Question: Are both directors of films Pratidwandi and Ek Aur Ek Gyarah from the same country?

Nandini Singh( born 7 August 1982) is an Indian television and film actress, who has worked in both Hindi movies and Hindi serials. Nandini began her career as a child artist in the movie" Jumbish" in 1986 at the age of six, she worked in" Platform"( 1993), and" Ek Aur Ek Gyarah"( 2003). She shot to fame as Kesar in Ekta Kapoor's popular hit series" Kesar", that aired from 2004 to 2007 on Star Plus and another of Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap operas," Kkavyanjali"( 2005). She also appeared in a music video," Dekha Hai Teri Aankhon Ko" by Aryans. The most recent appearance of the actress was in the movie" Titoo MBA", released in 2015 as the writer Simran. She has also worked in an episode of" Savdhan India". kuch dil ne kaha <SEP> He is the father of Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and director Rohit Dhawan. He is best known for directing several successful films, including" Swarg"( 1990)," Shola Aur Shabnam"( 1992)," Saajan Chale Sasural"( 1996)," Judwaa"( 1997)," Bade Miyan Chote Miyan"( 1998)," Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge"( 2000)," Mujhse Shaadi Karogi"( 2004)," Partner"( 2007)," Chashme Baddoor"( 2013)," Main Tera Hero"( 2014) and" Judwaa 2"( 2017). The 1993 action thriller" Aankhen" and 1999 comedy" Biwi No.1" earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Director nominations. David Dhawan( born Rajinder Dhawan on 16 August 1955) is an Indian film director who works in Hindi films. <SEP> This movie stars the comedic veterans Govinda and Sanjay Dutt. It was recorded as Hit at the box office. Ek Aur Ek Gyarah is a 2003 Indian comedy film by comedic director David Dhawan. <SEP> It is the first part of the Calcutta trilogy. Pratidwandi is a 1970 Indian Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray based on the novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay. Set during the period of the Naxalite movement in Bengal," Pratidwandi" tells the story of Siddharta, an educated middle- class man caught up in the turmoil of social unrest. Corruption and unemployment is rampant, and Siddhartha can not align himself with either his revolutionary activist brother or his career- oriented sister. The film is known for experimenting with techniques such as photo- negative flashbacks. <SEP> Nandini Singh( born 7 August 1982) is an Indian television and film actress, who has worked in both Hindi movies and Hindi serials. Nandini began her career as a child artist in the movie" Jumbish" in 1986 at the age of six, she worked in" Platform"( 1993), and" Ek Aur Ek Gyarah"( 2003). She shot to fame as Kesar in Ekta Kapoor's popular hit series" Kesar", that aired from 2004 to 2007 on Star Plus and another of Ekta Kapoor's Indian soap operas," Kkavyanjali"( 2005). She also appeared in a music video," Dekha Hai Teri Aankhon Ko" by Aryans. The most recent appearance of the actress was in the movie" Titoo MBA", released in 2015 as the writer Simran. She has also worked in an episode of" Savdhan India". kuch dil ne kaha <SEP> Ray was born in Calcutta into a Bengali family which was prominent in the field of arts and literature. Starting his career as a commercial artist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir and viewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist film" Bicycle Thieves"( 1948) during a visit to London. Ray directed 36 films, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. He was also a fiction writer, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, music composer, graphic designer and film critic. He authored several short stories and novels, meant primarily for young children and teenagers. Satyajit Ray( 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, music composer, graphic artist, lyricist and author, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Feluda, the sleuth, and Professor Shonku, the scientist in his science fiction stories, are popular fictional characters created by him. He was awarded an honorary degree by Oxford University. Ray's first film," Pather Panchali"( 1955), won eleven international prizes, including the inaugural Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. This film, along with" Aparajito"( 1956) and" Apur Sansar The World of Apu")( 1959), form" The Apu Trilogy". Ray did the scripting, casting, scoring, and editing, and designed his own credit titles and publicity material. Ray received many major awards in his career, including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a Golden Lion, a Golden Bear, 2 Silver Bears, a number of additional awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies, and an Academy Honorary Award in 1992. The Government of India honored him with the Bharat Ratna, its highest civilian award, in 1992. Ray had received many noticeable awards and gained a prestigious position over his life time. In 2004, Ray was ranked number 13 in BBC's poll of the Greatest Bengali of all time.