Nitin Chandra is a National Award-winning filmmaker, producer, and writer from Bihar, India. He is known for creating socially relevant and culturally rooted cinema that brings the stories, languages, and people of Bihar to national and international audiences. His acclaimed films include Deswa, Mithila Makhaan (National Film Award winner), Jackson Halt, and Kariyatthi. Through his production company, Champaran Talkies, Nitin has consistently championed regional storytelling, linguistic diversity, and independent filmmaking. He is also the creator of Bejod Talks, a platform dedicated to conversations with entrepreneurs, innovators, artists, and changemakers shaping the future of Bihar and India. His latest film Chhath is screening at IFFM 2026.
