Nila Madhab Panda

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  I Am Kalam Director to Receive Padma Shri, Says It's an 'Achievement'

  "I am very happy that I will get the Padma Shri. It's a great achievement to me. I am sure that it will inspire me to work in the direction of making more films on several issues of the country," said I Am Kalam director Nila Madhab Panda

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  Jalpari wins award at Cannes

  Nila Madhab Panda's Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid has won the MIP Junior Kids Jury Awards 2012, at Cannes. It is the first Hindi film to win this honour.

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  Aamir Khan brings smile to Jalpari director

  Aamir Khan, who is busy shooting for Dhoom: 3 in Chicago, made time to write to Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid director Nila Madhab Panda.

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  Children bring spontaneity on sets, says Parvin Dabas

  Parvin Dabas who plays father of child actors in Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid says children bring spontaneity on the sets.

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  I Am Kalam director Nila's second film screened at Cannes market

  I Am Kalam director Nila Madhab Panda's second film Jalpari-The Desert Mermaid, was shown at the Cannes Film Festival market section.

• I Am Kalam to be a trilogy: Director

  Nila Madhab Panda's debut Hindi project I Am Kalam - inspired by the life of former president APJ Abdul Kalam - is yet to be released in India.