Mayur Puri

SUN | 18 NOV Making Art My Own
​2 PM – 4 PM Angana

Mayur Puri is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, actor and film-maker working in Mumbai. He has written songs, screenplays and dialogue for several movies, including ‘Om Shanti Om’ starring Shahrukh Khan directed by Farah Khan, where Mayur also did a cameo appearance. He wrote dialogue for the Farah Khan film ‘Happy New Year’. On 17 November 2014 Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Beverly Hills – California, selected the screenplay of ‘Happy New Year’ for its permanent Core Collection. He has founded ‘Story Circus’ an institute dedicated to storytelling and also is part of ‘Filmgoa’ – a community dedicated to train and assist budding filmmakers.