Updated On: 09 September, 2021 09:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian
Screenwriters’ Association hosts its first script lab; six aspiring writers to be mentored by noted filmmakers, including Motwane and Chaubey

Motwane, Chaubey, Shrivastava and Ghosh will serve as mentors
It is only in the past few years that Hindi cinema has come to recognise scripts for what they are — the backbone of every successful project. In a bid to encourage the future storytellers of the country, Screenwriters’ Association (SWA) has rolled out the SWA Script Lab 2022. The programme, in its maiden year, will see noted filmmakers Vikramaditya Motwane, Sujoy Ghosh, Abhishek Chaubey, Alankrita Shrivastava, Sudip Sharma and Raat Akeli Hai writer Smita Singh Khan serve as mentors to upcoming writers.
Those eager to see their stories transform into a feature film can send in their scripts to the association before October 25. After the panel of mentors have selected the six best scripts, they will guide the finalists in polishing them. The aspiring writers will get the chance to interact closely with the screenwriters and directors, thus understanding the finer nuances of taking an idea from paper to screen.