Nandita Das has got opportunity to direct a number of noted artists like Nasseruddin Shah

Nandita Das, who is one of the most talented actresses of current Indian cinema, primarily, from the parallel cinema recently directed her first movie; Firaaq which is weaved around the after tension of a communal carnage and activities that occurred within time frame of 24 hours. In this movie she has got opportunity to direct a number of noted artists like Nasseruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Dipti Naval, Raghubir Yadav, Sanjay Suri and Tisca Chopra and some new talents like Shahana Goswami and Nowaz.