Anjum Rajabali

Anjum Rajabali is a renowned Indian screenwriter who began his film career as an associate scriptwriter for the critically acclaimed Drohkaal and went on to write screenplays for highly acclaimed films including China Gate, Ghulam, Kachche Dhaage, Pukar, Naina, and The Legend of Bhagat Singh, films that vary across multiple genres - thriller, horror, action and drama. He is the head of the screenwriting programme at Whistling Woods International and the Honorary Head of Screenplay Writing at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). He first began his association with Prakash Jha as a consultant on the crime-drama Apaharan and proceeded to write the next four successive Prakash Jha films - Raajneeti, Aarakshan, Chakravyuh, and Satyagraha. He has been involved as a script consultant on path-breaking films like Mulk and Thappad. Apart from this, Anjum is a senior activist and leader at the Screenwriters Association in India, and has been instrumental in lobbying for the writers' rights in the Indian film industry. He also conducts coveted workshops, seminars, and conferences on screenwriting that have helped writers in India and abroad. Most recently, he wrote the screenplay of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's latest film Toofan, starring Farhan Akhtar. Anjum also recently finished working on Vishal Bharadwaj's Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley which is the Indian adaptation of Agatha Christie's "The Sittaford Mystery" for Sony LIV.