This March 11 and 12, the 2nd edition of the Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) MumbaI 2026 is hosting a curated series of intimate gatherings featuring six carefully designed panels across two days. These conversations will continue through the year, building momentum toward the larger October edition of WIFF Mumbai from 1st to 5th October 2026, where filmmakers, authors, publishers, screenwriters, critics and audiences will come together in celebration of storytelling across mediums.

Emerging from the heart of Mumbai’s creative ecosystem, the festival reflects the city’s enduring relationship with stories. It seeks to create a space where ideas meet imagination, and where readers, writers, filmmakers and audiences gather to celebrate the written word that so often becomes the cinema we remember.

Programme

Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) Mumbai LITERATURE

11–12 March 2026 | SOCIAL Versova

Day 1 – 11 March 2026

Time

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Session

Doordarshan Diaries | The Golden Era of Television

Author:

Sheila Chaman

Moderator:

Gajra Kottary

Time

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Session

Shadows On The Wall | Translated by Fatima Rizvi

Author:

Javed Siddiqui

Moderator:

Sathya Saran

Time

01:00 – 02:00 PM

Session

Ink to Impact (Collection of 18 Hindi Plays)

Playwright:

Nadira Babbar

Moderator:

Sathya Saran

02:00 – 03:00 PM

Networking Adda

Day 2 – 12 March 2026

Time:

10:00 – 11:00 AM

Session:

Screenwriters Inc. | 33 Masters on the Art and Craft of Screenwriting

Author:

Mihir Chitre

Moderator:

Prema Govindan

Time:

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Session:

Gulzar Sa’ab, Ten Years With Guru Dutt | Breath Of Gold – Hariprasad Chaurasia | Baat Niklegi Toh Phir – Jagjit Singh | Sun Mere Bandhu Re – SD Burman

Author:

Sathya Saran

Moderator:

Vinta Nanda

Time:

01:00 – 02:00 PM

Session:

Ramblings Of A Bandra Boy

Author:

Joy Bimal Roy

Moderator:

Prema Govindan

02:00 – 03:00 PMNetworking Adda