Educated in Film, History and Commerce from the best schools in India, Vandana has won awards for excellence at each Institute. She majored in Film Editing at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and later attended the Professional Program for Producers at UCLA, Los Angeles.
As a filmmaker, Vandana “brings to her work passion and thought, and engages the viewer to reflect on the subject she presents. Her craft is sensitive, imaginative, and powerful in substance and form… to make her among India’s most talented filmmakers…” – (R Chandran, National Information Officer for the UN in India)
Vandana is the Producer/Director of the award winning international documentary, THE SUBTEXT OF ANGER (English, 45 minutes, 2012). It explores the emotion, expression and root causes that drive us to anger. The film continues to screen at various forums, both public and private.Visit: thesubtextofanger.com facebook.com/thesubtextofanger
She has recently produced and directed a version of the Indian National Anthem which went viral in August 2016 and has won the awards for the BEST MUSIC VIDEO-JURY at the 5th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival, December 2016 and the 4th Noida International Film Festival, February 2017.
Vandana lives and works in Delhi and Mumbai. She has scripted, directed and edited projects for clients that include The National Geographic Channel, The History Channel, Doordarshan (India’s State Broadcasting National Network), various agencies of the United Nations and the Government of India.
Her work has led her to follow developments in biotechnology, the human psyche and mental health, the environment and gender, prominently.
Vandana received the Global Emerging Leaders award from the Youth Organisation of Delhi in 2009. She has been a fellow of the Georgetown Leadership Seminar in 2011, and has participated in three global seminars at Salzburg, Austria, among other national and international conferences. She travels to speak and mentor on leadership.
Vandana has written her first feature film script and is looking for a producer. The script was part of National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) International Scriptwriting Lab, 2014.
She has written a weekly column ‘Mindscape’ for The Week magazine on mindemotion-
psyche, from 2012-2018, and conducts talks and workshops on Understanding and Managing Anger. She is the author of HINGE: (Re)Discovering Emotional and Mental Wellness, published in 2021.
Vandana has served twice on the Jury for the National Film Awards (62nd and 66th). She has been a Member of the Board of Governors for the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), from 2016-2019.
She is currently Founder Director of Tulip Comfort Wear, an all-day apparel line for women to travel-work-lounge in. She is developing a line for men as well.