Abhay Koranne

Abhay is a screenwriter and filmmaker, living and working in Mumbai. The vibrant and gritty essence of India’s most populous city has served as the perfect backdrop for Abhay to explore the great human condition in his work.

Abhay’s debut film was the action-drama Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018), co-written with Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap, later screened on Netflix and Disney+Hotstar. Abhay also conceived and wrote the story concept for the series Rocket Boys (2022), which won him an Indian Television Academy award and a Screenwriter’s Association award. He has co-created an international YA series with frequent collaborator Vikramaditya Motwane and written the screenplay for the documentary Indi(r)a’s Emergency (2023), while also developing projects for Roy Kapur Films and Andolan Films. Abhay’s next project is a gritty historical crime series for Amazon Prime Video and Roy Kapur Films, to be directed by Nagraj Manjule.

In their own words…

“BAFTA Breakthrough presents an exceptional opportunity for personal and professional growth… I’m eager to embrace new learning curves and, ultimately, refine my filmmaking and storytelling craft. My hope is to amplify Indian stories that resonate universally and venture into unexplored territories by pushing the envelope of narrative possibilities.”

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