15 Facts About Neeraj Pandey

Neeraj Pandey was born on 17 December 1973 and is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema.

Besides being a filmmaker, Neeraj Pandey is a writer and has written a novel named Ghalib Danger in 2013.

Neeraj Pandey has directed a Web Short 'Ouch' with Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra which is nominated for Filmfare Short Film Award 2017.

Neeraj Pandey was the co-producer of the film Toilet- Ek Prem Katha.

In March 2020, Neeraj Pandey presented and directed his first web series Special Ops on Hotstar.

Neeraj Pandey is currently working on his next feature film Chanakya.

Neeraj Pandey was born and brought up in Howrah, West Bengal.

Neeraj Pandey's father is originally from Arrah, Bihar but worked for Bosch in Calcutta.

Neeraj Pandey did his schooling from St Aloysius High School, Howrah and then St Thomas' High School, Dasnagar, Howrah.

Neeraj Pandey moved to New Delhi, where he graduated in English from Sri Aurobindo College, a constituent of University of New Delhi.

Neeraj Pandey is very fluent in Bengali and produced a Bengali film, The Royal Bengal Tiger in 2014.

Neeraj Pandey has written his debut novel titled Ghalib Danger which was launched on 6 December 2013.

Neeraj Pandey has directed the short film Ouch with Manoj Bajpayee and Pooja Chopra which is nominated for the Filmfare Short Film Award 2017.

In March 2020, Neeraj Pandey presented and directed his first web series Special Ops on Disney+ Hotstar.

In 2022, Neeraj Pandey co-founded Boot Room Sports Media LLP with his business partners Shital Bhatia and Sudip Tewari.