Navin Agarwal

Founder, MD - KIIFFA
Director, Actor, Mentor

A noted thespian, a renowned Director, Actor & Mentor, Navin Agarwal is a Founder and Director of National Theatre Group “Purvabhyas Natya Sansthan” since 1982 and has 38 years’ experience in direction. He has been associated with media & Films for last 38 years. He is known for his work in Cinema, TV & Theatre. He is also associated with 9Golden Cubes. Alumni of the prestigious Theatre Institute BADA, he started his career as a director and rose to fame at an early age. He recently directed a Children Feature Film “BAVLI,” Narration - Naseeruddin Shah. BAVLI, won “Children Feature Film of the Year” award, got “Standing Ovation” in festivals and has been highly appreciated by critics & audience in International Film Festivals of India and abroad. He is directing a children’s feature film “BACHCHA MASTER” with Mukesh Tiwari & children. He has worked with Eminent personalities from Theatre field, abroad - PETER BROOK (Well-known British Director, also Indian Epic Mahabharat Film Fame) & FRITZ BENNEWITZ (Well-known German Director). He has directed a feature film ‘KHILAFAT’ starring Sunil Shetty, Prairna Agarwal, Raj Babbar, Anupam Kher, Kiran Kumar, Neena Gupta & Ashutosh Gowarikar. Songs and ghazals sung by Asha Bhosle, Kumar Saanu, Udit Narayan & Kavita Krishnamurthy.

He has directed Film & TV Stars in his Films, serials & plays; Late Om Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Mukesh Tiwari, Nishigandha Wad and Pankaj Dheer, Navin Nishchol, Anju Mahendroo, Deepak Qazir, Neelam Mehra, Poonam Dhiloon, Bhagyashree, Shweta Tiwari, Tinnu Anand, Aman Verma, Preeti Jhangiani, Rajesh Puri, Asif Shaikh, Akshay Anand, Vinay Jain, Sahil Chaddha, Shruti Ulfat and Bhawna Balsawar. He has directed Short films - See Left & Right, Madam, Mera Beta, Spit, Hang- over; Directed Telefilm – Inspector Matadeen Chand Par with Harish Patel; Directed TV Serials – Sapno ki Duniya with Navin NIshchol, Anju Mahendroo, Deepak Qazir and Neelam Mehra; Tumhare Intezaar Mein Munni, Nok-Jhok and Karastani. He has directed a Documentary on the Centenary year of Akbarallys, a well-known corporate house in India.