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We love stories that can entertain us while leaving us with an important message that can alter the way we look at life.

Films like ‘Taare Zameen Par’ helped us understand the world of a dyslexic child, ‘Sairat’, ‘Jai Bhim’ and ‘Pariyerum Perumal’’ threw light upon the underlying caste discrimination in society, ‘Piku’ redefined the modern, Indian woman for us, ‘Margarita with a straw’ raised relevant questions about women's disability and sexuality in India and ‘Mandela’ uses political satire to help us understand the importance of a vote in a democracy.

We believe that such stories can nourish a society and boost cultural, creative and economic growth. But this is only possible by building a solid foundation of great storytelling.

Our purpose

Our purpose

We believe great storytelling has the power to boost cultural and creative growth in people’s lives thus protecting the soul of a nation.

Our focus

Our focus

We want to help upcoming screenwriters in India discover the art and science of screenwriting so that their stories can travel across spaces, time and can leave an impact

Our process

Our process

  • 1

    Accelerated 10-week screenwriting labs

  • 2

    Industry access, pitches & networking

  • 3

    International faculty

  • 4

    Diverse and global curriculum

  • 5

    Collaborative alumni

  • 6

    Financial assistance

Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion will be at the heart of the our selection process.

India is a land of people with diverse cultural identities and through our labs we want people from various backgrounds to meet and share their perspectives to foster empathy and understanding among each other.

Diversity

Socio-economic

Gender

Vernacular

Religion

People behind the mission

Anshulika Dubey

Executive Director - Writers INK

Lakshmi Pratury

INK CEO

Apoorva Bakshi

Advisor

Shiv Subramaniam

Advisor

Sundar Raman

Advisor