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Nandan may refer to:
- Nandan County, in Guangxi Province, China
- Nandan, Hyōgo, a town in Mihara District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
- Nandan (Kolkata), a cultural center in Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal
- Nandan of Ezhimalai, a Sangam Period ruler in South India
- Meera Nandan (born 1989), an Indian actress
- Satendra Nandan (born 1940), a Fiji Indian academic and politician
- Satya Nandan, a diplomat and lawyer
- Nandan Nilekani (born 1955), Indian entrepreneur
- Nandan, a Hindi-language children's magazine published by HT Media
Nandan is a government-sponsored film and cultural centre in Kolkata, India. The primary aim of the cultural hub is to encourage and facilitate cinematic awareness in society. It includes a few comparatively large screens housed in an impressively architectured building.
The foundation stone of Nandan was laid by former Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and was officially inaugurated on 2 September 1985 by film-maker Satyajit Ray. The complex, besides being a modern cinema and cultural complex, is a popular destination for the young and the aged alike.
Nandan is one of the main venues of the Kolkata International Film Festival, hosting it till 2010.In 2011 the ceremony was shifted to Netaji Indoor Stadium.