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Ronnie Screwvala signs 7 new filmmakers for his lineup of projects

One of the leading filmmakers Ronnie Screwvala, who has previously headed UTV India, is set to bring an electric mix of engrossing stories in coming few years. The producer has taken a step closer to achieving his goals by signing seven new directors. Anand Tiwari, Akarsh Khurana, Sneha Taurani, Aditya Dhar, Vandana Kataria, Vasan Bala and Amit Joshi are some of the names who will be working closely with Screwvala to tell stories which we have never seen before on the celluloid.

Talking about the new directors and their work, first we have Anand Tiwari. Anand is a multi-talented artist. He is a stage actor, writer and director who has been part of films like Udaan and Go Goa Gone. He has assisted Anurag Basu on Jagga Jasoos along with helming Y-Films’ web series Bang Baaja Baarat. Amit Joshi, on the other hand, has written the critically acclaimed film Trapped. Vasan Bala is also a writer and assistant director known for films like Raman Raghav 2.0 and The Lunchbox.


Vandana Kataria has worked as a production designer for Dibakar Banerjee's films like Detective Byomkesh Bakshi, Shanghai and Oye Lucky Lucky Oye. Aditya Dhar has written movies like Aakrosh and Tezz.

Sneha Taurani is Ramesh Taurani’s daughter and has worked as an assistant director for movies like Once Upon A Time In Mumbai, Murder 2 and Wake Up Sid. Last but not the least is Akarsh Khurana. He is a writer who has written 4 movies including U Me Aur Hum, Kites, Krrish and Krrish 3.

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