Pramod Purswane

Pramod Purswane is an Indian filmmaker based in Mumbai, India. He received the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film at the 59th National Film Awards for his documentary titled And We Play On. The film revolves around the life of Vivek Singh, a former hockey Olympian who died from cancer in 2005.

Early life Purswane grew up in Mahim, Mumbai, where his father worked as the vice-principal of KJ Khilnani High School. In the late 1970s, the family faced financial challenges when his father switched to distributing and exhibiting Hindi films in the Middle East, a business affected by the home video boom in the early 1980s. Purswane earned a post-graduate law degree from National College in Bandra in 1993.

After trying acting, advertising, and legal drafting, Purswane joined television as a production assistant in 2001.