Mumbai: Following the unprecedented success of the Chetak
Screen Awards earlier this year, Screen Academy has continued to bring together
some of the film industry’s leading voices, with producers and actors Aamir
Khan and John Abraham, costume designer Maxima Basu, director RS Prasanna,
among those holding masterclasses for Screen Scholars. Screen Academy is now
thrilled to announce its newest members.
They include Yash Raj Films CEO Akshaye Widhani, Junglee Pictures CEO Amrita
Pandey, directors and producers Nikkhil Advani, Harman Baweja and Madhur
Bhandarkar, director and actor Anand Tiwari, musician Ankur Tewari, director
and screenwriter Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, and screenwriter Bhavani Iyer. More
members will be added in the days to come. The new inductees will join a
panel of some of the most accomplished and influential voices across Indian
cinema, spanning direction, production, acting, writing, cinematography,
design, music and other key filmmaking disciplines.
Priyanka Sinha Jha, COO, Screen Academy, said in a
statement, "Our endeavour with Screen Academy has always been to promote
excellence in cinema, and this year we've been proud to deepen that commitment.
Through Masterclasses with industry experts like superstar Aamir Khan,
actor-producer John Abraham, director R.S. Prasanna, costume designer Maxima
Basu, and through Film Club discussions on films as varied as Sholay, Tighi,
Sabar Bonda, Bad Girl and Humans In The Loop, we're helping Screen Fellows
(students) build a richer, more informed understanding of the craft. These are
the same Fellows who've earned scholarships to FTII, SRFTI and WWI, and it's a
privilege to support them as they begin their filmmaking journeys."