Nisha Ganatra

Nisha Ganatra

Directing
Born Jun 25, 1974
From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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.

Known For

Half the Picture
6.6

Half the Picture

Self
Bam Bam and Celeste
3.8

Bam Bam and Celeste

Linda
The Acting Class
5.5

The Acting Class

Exotic Dancer
Chutney Popcorn
5.2

Chutney Popcorn

Reena

Filmography — Acting

Half the Picture
6.6
2018

Half the Picture

Self
Bam Bam and Celeste
3.8
2005

Bam Bam and Celeste

Linda
The Acting Class
5.5
2000

The Acting Class

Exotic Dancer
Chutney Popcorn
5.2
2001

Chutney Popcorn

Reena

Filmography — Crew

Freakier Friday

Freakier Friday

Director
The High Note

The High Note

Director
Cake

Cake

Director
Late Night

Late Night

Director
The Hunters

The Hunters

Director
The Cheetah Girls: One World

The Cheetah Girls: One World

Screenplay
Center Stage: On Pointe

Center Stage: On Pointe

Writer
Fast Food High

Fast Food High

Director
Pete's Christmas

Pete's Christmas

Director
Will You Merry Me?

Will You Merry Me?

Director

Cosmopolitan

Director
Chutney Popcorn

Chutney Popcorn

Director
FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

FUTURESTATES: Code Academy

Director
#WombStories

#WombStories

Director
Junky Punky Girlz

Junky Punky Girlz

Director

Untitled Boy Band Pic

Director