| Nilesh Sahay | |
| Parents: | Zaheeda (mother) |
| Birth Date: | 1982 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
Nilesh Sahay (born October 20, 1982) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, director and writer. He is the nephew of actor Sanjay Dutt.
Sahay is the son of the actress Zaheeda. His great-grandmother Jaddan Bai was the country's first female film producer and music composer. His grandfather Akhtar Hussain was an actor, producer, director and writer and his grandaunt and uncle Nargis Dutt and Sunil Dutt were also actors. Sahay is the nephew of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.[1]
Sahay made his film debut in Ganesh Acharaya's 2011 film Angel.[2] He later turned filmmaker and started filming Squad, his directorial debut, in September 2019 at Belarusfilm studios in Minsk.
Sahay is currently working as director in the upcoming production, Ambush, starring Harshvardhan Rane.[3] [4] Nilesh sahay belongs to Indian landlord family. His great grandfather Shyan Nandan Sahay was an Indian landlord, educationist, legislator and the founder vice chancellor of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University Muzaffarpur. Born in the Indian state of Bihar, he also served as the vice chancellor of Patna University.
He was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha, elected from Muzaffarpur Central constituency on Indian National Congress candidature. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1957, for his contributions to education. A road in Muzaffarpur is named after him. Padma Bhushan Shyan Nandan Sahay
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Angel | Actor (as Abhay) | [5] |
| 2021 | Squad | Director | [6] [7] [8] |