Anjum Rajabali
Screenwriter & Head, Screenwriting Department, Whistling Woods International
Mr. Anjum Rajabali is a veteran screenwriter, with films like Drohkaal, Ghulam, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, and Raajneeti to his name. He has also been a script consultant and advisor to numerous films including Gangaajal, Mulk, Article 15, Thappad.
In 2004, he designed and created India's first full-fledged screenplay writing department at the Film and Television Institute of India at Pune and was its Honorary Head for 12 years. Since 2006, he has been the Founder-Head of Screenwriting at Whistling Woods International, Mumbai.
He regularly conducts screenwriting workshops and masterclasses in India and has been a guest lecturer in various countries including the US, France, Canada, Uganda, Kenya. He has created several initiatives for Indian screenwriters like national conferences, seminars, fellowships, script labs, and script contests.
He was chosen for the 'Leading International Teacher' 2019 award by CILECT, the association of more than 180 major film schools across the world.
In 2006, he formed the Progressive Writers Group which has been steering the Screenwriters Association (the guild of Indian writers) since then.