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Nisha Ganatra

Nisha Ganatra

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nisha Ganatra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Half the Picture
Half the Picture
2018 • Self
Bam Bam and Celeste
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005 • Linda
Chutney Popcorn
Chutney Popcorn
2001 • Reena
The Acting Class
The Acting Class
2000 • Exotic Dancer

Full filmography

The Acting Class
The Acting Class
2000 • Exotic Dancer
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Nisha Ganatra – Biography, Known For & Filmography