Nishant Roy Bombarde

'Nishant Roy Bombarde' (qv) was born in Gondia near Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. An engineer by degree, he later acquired a Masters in Mass Communication from Symbiosis, Pune specialising in Audio-Visual Communication. After working with Zee TV for three years as an Executive Producer on successful shows like Fear Files & Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli, he shifted to Zee Studios. At Zee Studios, he worked on well known Marathi films like _Killa (2014)_ (qv), _Fandry (2013)_ (qv), _Elizabeth Ekadashi (2014)_ (qv) and _Sairat (2016)_ (qv) as an Executive Producer. He is also a credited writer for Television and heads the Digital Media promotions at Zee Studios. Besides the professional front, he lives his passion for theatre through Dushyantapriya, a queer adaptation of Kalidasa's Shakuntalam, where he plays the dual role of Chetan & Priyamvada to much popular & critical acclaim. Apart from acting, he is also the Assistant Director and the Costume Designer for the play. Recently he made a spectacular debut as a director when his first short _Daaravtha (2015)_ (qv) won him the prestigious National Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.::Prasad Kadam