jury at the 41st International, Film Festival of India 2010^{[citation needed]}
Best Debut Director – Aravindam Purashkaram, 2011^[30]
Golden Elephant Award for the Best Screenplay at 17th International Children's Film Festival, India,2011^{[citation needed]}
Best Feature Film in CMS International Film Festival, 2011^{[citation needed]}
"Audience Favorite choice" at the Barbican London Children Film Festival 2010^{[citation needed]}
Audience Favorite at Barbican London Children's Film Festival, 2011^{[citation needed]}
Best Feature Film, Dream Fest – Slatina, 2012^{[citation needed]}
Best Film (Halkaa) at the Grand Prix in Poland, 2018^[14]

Other awards and recognition[edit | edit source]

Padma Shri, 2016^[31]
British Council - Creative Futures of India 2006 (Longest Journey award)^{[citation needed]}
UK Environment Film Fellowship 2005^{[citation needed]}
Heroism in Cinematography, 2003 THP, New York^{[citation needed]}
"Excellence in media" for fighting the cause female foeticide^{[citation needed]}
United Nations Visual Media fellowship 2002^{[citation needed]}
"Odisha icon" 2011^{[citation needed]}
"Living Legend" 2012^{[citation needed]}
"Son of Odisha" 2012^{[citation needed]}
"Bharat Gaurav (India's pride)" 2015^{[citation needed]}
Asia Pacific entrepreneurship award^{[citation needed]}
Karmaveer Purasakar^{[citation needed]}
2021 - Jury member at 52nd International Film Festival of India, Goa 2021^[32]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Nila Madhab Panda - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
↑ "Nila Madhab Panda - Filmography". Art House Cinema. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
↑ "Nila Madhab Panda's next film is on climate change - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
↑ "blowing-the-wind-of-change". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
↑ Shukla, Anuradha. "B-School Brigade On Untrodden Paths". BW Businessworld. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
↑ "Climate's First Orphans". YouTube. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
↑ "IFFI Jury - Press Release". Government of India - PIB. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
↑ "I Am Kalam Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
↑ "I Am Kalam Review". Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 "'Jalpari' wins award at Cannes". www.indiatvnews.com. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
↑ Prachitara (7 April 2017). "Nila Madhab Panda's Kadvi Hawa bags National Film Award". Odisha Bytes. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
↑ Rajpal, Seema (29 December 2017). "Why you have to watch Nila Madhab Panda's climate change film Kadvi Hawa ASAP". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
↑ Bal, Sandip (25 October 2016). "Bachchan's Voice for Nabakalebara Documentary". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 "Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa bags best film Grand Prix in Poland". Hindustan Times. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
↑ Balachandran, Logesh (20 February 2021). "Nila Madhab's Odia film Kalira Atita joins Oscars race. Details here". India Today. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
↑ "Odia Film 'Kalira Atita' Out Of Oscars 2021 Race". Odisha Bytes. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 Panicker, Anahita (23 November 2017). "We deserve every kind of cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "Climate's First Orphans, from : British Council India". Culture Unplugged. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "I Am Kalam Director to Receive Padma Shri, Says It's an 'Achievement'". NDTV. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "Panda's 'Jalpari-The Desert Mermaid' wins in Singapore". The Times of India. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "Babloo Happy Hai: I am not selling sex and vulgarity, says director". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "'Kaun Kitne Paani Mein' is a satire: Director Nila Madhab Panda". The Indian Express. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "Odia filmaker Nila Madhab's documentary 'God's Own People' to be screened at Cannes". DNA India.^{[dead link]}
↑ "Kadvi Hawa director wants people to be conscious about environment". Hindustan Times. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa heads to Montreal for world premiere". Mid-Day. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "Nila Madhab Panda's 'Halkaa' wins top honour at FIFEM fest". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
↑ "Busan International Film Festival: Nila Madhab Panda-Backed 'Spying Stars' Selected As Part Of Inaugural Competition Section". The Hollywood Reporter. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
↑ "28th ANNUAL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2011 AWARDS" (PDF). festival.facets.org/awards. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
↑ ^29.0 ^29.1 "I am Kalam wins Best Feature Film award at Lucas Film Festival | Smile Foundation". www.smilefoundationindia.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
↑ "Aravindan Puraskaram for Nila Panda". The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
↑ PrameyaNews7. "Odisha's Nila Madhab Panda and Kosli poet Haldhar Nag chosen for Padma Shri Award". Prameya News7. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ "Martin Scorsese, Istvan Szabo to be honoured at Iffi 2021". Times of India. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

[70flms-1] "Nila Madhab Panda - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[2] "Nila Madhab Panda - Filmography". Art House Cinema. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

[3] "Nila Madhab Panda's next film is on climate change - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[4] "blowing-the-wind-of-change". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[5] Shukla, Anuradha. "B-School Brigade On Untrodden Paths". BW Businessworld. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[6] "Climate's First Orphans". YouTube. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.

[7] "IFFI Jury - Press Release". Government of India - PIB. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[8] "I Am Kalam Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[9] "I Am Kalam Review". Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.

[canneswin-10] 10.0 ^10.1 "'Jalpari' wins award at Cannes". www.indiatvnews.com. 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[kadvihwaawrd-11] Prachitara (7 April 2017). "Nila Madhab Panda's Kadvi Hawa bags National Film Award". Odisha Bytes. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[kdvhwawrd-12] Rajpal, Seema (29 December 2017). "Why you have to watch Nila Madhab Panda's climate change film Kadvi Hawa ASAP". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[13] Bal, Sandip (25 October 2016). "Bachchan's Voice for Nabakalebara Documentary". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[halkgp1-14] 14.0 ^14.1 "Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa bags best film Grand Prix in Poland". Hindustan Times. 10 June 2018. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[15] Balachandran, Logesh (20 February 2021). "Nila Madhab's Odia film Kalira Atita joins Oscars race. Details here". India Today. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[16] "Odia Film 'Kalira Atita' Out Of Oscars 2021 Race". Odisha Bytes. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

[A-17] 17.0 ^17.1 Panicker, Anahita (23 November 2017). "We deserve every kind of cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[18] "Climate's First Orphans, from : British Council India". Culture Unplugged. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[19] "I Am Kalam Director to Receive Padma Shri, Says It's an 'Achievement'". NDTV. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[20] "Panda's 'Jalpari-The Desert Mermaid' wins in Singapore". The Times of India. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[21] "Babloo Happy Hai: I am not selling sex and vulgarity, says director". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[22] "'Kaun Kitne Paani Mein' is a satire: Director Nila Madhab Panda". The Indian Express. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[23] "Odia filmaker Nila Madhab's documentary 'God's Own People' to be screened at Cannes". DNA India.^{[dead link]}

[24] "Kadvi Hawa director wants people to be conscious about environment". Hindustan Times. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[25] "Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa heads to Montreal for world premiere". Mid-Day. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[26] "Nila Madhab Panda's 'Halkaa' wins top honour at FIFEM fest". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 15 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

[busan:hr-27] "Busan International Film Festival: Nila Madhab Panda-Backed 'Spying Stars' Selected As Part Of Inaugural Competition Section". The Hollywood Reporter. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

[klmintnl-28] "28th ANNUAL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2011 AWARDS" (PDF). festival.facets.org/awards. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[lucs1-29] 29.0 ^29.1 "I am Kalam wins Best Feature Film award at Lucas Film Festival | Smile Foundation". www.smilefoundationindia.org. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[30] "Aravindan Puraskaram for Nila Panda". The New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[31] PrameyaNews7. "Odisha's Nila Madhab Panda and Kosli poet Haldhar Nag chosen for Padma Shri Award". Prameya News7. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[32] "Martin Scorsese, Istvan Szabo to be honoured at Iffi 2021". Times of India. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

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-'''Nila Madhab Panda''' (born 18 October 1973) is an Indian [[film producer]] and [[film director|director]]. Panda has directed and produced over 70 films, documentaries, and shorts<ref name="70flms">{{cite web |title=Nila Madhab Panda - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/litfest/delhi-litfest-2016/speakers/nila-madhab-panda/articleshow/55601871.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517160629/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/litfest/delhi-litfest-2016/speakers/nila-madhab-panda/articleshow/55601871.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> based on [[social issue]]s such as [[Climate change in India|climate change]], [[Child labour in India|child labor]], [[Education in India|education]], [[Water issues in developing countries|water issues]], [[Sanitation in India|sanitation]] and other [[Social issues in India|developmental issues in India]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.arthousecinema.in/people/nila-madhab-panda/| title= Nila Madhab Panda - Filmography| publisher= Art House Cinema| access-date= 10 May 2022| archive-date= 28 May 2022| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220528001018/https://www.arthousecinema.in/people/nila-madhab-panda/| url-status= live}}</ref> Many of his films are based on his own experiences. He has won several awards and received critical acclaim for his films which have been described as "entertaining yet socially relevant."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Nila-Madhab-Pandas-Kadvi-Hawa/articleshow/55367718.cms|title=Nila Madhab Panda's next film is on climate change - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524093638/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Nila-Madhab-Pandas-Kadvi-Hawa/articleshow/55367718.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/141217/blowing-the-wind-of-change.html|title=blowing-the-wind-of-change|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113041701/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/141217/blowing-the-wind-of-change.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+'''Nila Madhab Panda''' is an Indian [[film producer]] and [[film director|director]]. Panda has directed and produced over 70 films, documentaries, and shorts<ref name="70flms">{{cite news |title=Nila Madhab Panda - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/litfest/delhi-litfest-2016/speakers/nila-madhab-panda/articleshow/55601871.cms |website=The Times of India |date=24 November 2016 |access-date=17 May 2021 |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517160629/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/litfest/delhi-litfest-2016/speakers/nila-madhab-panda/articleshow/55601871.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> based on [[social issue]]s, such as [[Climate change in India|climate change]], [[Child labour in India|child labor]], [[Education in India|education]], [[Water issues in developing countries|water issues]], [[Sanitation in India|sanitation]] and other [[Social issues in India|developmental issues in India]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.arthousecinema.in/people/nila-madhab-panda/| title= Nila Madhab Panda - Filmography| date= 28 January 2022| publisher= Art House Cinema| access-date= 10 May 2022| archive-date= 28 May 2022| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220528001018/https://www.arthousecinema.in/people/nila-madhab-panda/| url-status= live}}</ref> Many of his films are based on his own experiences. He has won several awards and received critical acclaim for his films which have been described as "entertaining yet socially relevant."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Nila-Madhab-Pandas-Kadvi-Hawa/articleshow/55367718.cms|title=Nila Madhab Panda's next film is on climate change - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524093638/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Nila-Madhab-Pandas-Kadvi-Hawa/articleshow/55367718.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/141217/blowing-the-wind-of-change.html|title=blowing-the-wind-of-change|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-date=13 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113041701/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/141217/blowing-the-wind-of-change.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == Early life ==
-Panda, an Indian filmmaker and entrepreneur, was born in Dasharajpur Village, located in the [[Subarnapur district|Subarnapur]] District of western [[Odisha]], India. As the youngest of five siblings, Panda's education in a rural village posed challenges due to the lack of a proper school building, forcing him to walk 4-9 km daily to get to school. In 1995, after failing to complete his education, Panda relocated to Delhi and found work as a camera attendant. It was in this role that he began to gain expertise in the complexities of filmmaking. According to some sources, Panda also studied Entrepreneurship at [[IIM Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Anuradha |title=B-School Brigade On Untrodden Paths |url=http://businessworld.in/article/B-School-Brigade-On-Untrodden-Paths/21-11-2017-132291 |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=BW Businessworld |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803083307/https://www.businessworld.in/article/B-School-Brigade-On-Untrodden-Paths/21-11-2017-132291/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+Panda was born in Odisha, and studied Entrepreneurship at [[IIM Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Anuradha |title=B-School Brigade On Untrodden Paths |url=http://businessworld.in/article/B-School-Brigade-On-Untrodden-Paths/21-11-2017-132291 |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=BW Businessworld |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803083307/https://www.businessworld.in/article/B-School-Brigade-On-Untrodden-Paths/21-11-2017-132291/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == Career ==
-Nila Madhab Panda is an [[Odia people|Odia]] director and producer involved in making mainstream and parallel [[Hindi]] films, [[documentaries]], [[short film]]s and public service advertising campaigns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkF1Lq3F9pk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OkF1Lq3F9pk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Climate's First Orphans|website=[[YouTube]] }}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has served on the juries of national and international film festivals, such as International Film Festival of India (IFFI).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1775839| title = IFFI Jury - Press Release| publisher = Government of India - PIB| access-date = 9 May 2022| archive-date = 10 May 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220510114643/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1775839| url-status = live}}</ref> He started his career by assisting director Robin Romanov and producer [[Barbara Broccoli]].
+Nila Madhab Panda is an [[Odia people|Odia]] director and producer involved in making [[Hindi]] films, [[documentaries]], [[short film]]s and public service advertising campaigns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkF1Lq3F9pk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OkF1Lq3F9pk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Climate's First Orphans|website=[[YouTube]] |date=5 December 2008 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has served on the juries of national and international film festivals, such as International Film Festival of India (IFFI).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1775839| title = IFFI Jury - Press Release| publisher = Government of India - PIB| access-date = 9 May 2022| archive-date = 10 May 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220510114643/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1775839| url-status = live}}</ref> He started his career by assisting director Robin Romanov and producer [[Barbara Broccoli]].
-His first feature film ''[[I Am Kalam]]'' became an iconic film winning 34 international awards along with a national award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1805263/awards|title=I Am Kalam Awards|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725142643/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1805263/awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/sss/|title=I Am Kalam Review|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-date=13 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913103403/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/sss/|url-status=live}}</ref> His second feature film ''[[Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid|Jalpari]]'' (Desert Mermaid) received the MIP Junior award at Cannes.<ref name="canneswin">{{cite news |title='Jalpari' wins award at Cannes |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/jalpari-wins-award-atcannes-5295.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=www.indiatvnews.com |date=10 October 2012 |language=en |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517012936/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/jalpari-wins-award-atcannes-5295.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He continued making path breaking films like ''[[Babloo Happy Hai]]'' (Babloo is happy) and ''[[Kaun Kitne Paani Mein]]'' (In troubled water). His project ''[[Kadvi Hawa]]'' (Dark wind) was highly rated and critically acclaimed globally and received a national award.<ref name="kadvihwaawrd">{{cite news|last=Prachitara|date=7 April 2017|title=Nila Madhab Panda's Kadvi Hawa bags National Film Award|work=Odisha Bytes|url=https://odishabytes.com/309-2/|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014413/https://odishabytes.com/309-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="kdvhwawrd">{{cite web |last1=Rajpal |first1=Seema |title=Why you have to watch Nila Madhab Panda's climate change film Kadvi Hawa ASAP |url=https://www.edexlive.com/people/2017/dec/29/national-award-winner-kadvi-hawa-is-one-of-2017s-best-movies-that-you-must-watch-1827.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=17 May 2021 |language=en |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014413/https://www.edexlive.com/people/2017/dec/29/national-award-winner-kadvi-hawa-is-one-of-2017s-best-movies-that-you-must-watch-1827.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This is one of the first films that brought climate change into Indian cinema. His feature-length documentary ''God's own people'' narrated by [[Amitabh Bachhan|Amitabh Bachchan]] connects between people's faith with tree and God.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2016 |first=Sandip |last=Bal |title=Bachchan's Voice for Nabakalebara Documentary |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/nabakalebara-documentary-film/articleshow/55048413.cms |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617100154/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/nabakalebara-documentary-film/articleshow/55048413.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
+His first feature film ''[[I Am Kalam]]'' won 34 international awards along with a national award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1805263/awards|title=I Am Kalam Awards|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-date=25 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725142643/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1805263/awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/sss/|title=I Am Kalam Review|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-date=13 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913103403/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/sss/|url-status=live}}</ref> His second feature film ''[[Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid|Jalpari]]'' (Desert Mermaid) received the MIP Junior award at Cannes.<ref name="canneswin">{{cite news |title='Jalpari' wins award at Cannes |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/jalpari-wins-award-atcannes-5295.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=www.indiatvnews.com |date=10 October 2012 |language=en |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517012936/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/jalpari-wins-award-atcannes-5295.html |url-status=live }}</ref> His project ''[[Kadvi Hawa]]'' (Dark wind) was critically acclaimed and received a national award.<ref name="kadvihwaawrd">{{cite news|last=Prachitara|date=7 April 2017|title=Nila Madhab Panda's Kadvi Hawa bags National Film Award|work=Odisha Bytes|url=https://odishabytes.com/309-2/|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014413/https://odishabytes.com/309-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="kdvhwawrd">{{cite web |last1=Rajpal |first1=Seema |title=Why you have to watch Nila Madhab Panda's climate change film Kadvi Hawa ASAP |url=https://www.edexlive.com/people/2017/dec/29/national-award-winner-kadvi-hawa-is-one-of-2017s-best-movies-that-you-must-watch-1827.html |website=The New Indian Express |date=29 December 2017 |access-date=17 May 2021 |language=en |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014413/https://www.edexlive.com/people/2017/dec/29/national-award-winner-kadvi-hawa-is-one-of-2017s-best-movies-that-you-must-watch-1827.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This is one of the first films that brought climate change into Indian cinema.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} His feature-length documentary ''God's own people'' narrated by [[Amitabh Bachhan|Amitabh Bachchan]] connects between people's faith with tree and God.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2016 |first=Sandip |last=Bal |title=Bachchan's Voice for Nabakalebara Documentary |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/nabakalebara-documentary-film/articleshow/55048413.cms |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617100154/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/nabakalebara-documentary-film/articleshow/55048413.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
-''[[Halkaa]]'' (Relief) was his production - a musical film with children. The film narrates a story about the [[Swachh Bharat Mission|Swachhata Abhiyaan]] (Clean India Mission) and the importance of [[sanitation]]. It won Best Film at the Grand Prix in Poland.<ref name="halkgp1">{{cite news |title=Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa bags best film Grand Prix in Poland |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-bags-best-film-grand-prix-in-poland/story-TjwBAz7dP0MhxJdPUc8iCM.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 June 2018 |language=en |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014412/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-bags-best-film-grand-prix-in-poland/story-TjwBAz7dP0MhxJdPUc8iCM.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2021, Panda announced that his First Odia language film ''Kalira Atita'' had been submitted to the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] 2021 in the General Category and was available for Academy screening.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Balachandran|first1=Logesh|date=February 20, 2021|title=Nila Madhab's Odia film Kalira Atita joins Oscars race. Details here|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nila-madhab-s-odia-film-kalira-atita-joins-oscars-race-details-here-1771205-2021-02-20|access-date=2021-05-17|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517154748/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nila-madhab-s-odia-film-kalira-atita-joins-oscars-race-details-here-1771205-2021-02-20|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the film did not make the cut for Oscar nominations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-16|title=Odia Film 'Kalira Atita' Out Of Oscars 2021 Race|url=https://odishabytes.com/odia-film-kalira-atita-out-of-oscars-2021-race/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Odisha Bytes|language=en-US|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517154748/https://odishabytes.com/odia-film-kalira-atita-out-of-oscars-2021-race/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+''[[Halkaa]]'' (Relief), a musical film with children, narrates a story about the [[Swachh Bharat Mission|Swachhata Abhiyaan]] (Clean India Mission) and the importance of [[sanitation]]. It won Best Film at the Grand Prix in Poland.<ref name="halkgp1">{{cite news |title=Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa bags best film Grand Prix in Poland |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-bags-best-film-grand-prix-in-poland/story-TjwBAz7dP0MhxJdPUc8iCM.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 June 2018 |language=en |archive-date=17 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517014412/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-bags-best-film-grand-prix-in-poland/story-TjwBAz7dP0MhxJdPUc8iCM.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2021, Panda announced that his First Odia language film ''Kalira Atita'' had been submitted to the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] 2021 in the General Category and was available for Academy screening.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Balachandran|first1=Logesh|date=February 20, 2021|title=Nila Madhab's Odia film Kalira Atita joins Oscars race. Details here|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nila-madhab-s-odia-film-kalira-atita-joins-oscars-race-details-here-1771205-2021-02-20|access-date=2021-05-17|website=India Today|language=en|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517154748/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nila-madhab-s-odia-film-kalira-atita-joins-oscars-race-details-here-1771205-2021-02-20|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the film did not make the cut for Oscar nominations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-16|title=Odia Film 'Kalira Atita' Out Of Oscars 2021 Race|url=https://odishabytes.com/odia-film-kalira-atita-out-of-oscars-2021-race/|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Odisha Bytes|language=en-US|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517154748/https://odishabytes.com/odia-film-kalira-atita-out-of-oscars-2021-race/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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+| <ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Pandas-Jalpari-The-Desert-Mermaid-wins-in-Singapore/articleshow/20661254.cms |title=Panda's 'Jalpari-The Desert Mermaid' wins in Singapore |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=19 June 2013 |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925075625/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Pandas-Jalpari-The-Desert-Mermaid-wins-in-Singapore/articleshow/20661254.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/nila-madhab-pandas-halkaa-heads-to-montreal-for-world-premiere/19164196 |title=Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa heads to Montreal for world premiere |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035205/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/nila-madhab-pandas-halkaa-heads-to-montreal-for-world-premiere/19164196 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-wins-top-honour-at-fifem-fest-118031500804_1.html |title=Nila Madhab Panda's 'Halkaa' wins top honour at FIFEM fest |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=15 March 2018 |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709064636/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-wins-top-honour-at-fifem-fest-118031500804_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/nila-madhab-pandas-halkaa-heads-to-montreal-for-world-premiere/19164196 |title=Nila Madhab Panda's Halkaa heads to Montreal for world premiere |date=7 March 2018 |publisher=[[Mid-Day]] |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709035205/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/nila-madhab-pandas-halkaa-heads-to-montreal-for-world-premiere/19164196 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-wins-top-honour-at-fifem-fest-118031500804_1.html |title=Nila Madhab Panda's 'Halkaa' wins top honour at FIFEM fest |work=[[Business Standard]] |date=15 March 2018 |agency=Press Trust of India |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709064636/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nila-madhab-panda-s-halkaa-wins-top-honour-at-fifem-fest-118031500804_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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+| <ref name="busan:hr">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/busan-international-film-festival-nila-madhab-panda-backed-spying-stars-selected-as-part-of-inaugural-competition-section/amp |title= Busan International Film Festival: Nila Madhab Panda-Backed 'Spying Stars' Selected As Part Of Inaugural Competition Section|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= 1 September 2025 |access-date= 6 September 2025|language=en}}</ref>
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 * Viewers' Choice award at IFFLA, 2011
 * Best Feature Film (''[[I am Kalam]]'') in Chicago International Children's Film Festival, 2011<ref name="klmintnl">{{cite web |title=28th ANNUAL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2011 AWARDS |url=https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5f652d1194bdddf10c52b7c6/5f652d1194bddd01bc52b9b3_Award%20List%202011.pdf |website=festival.facets.org/awards |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518005353/https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5f652d1194bdddf10c52b7c6/5f652d1194bddd01bc52b9b3_Award%20List%202011.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
-* People's Choice Award at the Montreal International Children's Film Festival, 2011
+* People's Choice Award at the Montreal International Children's Film Festival, 2011{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Best Feature Film award at Silent River Film Festival (SRFF), California, 2011
+* Best Feature Film award at Silent River Film Festival (SRFF), California, 2011{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Best Director award at Silent River Film Festival (SRFF), California, 2011
+* Best Director award at Silent River Film Festival (SRFF), California, 2011{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
 * Winner of the Don Quixote Prize of the International Cine Club Federations at the Lucas International Film Festival, Germany, 2010<ref name="lucs1" />
 * Winner of "Best feature film" at the Lucas International Film Festival, Frankfurt 2010<ref name="lucs1">{{cite web |title=I am Kalam wins Best Feature Film award at Lucas Film Festival {{!}} Smile Foundation |url=https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/Lucas.html |website=www.smilefoundationindia.org |access-date=18 May 2021 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518011425/https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/Lucas.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-* "Special Jury mention" CineKid International Film Festivals 2010
+* "Special Jury mention" CineKid International Film Festivals 2010{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* "International Jury's Special Mention" at the Ale Kino International Film Festival, Poland 2010
+* "International Jury's Special Mention" at the Ale Kino International Film Festival, Poland 2010{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Bronze Cairo for Best Feature at Cairo International Film Festival for Children, Cairo, 2012
+* Bronze Cairo for Best Feature at Cairo International Film Festival for Children, Cairo, 2012{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* The Prize of the International Center of Films For Children & Young People (CIFEJ) at the Cairo International Film Festival for Children, Cairo, 2012
+* The Prize of the International Center of Films For Children & Young People (CIFEJ) at the Cairo International Film Festival for Children, Cairo, 2012{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Winner of "Best feature film" from the Indian Panorama by the Young Jury at the 41st International, Film Festival of India 2010
+* Winner of "Best feature film" from the Indian Panorama by the Young Jury at the 41st International, Film Festival of India 2010{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
 * Best Debut Director – Aravindam Purashkaram, 2011<ref>{{cite news |title=Aravindan Puraskaram for Nila Panda |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2011/feb/23/aravindan-puraskaram-for-nila-panda-230067.html |access-date=18 May 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |agency=The New Indian Express |date=23 February 2011 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518011113/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2011/feb/23/aravindan-puraskaram-for-nila-panda-230067.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
-* [[The Golden Elephant|Golden Elephant]] Award for the Best Screenplay at 17th International Children's Film Festival, India,2011
+* [[The Golden Elephant|Golden Elephant]] Award for the Best Screenplay at 17th International Children's Film Festival, India,2011{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Best Feature Film in CMS International Film Festival, 2011
+* Best Feature Film in CMS International Film Festival, 2011{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* "Audience Favorite choice" at the Barbican London Children Film Festival 2010
+* "Audience Favorite choice" at the Barbican London Children Film Festival 2010{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Audience Favorite at Barbican London Children's Film Festival, 2011
+* Audience Favorite at Barbican London Children's Film Festival, 2011{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Best Feature Film, Dream Fest – Slatina, 2012
+* Best Feature Film, Dream Fest – Slatina, 2012{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
 * Best Film (''[[Halkaa]]'') at the Grand Prix in Poland, 2018<ref name="halkgp1" />
 == Other awards and recognition ==
 * [[Padma Shri]], 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prameyanews7.com/en/jan2016/odisha/12727/Odisha%E2%80%99s-Nila-Madhab-Panda-and-Kosli-poet-Haldhar-Nag-chosen-for-Padma-Shri-Award.htm|title=Odisha's Nila Madhab Panda and Kosli poet Haldhar Nag chosen for Padma Shri Award|author=PrameyaNews7|work=Prameya News7|access-date=25 January 2016|archive-date=30 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130010420/http://www.prameyanews7.com/en/jan2016/odisha/12727/Odisha%E2%80%99s-Nila-Madhab-Panda-and-Kosli-poet-Haldhar-Nag-chosen-for-Padma-Shri-Award.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
-* British Council - Creative Futures of India 2006 (Longest Journey award)
+* British Council - Creative Futures of India 2006 (Longest Journey award){{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* UK Environment Film Fellowship 2005
+* UK Environment Film Fellowship 2005{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Heroism in Cinematography, 2003 THP, New York
+* Heroism in Cinematography, 2003 THP, New York{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* "Excellence in media" for fighting the cause female foeticide
+* "Excellence in media" for fighting the cause female foeticide{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* United Nations Visual Media fellowship 2002
+* United Nations Visual Media fellowship 2002{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* "Odisha icon" 2011
+* "Odisha icon" 2011{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* "Living Legend" 2012
+* "Living Legend" 2012{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* "Son of Odisha" 2012
+* "Son of Odisha" 2012{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* "Bharat Gaurav (India's pride)" 2015
+* "Bharat Gaurav (India's pride)" 2015{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Asia Pacific entrepreneurship award
+* Asia Pacific entrepreneurship award{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* Karmaveer Purasakar
+* Karmaveer Purasakar{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
-* 2021 - Jury member at [[52nd International Film Festival of India]], Goa 2021<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/goa/scorsese-istvan-szabo-to-be-honoured-at-iffi-2021/amp_articleshow/87214482.cms|title=Martin Scorsese, Istvan Szabo to be honoured at Iffi 2021|date=23 October 2021|access-date=31 October 2021|newspaper=Times of India|archive-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715120516/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/scorsese-istvan-szabo-to-be-honoured-at-iffi-2021/articleshow/87214482.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
+* 2021 - Jury member at [[52nd International Film Festival of India]], Goa 2021<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/scorsese-istvan-szabo-to-be-honoured-at-iffi-2021/articleshow/87214482.cms|title=Martin Scorsese, Istvan Szabo to be honoured at Iffi 2021|date=23 October 2021|access-date=31 October 2021|newspaper=Times of India|archive-date=15 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715120516/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/scorsese-istvan-szabo-to-be-honoured-at-iffi-2021/articleshow/87214482.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
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v t e Recipients of Padma Shri in Art
1950s	Omkarnath Thakur (1955) Sthanam Narasimha Rao (1956) Sudhir Khastgir (1957) Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu (1957) Debaki Bose (1958) Shambhu Maharaj (1958) Nargis (1958) Satyajit Ray (1958) Devika Rani (1958)
1960s	Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar (1961) Bismillah Khan (1961) Raghunath Krishna Phadke (1961) Ashok Kumar (1962) Mehboob Khan (1963) Melville de Mellow (1963) Vinayak Pandurang Karmarkar (1964) Adi Pherozeshah Marzban (1964) P. C. Sorcar (1964) Guru Kunchu Kurup (1965) V. Nagaiah (1965) Ravishankar Raval (1965) Mrinalini Sarabhai (1965) Sivaji Ganesan (1966) M. F. Husain (1966) Sumitra Charat Ram (1966) P. Bhanumathi (1966) Daji Bhatawadekar (1967) Vasant Desai (1967) Siddheshwari Devi (1967) Mohammed Rafi (1967) Sashadhar Mukherjee (1967) Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (1967) M. R. Acharekar (1968) Begum Akhtar (1968) Sharan Rani Backliwal (1968) Nikhil Banerjee (1968) Sunil Dutt (1968) Durga Khote (1968) Yamini Krishnamurthy (1968) Shankar–Jaikishan (1968) Ayodhya Prasad (1968) Akkineni Nageswara Rao (1968) N. T. Rama Rao (1968) Devi Lal Samar (1968) Vyjayanthimala (1968) Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1969) David Abraham Cheulkar (1969) Narayan Shridhar Bendre (1969) S. D. Burman (1969) B. Saroja Devi (1969) Indrani Rahman (1969) Balraj Sahni (1969) S. N. Swamy (artist) (1969)
1970s	Sukumar Bose (1970) Prem Dhawan (1970) Ratna Fabri (1970) Gemini Ganesan (1970) Ritwik Ghatak (1970) Damayanti Joshi (1970) Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan (1970) Karl Jamshed Khandalavala (1970) Madhaviah Krishnan (1970) Rajendra Kumar (1970) Pankaj Mullick (1970) Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair (1970) Relangi (1970) Gummadi (1970) Vijay Raghav Rao (1970) V. Satyanarayana Sarma (1970) Maisnam Amubi Singh (1970) K. B. Sundarambal (1970) Avinash Vyas (1970) M. Balamuralikrishna (1971) Sankho Chaudhuri (1971) Manna Dey (1971) Tripti Mitra (1971) Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair (1971) Chenganoor Raman Pillai (1971) K. N. Dandayudhapani Pillai (1971) Shanta Rao (1971) Ravi (music director) (1971) Siyaram Tiwari (musician) (1971) Chiranjeet Chakraborty (1972) Girija Devi (1972) Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1972) Sunil Janah (1972) Lalgudi Jayaraman (1972) Bhimsen Joshi (1972) Mahendra Kapoor (1972) Ram Kumar (artist) (1972) Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1972) Vazhuvoor Ramaiah Pillai (1972) Samta Prasad (1972) M. K. Radha (1972) Raghu Rai (1972) Krishna Reddy (1972) Waheeda Rehman (1972) Juthika Roy (1972) Suchitra Sen (1972) Gubbi Veeranna (1972) Sitara Devi (1973) T. N. Krishnan (1973) Kishan Maharaj (1973) Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy (1973) Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (1973) Uma Sharma (1973) S. G. Thakur Singh (1973) Pushkar Bhan (1974) Mani Madhava Chakyar (1974) Bindhyabasini Devi (1974) Naina Devi (1974) Girish Karnad (1974) Shriram Lagoo (1974) Kelucharan Mohapatra (1974) Nutan (1974) M. D. Ramanathan (1974) Som Nath Sadhu (1974) Emani Sankara Sastry (1974) Kripal Singh Shekhawat (1974) Manik Varma (1974) M. S. Gopalakrishnan (1975) Jasraj (1975) Amjad Ali Khan (1975) Gopi Krishna (1975) Sanjukta Panigrahi (1975) Basavaraj Rajguru (1975) Kalyanam Raghuramaiah (1975) M. S. Sathyu (1975) K. G. Subramanyan (1975) Gitchandra Tongbra (1975) K. J. Yesudas (1975) Shyam Benegal (1976) Raghunath Mohapatra (1976) Ram Narayan (1976) K. V. Narayanaswamy (1976) R. Nagendra Rao (1976) S. Somasundaram (1976) Parween Sultana (1976) Dhanraj Bhagat (1977) Bhupen Hazarika (1977) Sheik Chinna Moulana (1977) Alla Rakha (1977) Jehangir Sabavala (1977) Ghulam Rasool Santosh (1977)
1980s	B. V. Karanth (1981) Namagiripettai Krishnan (1981) Gambhir Singh Mura (1981) Dashrath Patel (1981) S. H. Raza (1981) Padma Subrahmanyam (1981) Allah Jilai Bai (1982) Ammannur Madhava Chakyar (1982) Jabbar Patel (1982) Virendra Prabhakar (1982) Gautam Vaghela (1982) Sirkazhi Govindarajan (1983) Gautam Vaghela (1982) Sirkazhi Govindarajan (1983) Sharafat Hussain Khan (1983) Nepal Mahato (1983) Handel Manuel (1983) Gulam Mohammed Sheikh (1983) Raghubir Singh (1983) Sobha Singh (1983) Habib Tanvir (1983) Ganga Devi (1984) Amitabh Bachchan (1984) Purushottam Das (1984) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1984) Bhupen Khakhar (1984) Ben Kingsley (1984) Vinay Chandra Maudgalya (1984) Roshan Kumari (1984) Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair (1984) N. Rajam (1984) Raja and Radha Reddy (1984) Nek Chand (1984) Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya (1984) Shanti Dave (1985) Asa Singh Mastana (1985) Laxman Pai (1985) Smita Patil (1985) Palghat R. Raghu (1985) Naseeruddin Shah (1985) Shankar Bapu Apegaonkar (1986) Kanika Banerjee (1986) Subrata Mitra (1986) Rajkumar Singhajit Singh (1986) Hisam-ud-din Usta (1986) K. Balachander (1987) Kumudini Lakhia (1987) Vijaya Mehta (1987) N. Ramani (1987) Aparna Sen (1987) Naresh Sohal (1987) Jitendra Abhisheki (1988) Shabana Azmi (1988) Teejan Bai (1988) Bikash Bhattacharjee (1988) Zakir Hussain (1988) Chindodi Leela (1988) Sudharani Raghupathy (1988) Sudarshan Sahoo (1988) Kudrat Singh (1988) Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman (1988) Jitendra Abhisheki (1988) Adyar K. Lakshman (1989) Haku Shah (1989) L. Subramaniam (1989) Ratan Thiyam (1989) Upendra Trivedi (1989)
1990s	Mohan Agashe (1990) G. Aravindan (1990) Prabha Atre (1990) Asgari Bai (1990) Gulab Bai (1990) Balwantrai Bhatt (1990) Diwaliben Bhil (1990) Raj Bisaria (1990) S. M. Ganapathy (1990) Kamal Haasan (1990) Bishamber Khanna (1990) Krishen Khanna (1990) Allu Ramalingaiah (1990) Tarun Majumdar (1990) Madhavi Mudgal (1990) Om Puri (1990) Kanak Rele (1990) Leela Samson (1990) Maharajapuram Santhanam (1990) Kapila Vatsyayan (1990) Ranbir Singh Bisht (1991) Bharat Gopy (1991) Ghulam Mustafa Khan (1991) Hafeez Ahmed Khan (1991) Shanno Khurana (1991) Pratima Barua Pandey (1991) Manu Parekh (1991) Shivkumar Sharma (1991) Gurcharan Singh (painter) (1991) Sharda Sinha (1991) Alarmel Valli (1991) Jaya Bachchan (1992) Pankaj Charan Das (1992) Biren De (1992) Srirangam Gopalaratnam (1992) Sabri Khan (1992) Sunita Kohli (1992) Madurai N. Krishnan (1992) Manoj Kumar (1992) Meera Mukherjee (1992) Asha Parekh (1992) Nataraja Ramakrishna (1992) Bhagaban Sahu (1992) Anandji Virji Shah (1992) Kalyanji Virji Shah (1992) Sundari K. Shridharani (1992) Tapan Sinha (1992) Muthiah Sthapati (1992) K. Viswanath (1992) Chitra Visweswaran (1992) Dipali Barthakur (1998) Mammootty (1998) Kunja Bihari Meher (1998) Shahir Krishnarao Sable (1998) Zohra Sehgal (1998) K. Ibomcha Sharma (1998) U. Srinivas (1998) Javed Akhtar (1999) Saryu Doshi (1999) Sulochana Latkar (1999) Sumati Mutatkar (1999) Shobha Deepak Singh (1999) Jagmohan Sursagar (1999) Ram V. Sutar (1999)
2000s	Kanhai Chitrakar (2000) Shekhar Kapur (2000) Hema Malini (2000) Anjolie Ela Menon (2000) Shubha Mudgal (2000) Alyque Padamsee (2000) A. R. Rahman (2000) Ramanand Sagar (2000) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (2001) Aamir Raza Husain (2001) Padmaja Phenany Joglekar (2001) Mohammed Tayab Khan (2001) Sunil Kothari (2001) Nerella Venu Madhav (2001) Mohanlal (2001) Shobha Naidu (2001) D. V. S. Raju (2001) Avadhanam Sita Raman (2001) Siramdasu Venkata Rama Rao (2001) Thota Tharani (2001) W. D. Amaradeva (2002) Raj Begum (2002) Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (2002) Pushpa Bhuyan (2002) Rajan Devadas (2002) Darshana Jhaveri (2002) Abdul Latif Khan (2002) Mani Krishnaswami (2002) Fazal Mohammad (2002) Manorama (Tamil actress) (2002) Govind Nihalani (2002) Mani Ratnam (2002) Kiran Segal (2002) Navaneetham Padmanabha Seshadri (2002) Saroja Vaidyanathan (2002) T. H. Vinayakram (2002) Jahnu Barua (2003) Danny Denzongpa (2003) Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi (2003) Rita Ganguly (2003) Ranjana Gauhar (2003) Sadashiv Vasantrao Gorakshkar (2003) Rakhee Gulzar (2003) Nemi Chandra Jain (2003) O. P. Jain (2003) Aamir Khan (2003) Shafaat Ahmed Khan (2003) T. M. Soundararajan (2003) Sukumari (2003) Satish Vyas (2003) Bharathiraja (2004) Maguni Charan Das (2004) Manoranjan Das (2004) D. K. Datar (2004) Kadri Gopalnath (2004) Hariharan (singer) (2004) Purshottam Das Jalota (2004) Krishn Kanhai (2004) Heisnam Kanhailal (2004) Anupam Kher (2004) Sikkil Sisters – Kunjumani & Neela (2004) Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair (2004) Sudha Ragunathan (2004) Haridwaramangalam A. K. Palanivel (2004) Veernala Jayarama Rao (2004) Bharati Shivaji (2004) Singh Bandhu (2004) Bhajan Sopori (2004) Neyyattinkara Vasudevan (2004) Muzaffar Ali (2005) Shameem Dev Azad (2005) M. Boyer (2005) K. S. Chithra (2005) Yumlembam Gambhini Devi (2005) Shah Rukh Khan (2005) Ghulam Sadiq Khan (2005) Kavita Krishnamurti (2005) Chaturbhuj Meher (2005) Kumkum Mohanty (2005) Punaram Nishad (2005) Kedar Nath Sahoo (2005) Sougaijam Thanil Singh (2005) Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (2005) Komala Varadan (2005) Wadali Brothers (2005) Ileana Citaristi (2006) Mehmood Dhaulpuri (2006) Shree Lal Joshi (2006) Surinder Kaur (2006) Rashid Khan (musician) (2006) Vasundhara Komkali (2006) Yashodhar Mathpal (2006) Madhup Mudgal (2006) Kavungal Chathunni Panicker (2006) Shyama Charan Pati (2006) Gayatri Sankaran (2006) Prasad Sawkar (2006) Aribam Syam Sharma (2006) Shobana (2006) Kanaka Srinivasan (2006) Pankaj Udhas (2006) Mohan Babu (2007) Geeta Chandran (2007) Astad Deboo (2007) Neelamani Devi (2007) Remo Fernandes (2007) P. Gopinathan (2007) Pushpa Hans (2007) Shanti Hiranand (2007) Ananda Shankar Jayant (2007) Govardan Kumari (2007) Sonam Tshering Lepcha (2007) Balachandra Menon (2007) Shashikala (2007) Gajendra Narayan Singh (2007) Thingbaijam Babu Singh (2007) Pannuru Sripathy (2007) Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam (2007) Waman Thakre (2007) P. R. Thilagam (2007) Tom Alter (2008) Moozhikkulam Kochukuttan Chakyar (2008) Jonnalagadda Gurappa Chetty (2008) Meenakshi Chitharanjan (2008) Madhuri Dixit (2008) Kekoo Gandhy (2008) Helen Giri Syiem (2008) Jatin Goswami (2008) Hans Raj Hans (2008) Sabitri Heisnam (2008) Gokulotsavji Maharaj (2008) P. K. Narayanan Nambiar (2008) Gennadi Mikhailovich Pechinkov (2008) Gangadhar Pradhan (2008) M. Night Shyamalan (2008) Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram (2008) Jawahar Wattal (2008) Ameena Ahmad Ahuja (2009) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (2009) Hemi Bawa (2009) Brahmanandam (2009) Devayani (dancer) (2009) Suresh Dutta (2009) Kalamandalam Gopi (2009) Niranjan Goswami (2009) Geeta Kapur (2009) Nirmal Singh Khalsa (2009) Hashmat Ullah Khan (2009) Helen (2009) S. Krishnaswamy (2009) Akshay Kumar (2009) Iravatham Mahadevan (2009) Hridaynath Mangeshkar (2009) Penaz Masani (2009) Shaoli Mitra (2009) Udit Narayan (2009) Govind Ram Nirmalkar (2009) Leela Omchery (2009) Pratapaditya Pal (2009) Aruna Sairam (2009) Mattannoor Sankarankutty (2009) Kumar Sanu (2009) Kiran Seth (2009) Gurumayum Gourakishor Sharma (2009) Skendrowell Syiemlieh (2009) Thilakan (2009) K. P. Udayabhanu (2009) Vivek (actor) (2009)
2010s	Gul Bardhan (2010) Carmel Berkson (2010) Wasifuddin Dagar (2010) Haobam Ongbi Ngangbi Devi (2010) Nemai Ghosh (2010) Sumitra Guha (2010) Ulhas Kashalkar (2010) Saif Ali Khan (2010) Mukund Lath (2010) Ram Dayal Munda (2010) Arundathi Nag (2010) Raghunath Panigrahi (2010) Resul Pookutty (2010) Arjun Prajapati (2010) Rajkumar Achouba Singh (2010) Shobha Raju (2010) Mayadhar Raut (2010) Rekha (2010) Ajoy Chakrabarty (2011) Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry (2011) Makar Dhwaja Darogha (2011) Mahasundari Devi (2011) Gajam Govardhana (2011) Sunayana Hazarilal (2011) S. R. Janakiraman (2011) Jayaram (2011) Kajol (2011) Shaji N. Karun (2011) Girish Kasaravalli (2011) Irrfan Khan (2011) Tabu (2011) Kalamandalam Kshemavathy (2011) Peruvanam Kuttan Marar (2011) Jivya Soma Mashe (2011) Dadi Pudumjee (2011) M. K. Saroja (2011) Khangembam Mangi Singh (2011) Prahlad Tipanya (2011) Usha Uthup (2011) Satish Alekar (2012) Satish Alekar (2012) Vanraj Bhatia (2012) Nameirakpam Ibemni Devi (2012) Gopal Prasad Dubey (2012) Gundecha Brothers (2012) Chittani Ramachandra Hegde (2012) Anup Jalota (2012) Moti Lal Kemmu (2012) Shahid Parvez (2012) Mohanlal Chaturbhuj Kumhar (2012) Sakar Khan (2012) Joy Michael (2012) Minati Mishra (2012) Na Muthuswamy (2012) R. Nagarathnamma (2012) Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri (2012) Priyadarshan (2012) Priyadarshan (2012) Vijay Sharma (2012) Laila Tyabji (2012) Yamunabai Waikar (2012) S. Shakir Ali (2013) Gajam Anjaiah (2013) Bapu (2013) Pablo Bartholomew (2013) Purna Das Baul Samrat (2013) G. C. D. Bharti (2013) Apurba Kishore Bir (2013) Ghanakanta Bora (2013) B. Jayashree (2013) Hildamit Lepcha (2013) Madhu (actor) (2013) Sudha Malhotra (2013) Kailash Chandra Meher (2013) Brahmdeo Ram Pandit (2013) Nana Patekar (2013) Rekandar Nageswara Rao (2013) Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz (2013) Jaymala Shiledar (2013) Ramesh Sippy (2013) Sridevi (2013) Suresh Talwalkar (2013) Mahrukh Tarapor (2013) Balwant Thakur (2013) Rajendra Tikku (2013) Mohammad Ali Baig (2014) Vidya Balan (2014) Musafir Ram Bhardwaj (2014) Sabitri Chatterjee (2014) Biman Bihari Das (2014) Sunil Das (2014) Elam Endira Devi (2014) Supriya Devi (2014) Vijay Ghate (2014) Nayana Apte Joshi (2014) Elam Endira Devi (2014) Supriya Devi (2014) Vijay Ghate (2014) Nayana Apte Joshi (2014) Rani Karnaa (2014) Bansi Kaul (2014) Moinuddin Khan (musician) (2014) Geeta Mahalik (2014) Paresh Maity (2014) Ram Mohan (2014) Sudarsan Pattnaik (2014) Paresh Rawal (2014) Kalamandalam Satyabhama (2014) Anuj Sharma (actor) (2014) Santosh Sivan (2014) Sooni Taraporevala (2014) Naresh Bedi (2015) Sanjay Leela Bhansali (2015) Rahul Jain (2015) Ravindra Jain (2015) Prasoon Joshi (2015) A. Kanyakumari (2015) Prafulla Kar (2015) Tripti Mukherjee (2015) Neil Nongkynrih (2015) Kota Srinivasa Rao (2015) Shekhar Sen (2015) Pran Kumar Sharma (2015) Mahesh Raj Soni (2015) Malini Awasthi (2016) Madhur Bhandarkar (2016) Tulsidas Borkar (2016) Mamta Chandrakar (2016) Ajay Devgn (2016) Bhikhudan Gadhvi (2016) Laxma Goud (2016) Saeed Jaffrey (2016) Venkatesh Kumar (2016) Naresh Chander Lal (2016) Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe (2016) Nila Madhab Panda (2016) Michael Postel (2016) Pratibha Prahlad (2016) Gulabo Sapera (2016) Prakash Chand Surana (2016) Basanti Bisht (2017) Baua Devi (2017) Jitendra Haripal (2017) Kailash Kher (2017) Sadhu Meher (2017) Aruna Mohanty (2017) T. K. Murthy (2017) Mukund Nayak (2017) Anuradha Paudwal (2017) Parassala B. Ponnammal (2017) Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (2017) Doddarange Gowda (2018) Manoj Joshi (actor) (2018) Pran Kishore Kaul (2018) Vijay Kichlu (2018) Pravakara Maharana (2018) Sisir Mishra (2018) Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan (2018) Gobardhan Panika (2018) R. Sathyanarayana (2018) Bhajju Shyam (2018) Ibrahim Sutar (2018) Rudrapatnam Brothers (2018) Manoj Bajpayee (2019) Pritam Bhartwan (2019) Jyoti Bhatt (2019) Swapan Chaudhuri (2019) Dinyar Contractor (2019) Thanga Darlong (2019) Prabhu Deva (2019) Godawari Dutta (2019) Joravarsinh Jadav (2019) Fayaz Ahmad Jan (2019) K. G. Jayan (2019) Waman Kendre (2019) Kader Khan (2019) Abdul Gafur Khatri (2019) Shankar Mahadevan (2019) Narthaki Nataraj (2019) Milena Salvini (2019) Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (2019) Rajeev Taranath (2019) Hiralal Yadav (2019)
2020s	Shashadhar Acharya (2020) Rajeshwar Acharya (2019) Indira P. P. Bora (2020) Bombay Sisters (2020) Vajira Chitrasena (2020) Puru Dadheech (2020) Madhu Mansuri Hasmukh (2020) Sarita Joshi (2020) Kangana Ranaut (2020) Ramzan Khan (2020) Manilal Nag (2020) Dalavai Chalapathi Rao (2020) Adnan Sami (2020) Suresh Wadkar (2020) Bombay Jayashri (2021) KC Sivasankaran (2021) Rewben Mashangva (2021) Sanjida Khatun (2021) Annavarapu Rama Swamy (2021) Nidumolu Sumathi (2021)