Anjum Rajabali is a veteran Indian screenwriter and teacher. He has written films like Drohkaal (1994), Ghulam (1998), The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) and Raajneeti (2010). He is also known for his leadership and lobbying for the rights of Indian screenwriters, as a senior activist of the Screenwriters Association, India.
Career He did his schooling from Rashtriya Military School Belgaum and began his career in the film industry as an associate scriptwriter for the critically acclaimed Drohkaal (1994). In 1998, Anjum wrote the screenplay for the film China Gate along with writing the story and screenplay for the hit crime-thriller Ghulam, starring Aamir Khan and Rani Mukherji. In the following years, Anjum is credited with writing for films across a variety of genres, including the action film Kachche Dhaage (1999), the drama Pukar (2000), the biographical film The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002) and the horror Naina (2005). He was the script consultant on Prakash Jha's crime-drama Apaharan (2005) and Anjum's association with him extended for the next four successive films that Prakash Jha directed, with Anjum writing for Raajneeti (2010), Aarakshan (2011), Chakravyuh and his latest release Satyagraha (2013).
He is the Head of Screenwriting at Whistling Woods as well as the Honorary Head of Screenplay Writing at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), a course that he founded in 2004. Apart from being a script consultant on several films, he also conducts workshops, seminars and conferences on screenwriting. In mid-2014, he joined with Mumbai Mantra as Convenor for their new initiative, the Mumbai Mantra CineRise Screenwriting Programme - 100 Storytellers A Year - a process of nurturing screenwriting talent, planned with 8 defined stages of creative intervention, which invited applications from Indian screenwriters from any part of the world, including non-resident Indians and even those with mixed Indian parentage.
Filmography
Writer Year Film Notes2021ToofanStory / Screenplay writer 2013 Satyagraha Screenplay writer 2012 Chakravyuh Screenplay writer 2011 Aarakshan Screenplay writer 2010 Raajneeti Screenplay writer 2005 Apaharan Script consultant 2002 The Legend of Bhagat Singh English Dialogue / Screenplay writer 2000 Pukar Dialogue / Screenplay writer 1999 Kachche Dhaage Screenplay / Story writer 1998 Ghulam 1998 China Gate Screenplay writer 1994 Drohkaal Associate script writer
Script Consultant Year Film Notes 2022 Anek Script Advisor2020 Thappad Script Advisor2019 Article 15 Script Advisor2018 Mulk Script Advisor2005 Apharan Script Advisor 2003 Gangaajal Script Advisor
Actor Year Film Role 2018 Veere Di Wedding Kishan Puri2014 Time Machine Chetan Kanodia (Older)2011 Turning 30 David- Publisher2008 Ghajini Dr. Debkumar Mitra 1996 Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love Madho singh
Producer Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One (2010) (executive producer)
Thanks Int. Cafe Night (2014) (Special thanks) Hrid Majharey (2014) (Special thanks) Rab Da Vaasta... (2013) (Thanks) Dum Maaro Dum (2011) (Acknowledgment) Turning 30 (2011) (Acknowledgment) Der Andher (2011) (Very special thanks) Read My Silence (2011) (Special thanks) Via Kargil (2011) (Special thanks) Khakee (2004) (Acknowledgment - as Mr. Anjum Rajabali) Sarfarosh (1999) (Grateful thanks - as Shri. Anjum Rajaballi) Godmother (1999) (Acknowledgment)
Miscellaneous crew Valmiki Ki Bandook (2010) (Script supervisor) Mulk (2018) (Script supervisor)
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