Ashoke Pandit

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Ashoke Pandit is an Indian film & TV director, producer, and social activist. In 2022, he filed a police complaint at the Juhu Police Station in Mumbai against the Indian actress Richa Chadha for her negative tweet on the Indian Army.He belongs to a family of Kashmiri Pandits. Ashoke Pandit’s childhood picture with his father.While he was in college, he performed in various theatre plays. He then received a sponsorship from the Indian People’s Theatre Association. Apart from acting in theatre plays, he has also directed various theatre plays. Ashoke Pandit performing in a theatre play.He then directed a few Hindi documentaries such as Kashmiri Pandit Refugees, Sharnarthi Apne Desh Mein, And The World Remained Silent, and A Village of Widows. Most of his documentaries were based on the genocide of the Kashmiri Pandits. His documentary ‘And The World Remained Silent’ was screened at the International Film Festival in Goa, Pune International Film Festival, and Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) in Mumbai. At the House of Commons in London, his documentary received a standing ovation.In the 1980s, he worked as an associate director in the popular Hindi TV series ‘Filmi Chakkar.’.Ashoke has worked as a director in many popular Hindi TV shows such as ‘Hanste Khelte’ (1997), ‘Colgate Top 10’ (1998), and ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ (2009).He has worked as a motivational speaker at various events such as the Indian Association of New Zealand (2018) and India For Kashmir Conclave, Pune (2019). Ashoke Pandit invited as a guest speaker at an event.In 2018, he was appointed as the president of the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association, Mumbai.In 2019, he worked as a co-producer in the Hindi film ‘The Accidental Prime Minister.’.Ashoke is a social activist too. He has supported various animal welfare organisations. Ashoke Pandit in an animal welfare march.