Vishwas Paandya
Vishwas Paandya was born as Vishwas Pandya. He is a director and writer known for Baa Baaa Black Sheep (2018). As a producer he has American Blend (2006) and I Did Not Kill Gandhi (2005) to his credit. Born into a noted film family that has produced the likes of 'Namak Haram' and 'Rang Birangi', Vishwas started off his career as an actor having done over 40 television commercials and multiple TV shows. He began his writing & directorial experience with television, Episodic love stories - 'Rishtey', 'Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi Baatein with Anupam uncle' (for Zee) and then multiple TV commercials. He also directed the making of I did not kill Gandhi. From 2007, he was heading White Stripes Entertainments (division of Dil Limited) where he directed TV commercials, events, and was solely responsible for creatively developing and supervising the Hindi remake of Chupke Chupke, among other scripts where he worked with directors like Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shivam Nair, Umesh Shukla and David Dhawan. His multi faceted experience across acting, producing, writing and directing gives him a nuanced edge as a filmmaker.
Movies
- Mar 22, 2018
- Hindi
Baa Baa Black Sheep is the story of Baba, who is still trying to find his bearings. Baba's father, Charudutt Sharma who is a boring Cashew nut dealer for everyone, reveals to a shocked Baba on his 25th birthday that actually they are a family of hit men since the past 12 generations, and now Baba has to take over as the 13th. On the other hand, Baba's love interest Angelina runs a Beach Cafe. Her father Brian Morris is a retired art teacher, but fuels his greed for money and excitement, by selling fakes of an old Renoir painting that his family has inherited. With Baba and Angelina, both keeping their respective secrets, problems start when Kamya, an art gallery owner, wants the original Renoir and blackmails the Home Minister, Utpal Shivalkar for it. Drugs, Contract killings and blackmail account for ACP Shivraj entering the scene trying to find out the connection between all the chaos.
- Sep 30, 2005
- Hindi
An ordinary man is struggling with the onset of Alzheimer's. His daughter fights to save her father from a descent into dementia, and to tries to understand the strange guilt that haunts him - that he is responsible for Gandhi's death.