Nisha Pahuja (born 3 June 1967; New Delhi) is a Canadian Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, based in Toronto, Ontario. Her credits include To Kill a Tiger, winner of 19 awards from festivals including TIFF, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Doc Aviv and the Canadian Screen awards. The film will be released theatrically in the US in the Fall of 2023. The New York Times included it in their list of "Most Anticipated Fall Releases" and Anne Thompson at the Indie wire named it to her Oscars' Contenders list for 2024. Both Mindy Kaling and Dev Patel signed onto the film as Executive Producers along with Andy Cohen, Anita Lee, Atul Gawande, Andrew Dragoumis and others.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 3, 1967 (59)
- New Delhi, India
- Director, producer and writer
- 2 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Known for
Where can I watch Nisha Pahuja's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Netflix (1).
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Filmography
6 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page.
To Kill a Tiger(2022)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
#Blessed(2020)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The World Before Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Diamond Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Bollywood Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Fairy Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)