ABOUT THE BOOK Screenwriting jargon is overwhelming enough to make aspiring screenwriters believe that, one, it is difficult to write screenplays and two, there is some kind of a magic formula to writing films and web series. None of the above is true. Fact is, anybody who loves to write, has a genuine interest in writing screenplays and is patient, disciplined and persistent can be a screenwriter … and this book will tell you exactly how. Not by pushing jargon but by laying down a simple procedure to writing films and shows. Brimming with ample examples from popular films, 'Anybody can write a film (Demystifying the screenwriting process)' tries to look beyond film writing jargon and hopes to simplify the writing process for anybody and everybody interested in writing films and web shows. There is even a chapter on how the process described in this book, with some minor tweaking, can help aspiring writers pen novels if they wish to. Anybody can write a film and much more. This book will tell you how. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Atul Taishete is a Management graduate from the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies (JBIMS) and a fully qualified Cost and Works Accountant (ICWAI). He worked for two years in the Structured Finance Investment Banking unit of the Dutch ABN AMRO Bank before quitting to work backstage with the theatre group 'Ansh'. Later, he graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune and then went on to study Film Direction (Université d'été) at the French film school 'La Fémis' in Paris. His French documentary 'Un Déjeuner Tranquille' (A Quiet Lunch), made as a student in Paris, was selected at film festivals around the world including Santiago, Tirana and Eksperimento. His feature film writing credits include Additional Dialogues for 'Johnny Gaddar', Screenplays for the films 'Risk' and his directorial feature debut 'Vartak Nagar', starring Jimmy Sheirgill and Raghu Ram. His debut directorial short film 'Rewind', a film in reverse, opened at the Locarno International Film festival and won Grand Jury at the Oscar-qualifying Seattle Film Festival. Rewind was showcased at more than fifty film festivals around the world including Palm Springs, Milano, Tampere, Los Angeles, Brussels. Montreal and Fajr in Iran. His science fiction mini-feature 'The Saviour' was produced by MTV and had a theatrical release in India. His directorial debut feature in Hindi titled 'Vartak Nagar - A story of four boys', jointly produced by Amit Agarwal and Kunal Kohli, has played in competition at the Cinequest and Kolkata International Film festivals. Vartak Nagar is due for a theatrical release this year. In other interests, his enthusiasm for graphic novels led him to create the comic strip, 'Office Blahs' with the talented illustrator Deesha Patel. He is also the creator and host of the podcast 'Conversations with Atul' (Under-Production). He currently writes and directs narrative fiction features, web series, documentaries and advertising films in Bombay, India. His book 'Anybody can write a film (Demystifying the screenwriting process)' tries to look beyond film writing jargon and hopes to simplify the writing process for anybody and everybody interested in writing screenplays. **********

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