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Screenwriters Association announces winners of Script Lab 2022
Mumbai: Screenwriters Association (SWA) on Thursday announced the top six winners of Script Lab 2022. The winners will get further opportunities to work with eminent industry names, it said.
SWA announced Script Lab 2022 back in September 2021 for feature-length screenplays, both original as well as literary adaptations. It is a unique platform by SWA where emerging screenwriters get an opportunity to be mentored by professionals.
According to a statement, SWA received six hundred and one entries this year. “The top six winners were selected by a panel of filmmakers and mentors – Abhishek Chaubey, Alankrita Shrivastava, Sudip Sharma, Shakun Batra, Smita Singh, and Vikramaditya Motwane,” it said.
The top six winning scripts include “13 Days” by Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy & Gaurav Krishna, “Kashi Kothi Ka Kul” by Akshay Asthana, “A Dinner at Khan’s” by Syed Shadan, “Meiktila” by Nimish Tanna, “Dev Dikshit” by Sandiip N Patil, and “Kriya Karam” by Nipun Angrish and Gundeep Kaur.
SWA’s event sub-committee chairperson Mitesh Shah said that with the Script Lab SWA aims to connect emerging screenwriters with eminent makers who have successfully navigated the industry with their distinct body of work and help them mentor their first drafts. “It has been a truly humbling experience selecting six scripts out of six hundred entries through a rigorous and transparent selection process. We hope this helps them get a meaningful perspective on their drafts and simultaneously get their foot in the door,” added Shah.
“SWA is happy to announce six sets of writers with Six complete scripts, mentored by six brilliant and acclaimed writers/directors. It’s a sixer. All the way,” said SWA president Robin Bhatt.
Congratulating the winners, SWA general secretary Zaman Habib said, “With our first-ever Script Lab we aim to nurture the new writing talent by providing them an opportunity to meet the writer-directors and get their scripts mentored. SWA also plans to make it bigger in the future and provide these six winners with a platform to pitch their scripts directly to the production houses through our upcoming Pitch Fest.”
Habib further thanked all the six mentors for supporting the initiative.
Hindi
Zee5 and Applause Entertainment team up for whodunnit ‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’
Rajat Kapoor directs star-studded murder mystery streaming from 10 April.
MUMBAI: Zee5 is serving up another killer collaboration and this time, the murder mystery comes with a generous side of dark humour and family dysfunction. The streaming platform has partnered with Applause Entertainment and Mithya Talkies to bring Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa, a fresh, twisted whodunnit written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker and actor Rajat Kapoor. The film will stream exclusively on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
The movie reimagines the classic murder mystery genre with a contemporary, darkly comic edge. It revolves around a group of friends and family who smile, drink, and celebrate together until the silence snaps and long-buried secrets spill out. The stellar ensemble cast includes Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Waluscha De Sousa, Saurabh Shukla, Chandrachoor Rai, Neil Bhoopalam, Koel Purie, Palomi Ghosh, and Rajat Kapoor himself.
This latest offering continues the successful partnership between Zee5 and Applause Entertainment, which has previously delivered diverse hits such as Mithya, Bloody Brothers, and Jab Khuli Kitaab.
&TV Business Head of hindi Zee5 and chief channel officer Kaveri Das said, “Our collaboration with Applause Entertainment has consistently delivered distinct, high-impact storytelling. Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa is a natural progression, reinforcing our focus on genre-led content with a compelling whodunnit premise and a strong ensemble cast.”
Applause Entertainment business head for movies Sunil Chainani added, “This film adds yet another compelling layer to our slate with Rajat Kapoor’s unmistakable voice.”
Rajat Kapoor shared, “What interested me was not just the mechanics of a whodunnit, but the emotional violence that precedes physical violence. These are people who smile at each other, but there’s so much that is not said.”
The film promises razor-sharp writing, layered performances, and simmering tension, inviting viewers not just to solve the crime but to unravel the complex relationships at its heart.
If you love a good murder mystery served with wit and emotional depth, Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa looks set to be your next addictive watch. Mark your calendars, the whodunnit drops on Hindi Zee5 from 10 April.
