Manjari Makijany
Manjari Makijany biography, wiki, profession, age, date of birth, height, movies, husband, family, education, net worth, religion, caste & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Manjari Makijany (मंजरी माकिजानी) |
| Nickname | Manj Mak |
| Profession | Indian writer, director and producer |
| Famous for | being Mac Mohan's daughter |
| Years Active | 2008-Present |
| Date of Birth | February 24, 1987 1 |
| Age (In 2022) | 35 Years |
| Birth Place | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Ethnicity | South Asian |
| Caste | Khatri |
| Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
| Height | in centimeters- 160 cm in meters- 1.60 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 3in |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband/Spouse | Emmanuel Pappas |
| Marriage Date | April 23, 2014 |
| Children | |
| Daughter(s) | Zoya Makijany Pappas |
| Parents | |
| Father | Mac Mohan |
| Mother | Minny Makijany |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Brother(s) | Vikrant Makijany |
| Sister(s) | Vinati Makijany |
| Cousin(s) | Raveena Tandon Rajiv Tandon |
| Other Relative(s) | |
| Uncle(s) | Ravi Tandon (Director) |
| Aunt(s) | Veena Tandon |
| Niece(s) | Rasha Thadani |
| Brother-in-law | Demetrios Pappas |
| Education Details | |
| School | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| College | American Film Institute(AFI), United States University of California (UCLA), United States Jai Hind College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Mass Media Professional Program in Screenwriting Filmmaking Course |
| Filmography | |
| Movies (As Director) | Skate Basti (documentary, 2022) Spin (TV Movie, 2021) Skater Girl (2021) |
| Short Films (As Director) | I See You (2017) The Corner Table (2013) The Last Marble (2012) |
| Short Films (As Assistant Director) | Gandhi of the Month (2022) Dunkirk (2017) Wonder Woman (2017) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) 7 Khoon Maaf (2011) Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan (2011) Wake Up Sid (2009) |
| Award(s)/Title(s) | |
| Winner at Asian American International Film Festival, 2017 Recipient of the "Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation Grant" and the "Adrienne Shelly Foundation Grant", 2016 Winner Best Actor at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, 2014 Jury Award at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, 2014 3rd in Narrative Shorts at My Hero International Film Festival, 2014 Best of Fest at Clermont Ferrand Film Festival, 2013 Winner at Rochester International Film Festival, 2013 Best Short from India at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, 2012 Jury Award of Excellence for Women Filmmakers at Best Shorts Competition, 2012 Best of Fest at Tumbleweed Film Festival, 2012 | |
| twitter.com/manjari87 (3k followers) | |
| facebook.com/manjari.makijany | |
| instagram.com/manjarimakijany/ (8k followers) | |
| linkedin.com/in/manjari-makijany-14273625/ | |
| [email protected] | |
| Website | manjarimakijany.com |
| Other Details | |
| Production House(s) | Mac Productions Skatepark Films LLC |
| Family Picture |  |
| Manjari Makijany also known as Manj Mak is an Indian born writer, director and producer based in Los Angeles. She is known for being the elder daughter of veteran bollywood actor Mac Mohan and cousin of actress Raveena Tandon. | |
| Manjari Makijany was born on February 24, 1987 to Mac Mohan and Minny Makijany in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She has a sister Vinati Makijany and a brother Vikrant Makijany. | |
| She is best known for her award-winning short films, The Last Marble (2012) and The Corner Table (2014). | |
| She did her schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School, Mumbai and St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and later did Bachelor of Mass Media at Jai Hind College, Mumbai in 2008. | |
| After that she went to USA and completed UCLA's Professional Screenwriters Program in 2015 and studied Filmmaking at American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women (AFI DWW) in 2016-17. | |
| In 2016, she was one of eight women chosen to participate in the AFI Conservatory's Directing Workshop for Women. She is only the 2nd Indian to participate in the program since its inception in 1974. | |
| In 2017, she was one of the twenty five women selected to participate in the inaugural Fox Filmmakers Lab. | |
| She worked as an Assistant Director on Indian films like Wake Up Sid (2009) and 7 Khoon Maaf (2011). She also worked as an Assistant Director on hollywood movies like Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Wonder Woman (2017) and Dunkirk (2017). | |
| Manjari Makijany started her writing and direction career with a 7-minute silent short film, The Last Marble (2012) that premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival. She received critical appreciation for the film and won many international awards. | |
| Her second short film, The Corner Table (2013) featured actor Tom Alter. | |
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