
Nisha Ganatra
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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.
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Freakier Friday (2025)
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Late Night (2019)
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The High Note (2020)
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The Hunters (2013)
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Cake (2005)
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Pete's Christmas (2013)
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Fast Food High (2003)
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Chutney Popcorn (2001)
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Cosmopolitan (2003)
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Will You Merry Me? (2008)
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FUTURESTATES: Code Academy (2014)
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Junky Punky Girlz (—)
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Untitled Boy Band Pic (—)
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#WombStories (2020)
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