Nisha Ganatra
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 25, 1974, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Movies
- 18
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.
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Upcoming Nisha Ganatra Movies
Junky Punky Girlz
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2018 | Half the Picture | Self |
| 2005 | Bam Bam and Celeste | Linda |
| 2001 | Chutney Popcorn | Reena |
| 2000 | The Acting Class | Exotic Dancer |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2025 | Freakier Friday | Director |
| 2020 | #WombStories | Director |
| 2020 | The High Note | Director |
| 2019 | Late Night | Director |
| 2016 | Center Stage: On Pointe | Writer |
| 2014 | FUTURESTATES: Code Academy | Director, Writer |
| 2013 | Pete's Christmas | Director |
| 2013 | The Hunters | Director |
| 2008 | Will You Merry Me? | Director |
| 2008 | The Cheetah Girls: One World | Screenplay |
| 2005 | Cake | Director |
| 2003 | Fast Food High | Director |
| 2003 | Cosmopolitan | Director |
| 2001 | Chutney Popcorn | Director, Writer, Producer |
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