IFFI 2017 Handbook

Sudhir Mishra (Jury Chairman)
Filmmaker, India
Sudhir Mishra is an internationally acclaimed film director and one of the pioneers of alternative independent cinema movement
of India. He started as an assistant director and co-writer in Kundan Shah’s cult classic comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. He has won
National Awards for his directorial debut, Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin and Dharavi. Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, his most talked
about film has already achieved cult classic status. His illustrious career spanning 3 decades has not only been recognized by
the Government of India but also by the French Government in the form of Ordre des Artes et des Lettres, the French equivalent of
Knighthood.
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