IHC Samanvay 2026: Celebrating Indian Languages – “This Blessed Land: यह धरती अपनी” - Prelude event.

IHC Samanvay - Indian Languages Festival. Prelude event. A celebration of award-winning filmmaker Mike Pandey’s five decades of visual storytelling that helped change laws and inspired global conservation efforts.

Shores of Silence - Whales Sharks in India (Docu/ 2004/ English/ 24 mins) Dir. Mike Pandey. The film documents the mass slaughter of the Whale Shark, the largest fish on the planet, filmed for the first time in Indian waters, revealing tragic evidence of its killing. The film played a key role in bringing legislation in India, protecting the Whale Shark under the Wildlife Act, 1972, and later influencing global protection at the 2002 CITES meeting, leading to a landmark shift in conservation attitudes.

• Winner Of Wildscreen Panda Award / Green Oscar, 2000
• Winner Of National Award - Best Science & Adventure Film, Mumbai, 2005
• Golden Jury Award - Worldfest - 2002, Houston
• The Honour Knowledge Award – Bratislava, Slovakia
• The Rolls Royce, Common Wealth Broadcasting Award, UK, 2002
• Ministry Of Environment Of The Czech Republic Award, 2002
• Wildlife Trust Of India, Endangered Species Award, 2002
• International Gold Panda Award - Best Short Documentary and Best Environmental Protection, (8th) Sichuan TV Festival China
• Common Wealth Broadcasting Association Award - England, 2002

Looking for Sultan (Docu/ 2019/ English/ 43.29 mins) Dir. Doel Trivedy & Gautam Pandey. Produced by Riverbank Studios. The film follows the story of Sultan, a bold young male tiger who suddenly vanished from his natal home in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. Mike and Gautam Pandey, the father and son wildlife filmmaker duo who have filmed Sultan since he was a cub, try to piece together the puzzle of his disappearance. Through the tale of this one tiger, the film looks at some of the broader issues confronting tiger conservation in India–including poaching, habitat loss and increasing conflict with humans.

• International Big Cats Film Festival - Finalist
• Wildlife Conservation Film Festival - Official Selection, 2018
• Green Screen - Official Selection, 2018
• International Kids Film Festival, 2020