- He writes all his scripts in English but has made films in Hindi, Japanese, Tibetan, Manipuri and English.
- He is considered a great savy of Asian Religions and Spirituality, Martial Arts, Literature and Cinema. Has done groundbreaking work on the life of Buddha and Bodhidharma in India, Japan, China & Korea.
- Awarded, along with M. Night Shyamalan, as one of the Top 50 Achievers in Global Mainstream Media in the field of Film, Theater & Drama by TMG in UK (David Flint's Triangle Media Group).
- At an age of 24, One of the first job as director, Nalin directed six episodes on Jazz Fusion in India starring Max Roach, Freddie Hubbard, Stephane Grappelli, L. Shankar and Alla Rakha.
- Lives and works in France & India. Post-Samsara he was being chased by many Hollywood agents and producers.
- He has done indepth research on Asian Martial Arts and met some of the greatest masters, yet unknown to the world.
- As a teenager, he ran a film club in India and has the biggest collection of world cinema.
- Lived among Rastafarians in Jamaica.
- Taking inspiration from "Notes on the Cinematographer" a book by Robert Bresson, Pan Nalin has written a book titled "Notes on the Zenematographer."
- Pan Nalin, at an age of 22, created a TV series concept together with India's most famous cartoonist R.K. Laxman. In their idea the main central character never speaks. Later the same concept became all time successful TV series in India known as Wagle ki Duniya. However the producers did not keep the hero silent!.
- IBM invited Pan Nalin to make an infomarcial on Micro Credit. India has recently witnesses certain fraudulent activities in this domain. IBM and Nalin's film highlights authenticity.
- Pan Nalin made it into The Better India's prestigious list of "25 NRI (Non-Resident Indians) Across The World Who Have Made India Proud.".
- For Angry Indian Goddesses nearly 800 women were shortlisted, 200 auditioned and seven selected.
- Casting of thousands of women across India was carried out on a massive scale for a commercial directed by Pan Nalin for the well-known brand to celebrate the diversity of beauty.
- Pan Nalin received death threat in India for making Angry Indian Goddesses (2015).
- Pan Nalin's Angry Indian Goddesses was heavily censored in India; besides many cuts, several images were blurred and many words were muted.
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