Her sister Una S. Gandbhir is a superior court judge for the Third Judicial District serving Anchorage, Alaska.

Gandbhir attended Harvard University to study visual art with a focus on animation.

[3] She was the editor of the Spike Lee-produced HBO documentary film If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise about life after Hurricane Katrina, which won the 2010 Peabody Award.

[4] Gandbhir was a part of the filmmaking team of the PBS film series Asian Americans which won a 2020 Peabody Award.

[7] In 2025, Gandbhir directed and produced The Perfect Neighbor focusing on the Killing of Ajike Owens.