Film Producer Manish Pandit Appointed Chair of Film Development Board

KATHMANDU – Film producer Manish Pandit has been appointed chair of the Film Development Board.

Shiva Thapa, chief personal secretary to Minister for Information and Communications Bikram Timilsina, said Pandit was appointed as the board’s 20th chair.

According to Thapa, the ministry had recommended three names to the Council of Ministers: Pandit, Nisha Adhikari and Naresh Paudyal. The newly appointed chair will take charge after the Dashain holidays.

Pandit has been active in the film sector for a long time. He worked as executive producer on “Gangster Blues” and has also played an active behind-the-scenes role in many other films.