NeerajPandey(born1973)isanIndianfilmdirectorbestknownforhisdrama-thrillerfilm,AWednesday(2008),forwhichhewontheIndiraGandhiAwardforBestFirstFilmofaDirector.Hisworkonthefilmwashighlypraisedbyaudiencesaswellascritics.Hewasnominatedfor"BestDirector"categorybyFilmfareAwards.HissecondmovieSpecial26(2013)hasalsobeenequallyappreciatedbythepublicandthecritics.