Nihar Ranjan Samal

Founder & Instructor

Nihar Ranjan Samal, a graduate from Film and Television institute of India, Pune (FTII 3yrs), in Sound Recording & Design and a Post Graduate in Physics from Utkal University, Odisha is one of the most sought after & prominent names  in Production Sound  Mixing & Sound Designing in maintream Hindi cinema. 
 

He has won the National Award twice for “Tat Tvam Asi” in 1997 & “Madras Café” in 2014. He has also received several film awards like FilmFareZee CineProducer’s Guild & IIFA Awards for many of the below mentioned films.

 

Some of his prestigious and challenging projects include feature films like “Sanju”, “PK”, “3 Idiots” & upcoming movie “Dunki” directed by Rajkumar Hirani; “Padmavat” & “Bajirao Mastani” directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali; “Vicky Donor”, “Madras Café”, “Piku”, “October” & “Sardar Udham” directed by Shoojit Sircar; “Pink” directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury; URI The Surgical Strike by Aditya Dhar, “Ferrari Ki Savaari” & Marathi film “Ventilator” directed by Rajesh Mapuskar; “Mom” directed by Ravi Udyavar; “Tevar”, “Badhai Ho” & “Maindan” directed by Amit Sharma; “Tanu Weds Manu” & “Tanu Weds Manu Returns” directed by Anand Rai, “Dream Girl” by Raaj Shaandilyaa & “Zara Hatke Zara Bachke” by Laxman Utekar. 

He has also worked in critically acclaimed International & English language films like “Red Mercury” directed by Roy Butters; “Take 3 Girls” directed by Baaz Taylor; “Natasha” directed by Jag Mundhra and “The Name of River” directed by Anup Singh.

He has conducted workshops at FTIISRFTI & other Institutes on Production Sound Recording & Mixing techniques. Nihar and his fellow professional, Bishwadeep, conceived TAFA Institute to make quality education in this space available for students at an affordable cost. As a Production Sound RecordistMixer & Sound Designer, with such vast experience, Nihar brings an ocean of knowledge for TAFA students to benefit from, by being associated with him over the entire course.

Nihar Ranjan Samal

Founder & Instructor

Nihar Ranjan Samal, a graduate from Film and Television institute of India, Pune (FTII 3yrs), in Sound Recording & Design and a Post Graduate in Physics from Utkal University, Odisha is one of the most sought after & prominent names  in Production Sound  Mixing & Sound Designing in maintream Hindi cinema. 
 

He has won the National Award twice for “Tat Tvam Asi” in 1997 & “Madras Café” in 2014. He has also received several film awards like FilmFareZee CineProducer’s Guild & IIFA Awards for many of the below mentioned films.

 

Some of his prestigious and challenging projects include feature films like “Sanju”, “PK”, “3 Idiots” & upcoming movie “Dunki” directed by Rajkumar Hirani; “Padmavat” & “Bajirao Mastani” directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali; “Vicky Donor”, “Madras Café”, “Piku”, “October” & “Sardar Udham” directed by Shoojit Sircar; “Pink” directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury; URI The Surgical Strike by Aditya Dhar, “Ferrari Ki Savaari” & Marathi film “Ventilator” directed by Rajesh Mapuskar; “Mom” directed by Ravi Udyavar; “Tevar”, “Badhai Ho” & “Maindan” directed by Amit Sharma; “Tanu Weds Manu” & “Tanu Weds Manu Returns” directed by Anand Rai, “Dream Girl” by Raaj Shaandilyaa & “Zara Hatke Zara Bachke” by Laxman Utekar. 

He has also worked in critically acclaimed International & English language films like “Red Mercury” directed by Roy Butters; “Take 3 Girls” directed by Baaz Taylor; “Natasha” directed by Jag Mundhra and “The Name of River” directed by Anup Singh.

He has conducted workshops at FTIISRFTI & other Institutes on Production Sound Recording & Mixing techniques. Nihar and his fellow professional, Bishwadeep, conceived TAFA Institute to make quality education in this space available for students at an affordable cost. As a Production Sound RecordistMixer & Sound Designer, with such vast experience, Nihar brings an ocean of knowledge for TAFA students to benefit from, by being associated with him over the entire course.