The actress-filmmaker has been spotted with the suave global head of a tech company and buzz is that the two are more than just friends
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; January 25, 2019)

Nandita Das unveiled her second directorial, the Manto biopic, last year on September 21. The critically acclaimed film continues to grab headlines with Pakistan recently banning it despite Saadat Hasan Manto being one of the most celebrated writers of the subcontinent who continues to strike a chord six-decades after his untimely demise. The actress-filmmaker is currently on a well-deserved break before she finalises her next project. Meanwhile, Nandita has been spotted around town with a suave stranger. They were seen shopping at Bandra’s Farmer’s Market, as well as at several events, and looked happy to be in each other’s company.

Enquiries revealed that the gentleman in question is Jean-Pierre Le Calvez, Global head of alliances and partnerships in a technology company. According to a source in the know, while the two have been acquaintances for more than a decade, it is only very recently, after Nandita parted ways with estranged husband Subodh Maskara after seven years of marriage, that they have drawn closer.

“They met at the Cannes Film Festival during her several visits to the French Riviera as participant, jury member and with the Manto biopic recently. Jean-Pierre was a part of the company that invested in Manto. He is French but comes to Mumbai regularly. Right now, they are simply enjoying their time together,” added the source.

When Mirror reached out to Nandita, all she had to say on the subject was, “I like to keep my personal life private.”