Nisheeta Keni
- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Nisheeta Keni is the writer, director and producer of the Marathi feature film 'Bogda' released in September 2018. It was shortlisted at the Venice International Film Festival 2018 and also as India's entry to the Oscars that year. In 2020 she co-founded Dragon Water Films. They co-produced, distributed and marketed Mann Kasturi Re in November 2022. They also co-produced Meera, a mini television series. In 2023, they began the year with producing a one of a kind game-show, Tic-Tac-Go, set in Thailand. Nisheeta studied film direction in Whistling Woods International and screenwriting in New York Film Academy. Her original screenplay 'A Willow Deeply Scarred' was shortlisted at the Sundance Screenwriters Lab 2017. Her diploma film 'Phoolpakhru' won awards at Indian and international festivals including The Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival, Warsaw International Film Festival. Two films, Hindi independent film 'Minus' and investigative documentary film 'Kumbh in the time of Corona' are in post production, co-produced by Nisheeta in Dragon Water Films.