This Friday Bollywood sees the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed director Pandya Nalinkumar Ramniklal. You may ask 'Pandya' who?
Well, let's give you a hint. He is the man whose film has already traveled 60 countries and won dozens of international awards. Still struggling? Then let's reveal the name of the movie. It's SAMSARA, a film with an international cast and crew that has mesmerized the audience globally.
"Oh yes", you may exclaim, "but isn't the film's director known as Pan Nalin?" Yes, you got it right but if you want to know more about what goes behind Pan Nalin, it is Pan for Pandya, his first name, while Nalin comes from Nalinkumar, his middle name!
The story goes like this. Pan made a number of short films before making SAMSARA and his name was being used in different abbreviated versions for the purpose of crediting. Since his films were made primarily in WEST, it was not a lucrative idea to have such a long tongue twister name to be pronounced by the West.
Hence the short'nsweet name, Pan Nalin!