Ever watched a film and wondered where that character came from? Or an ad and thought, “Who came up with that?”

Spend an evening inside the worlds of Bollywood screenwriting and advertising with Ankur Suman — Bollywood scriptwriter, Partner & Executive Creative Director at a leading advertising agency, theatre artist and storyteller.

Ankur was the in-house writer on Kaagaz and went on to write Kaagaz 2 and Tanvi The Great. With over 25 years in advertising, he has created campaigns featuring some of India’s biggest actors and cricketers.

Here’s what we’ll explore:

* How everyday moments, people and experiences become stories for the screen

* Where writers find ideas — and how they recognise the ones worth pursuing

* How an ordinary observation can become a compelling story

* How characters and situations come alive

* What happens behind the scenes of Bollywood writing

* Stories and lessons from Ankur’s creative journey

Expect behind-the-scenes anecdotes, characters, casting, memorable ads and stories that never made it to the screen.

Along the way, you may start seeing stories hiding in your own life.

Then, the room opens up. Ask Ankur anything.

An intimate OneStoryHigh social evening for people curious about films, advertising, creativity and great stories.