VISION

To create a state-of-the-art institution that sets

new standards of world-class education in
film, media and entertainment.

MISSION

Benchmarking quality, inspiring innovation,

encouraging creativity & moulding minds, by
leading from the front in the field of film,
media and entertainment education.

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in partnership
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SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING
SCHOOL OF ANIMATION
ACTORS STUDIO
SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

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SCHOOL OF FASHION
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
SHORT COURSE UNIT
VIRTUAL ACADEMY

Subhash Ghai
Chairman

Founder & Chairman,

Whistling Woods International
Chairman, Mukta Arts Limited
Member, Executive Committee
Film & Television Producers Guild of India
Member, United Producers Forum
Education Evangelist
Karmaveer Chakra Awardee
Subhash Ghai is a globally renowned filmmaker
having directed 18 films over a three decade
career, with 14 of them being blockbusters.
Recipient of many national and international
awards; he has also been honoured by the United
States Senate. He was the former Chairman of the
Entertainment Committee of the trade body CII
and a member of FICCI, NASSCOM and TIE
Global & its alliances. He has been invited to
address various forums and seminars on
corporate governance and the growth of the
Media & Entertainment industry globally & in
India.

KNOWLEDGE,
EMPATHY,
RESPECT.
Recieved IIFA award for his
Outstanding Contribution to Indian
Cinema.
I strongly believe that technicians
have to be artistes first and artistes
must learn the technique &
technology needed to express
themselves. Moreover, neither the
technician nor the artiste can
separate themselves from the
business skills needed to ensure
continuity & success in the
industry they are in.

Film school was a key phase of my life and possibly

the best decision I have ever made. That said, my idea of
film education changed significantly before, during and after
my schooling. Before I joined film school, I expected to
learn filmmaking in a particular manner with a specific
educational methodology. While undergoing film education,
I realised that it was significantly different from what I
expected. Each year spent after my film education made
me realise that while a lot of my successes were enabled by
my film education, there are several key aspects critical to
an individuals success, which were never communicated to
me, leaving my education partly isolated from the real world
of the Indian film industry.
Back in 1999, after having spent over 20 years in the
industry, having directed 18 films, produced several more
and having educated or trained several artistes and
technicians in the art of filmmaking while launching their
careers, I realised that a specific kind of education mix is
needed for the filmmakers to serve the industry as well as
build a career for themselves. I also realised that
institutionalising this specific kind of education was complex
but very important, if we as a country were to make our mark
on the global Media & Entertainment industry artistically,
technically and commercially.
Hence, at Whistling Woods International (WWI),
we drew from the global giants of the field and created a
body of expert academicians and professionals who would
help us create the necessary environment conducive to the
education we wanted to provide. We developed a
challenging international curriculum and we built into it an
incredible scope for the individual to experiment with his
ideas in the art, science and business of Media and
Entertainment, once educated in the art, commerce &
technology of filmmaking.
WWI also believes that our students must be encouraged to
appreciate, analyse and promote various kinds of Indian and
World cinema across the ages including regional popular
cinema from across the globe so as to widen their spectrum
of social connect with the world.
It is this new, bold, ever-changing milieu that I would like to
invite all of you into, in the hope that we raise the zenith of
the Indian Media & Entertainment industry.

This is among the best film

schools in the world and
recognised as such
universally.

ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD

Shyam Benegal
Chairman, Academic Advisory Board, WWI
Filmmaker

Where success is not

just a dream.
Krishna Mehta,
Creative Director,
Fashion Brand Krishna Mehta

Neeta Lulla,
Founder & Dean, Whistling Woods
International School of Fashion &
Design

I am so thrilled to be here
again. Whistling Woods
International has been an
inspiration to me.
A. R. Rahman,
Music Director & Singer

Entering the gate of

Whistling Woods
International, I feel
that I was born today.
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra,
Filmmaker

Why wasnt this institute

started when I entered
the industry.
Ashutosh Gowariker,
Filmmaker

Ramesh Sippy,
Filmmaker

Manmohan Shetty,
Board of Director, WWI
Founder, Adlabs Films Ltd.

Whistling Woods is filling

a huge gap in providing
training to students in
departments of
Filmmaking & Media.
Shabana Azmi,
Actor

Shaimak Dawar,
Choreographer

Shyam Benegal
Chairman, Academic Advisory Board, WWI
Filmmaker

Javed Akhtar,
Screenwriter & Lyricist

Akash Khurana
CEO & Chairman, Nimbus Communication Ltd.

It is a positive step
towards creation of
talent for the industry
and must be protected
and nurtured.

A. P. Parigi
Director, Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.

You are lucky to have such

a wonderful ground and a
beautiful institution. There
should be an institute like
this where all the forms of
art are taught. So many
filmmakers came and went
but no one has ever thought
of doing this except for
Subhashji.
Hema Malini,
Actor

Anand Halve
Co-Founder, Chlorophyll
Anuj Pandey
MD, Himalaya Publications
Anurag Batra
Chairman, GBN Media, Business World,
Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Exchange4media
Arvind Singhal
Chairman, Technopak Advisors
Ashish Kulkarni
Founder, Punnyaryug Artvision Pvt Ltd,
Former CEO, BIG Animation
Ashvini Yardi
Film Producer, Grazing Goat
Former Head of Programming, Colors
Bhaskar Das
Former President, Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd.

I think overall in
this medium,
education and
grounding has been
seriously lacking and
hence it is fabulous
that an initiative like
Whistling Woods has
been undertaken.

Ronnie Screwvala,
Founder & Chairman - UTV
Former MD, Disney - UTV India

You are fortunate to have an

institute like WWI to
educate & guide you.
Mahesh Bhatt,
Filmmaker

Bobby Sista
Founder and Executive Trustee, Population First
Cyrus Oshidar
Founder, Bawa Broadcasting
Deepa Gahlot
Programming Head, Theatre & Film, NCPA
Deepak Jayaram
Managing Partner, Group M
Dhunji S. Wadia
President, Everest Brand Solutions
Dilip Cherian
Writer
Dr. Jabbar Patel
Filmmaker
G. Krishnan
Former CEO, TV Today Networks

If you are an aspiring

Actor, Director or
Film technician,
Whistling Woods is
your answer.
Karan Johar,
Filmmaker

Jiggy George
Founder & CEO, Dream Theatre
Josy Paul
Creative Director, BBDO India

K. V. Sridhar
Chief Creative Officer India, SapientNitro
Former National Creative Director, Leo Burnett

Om Puri,
Actor

Anjana Sharma,
COO & Fashion Director
Stylista.com

It is a great platform for

young students to come
and learn the craft and
be out there in the world
of fashion.
Anita Dongre,
Fashion Designer

Kamlesh Pandey
Screenwriter
Kumar Ketkar
Chief Editor, Divya Dainik Bhaskar Group
Lajwanti DSouza
Managing Editor, Pagalguy.com
Mahesh Samat
Founder & MD, EPIC Television
Former MD, Disney India
Merzin Tavaria
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Director,
Prime Focus
Neena Tolaram Jalan
Manager, Filmistan Studios
Rahul Mehta
President, Clothing Manufacturing
Association India
Ranjit Barot
Music Director
Ravi Deshpande
Founder, Chairman & CCO, Whyness
Former Chairman, Contract Advertising

I wish I had received the

educational opportunities
that each one of the WWI
student is fortunate to get.

An Oasis in the
desert! A place to
learn in a special
environment!! Great
being here.
All the Best!

Brian Tellis,
Chairman, Fountainhead
Promotions & Events

Sanjeev Sharma
CEO & Executive Chairman,
Optimystix Entertainment
Saroj Khan
Choreographer
Smita Thackeray
Producer
Sukanti Ghosh
MD, India APCO Worldwide

Roshan Abbas,
Founder, Encompass

Sunil Lulla
Executive Vice Chairman & MD,
Eros International Media Ltd.
Tony DSilva
CEO, Sun Direct
Vivek Bahl
Former Chief Creative Director,
Sony Entertainment Television

Meher Castellino,
Fashion Journalist

Zubin Driver
CEO, Pundalik
Former CEO, Cell 18
Group Creative Director, Network 18
Pradeep Guha,
MD, 9X Media,
Former Vice President & Area Director, APAC

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GOVERNING COUNCIL
Anand Mahindra
Chairman, Governing Council, WWI
Chairman & MD, Mahindra & Mahindra
Anil Harish
Legal Expert, DM Harish & Co.
Ashok Mishra
Chairman, Intellectual Ventures India, Bangalore
Kiran Karnik
Former President, NASSCOM
Pradip Shah
Chairman, IndAsia Pvt. Ltd.
Purnendu Chatterjee
Founder, The Chatterjee Group (TCG)

Whistling Woods is the

new world, one of the
institutions that will
ensure India's safe
passage into the future.

Anand Mahindra
Chairman, Governing Council, WWI
Chairman & MD, Mahindra & Mahindra

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

An institution is less
defined by its land and
buildings that it creates but more, far more by the
quality of minds, hearts
and passion it can create
in its students. This
institution must survive
and prosper.

Clare Wise
Director, UK Film Council
Daniel Dubiecki
Oscar Nominated Producer, Juno
Derek Wyatt
Politician, British Labour Party

Shekhar Kapur,
Actor & Filmmaker

Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Raj Kanodia

Healthcare Professional
Joan Vogelesang
President & CEO, Toon Boom
Kanwal Rekhi
Chairman, IAB, Entrepreneur
Padma Shri Lord Bhiku Parekh
Centennial Professor, LSE; Member of the Knowledge
Commission, PMO, Government of India
Parminder Vir
(OBE) Filmmaker
Sandy Climan
Producer, Avaitor
President, Entertainment Media Ventures, Inc.
Simon Relph
Filmmaker
Former Chairman, BAFTA Foundation Trustees
Sir Christopher Bland
Former Chairman, British Telecom
Sir Martin Sorrell
Founder & CEO, WPP
Sunil Thankamushy
Founder & CEO, DEEPBLUE Worlds Inc.
Trevor Griffith
Director, WWI-Bradford College, UK

I must have visited about

500 or more film schools
around the world.
This is the Right film
school at the Right place
at the Right time!
Lord David Puttnam,
Academy Award Winning Producer

At this amazing institute, the

foundation course enables
animators to attain a high level
of visual literacy, and to have
access to other aspects of
filmmaking including the rich
tradition of story-telling and
cinematography in particular.
Shelley Page,
Head of International Outreach,
Dreamworks Animation

MASTERCLASSES
Learn from the leaders and gamechangers in the industry. An
in-depth insight on the world view
that defines them, the choices that
shaped their careers and the
preparations they made before
grabbing life-changing
opportunities. Masterclasses are a
welcome bonus for the WWI
students. One of the cornerstones
of the education at Whistling
Woods includes high amount of
student interaction with the
industry. This is facilitated through
weekly masterclasses. As under is
a snapshot of the 350+
masterclasses conducted on
campus over the past 9 years.

Imtiaz Ali
Rockstar, 18 January 2012

Nishikant Kamat, Shriya Saran

Drishyam, 06 October 2015
Mahesh Bhatt
Hamari Adhuri Kahani, 11 September 2015
Farhan Akhtar, Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, 11 September 2015
Michael Radford
Il Postino: The Postman, 17 August 2015
Sriram Raghavan, Pooja Surti,
Aarambh Singh
Badlapur, 21 July 2015

Vishal Bhardwaj
Maqbool, 25 September 2013

Padma Shri N.R. Narayana Murthy

Entrepreneur & Founder, Infosys
17 July 2015
M. K. Anand
CEO & MD, Times Television Network,
25 February 2015
Vishal Bhardwaj
Haider, 17 February 2015
Homi Adajania
Finding Fanny, 3 February 2015

Hrithik Roshan
Actor, 7 December 2012

Omung Kumar
Mary Kom, 7 January 2015
Neeraj Pandey
Special 26, 5 November 2014
Pradeep Sarkar, Tahir Raj Bhasin,
Brinda Mitra
Mardaani, 17 September 2014
Aindrila Mitra Rajawat
Sr. Editor, Times of India Group,
28 August 2014
Shekhar Kapur
Actor & Filmmaker, 28 July 2014

Lord David Puttnam

Academy Award Winning
Producer, 09 March 2012

Shashank Khaitan, Sahil Vaid

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, 23 July 2014

Padma Shri Jaya Bachchan

Actor, 08 February 2008

Vikas Bahl, Chaitally Parmar

Queen, 14 May 2014

Syd Field
American Screenwriting Guru, 15 November 2007

Anupam Kher
Maine Gandhi Ko Nahi Mara, 4 March 2014

Padma Shri Madhuri Dixit

Actor, 23 May 2007

Anand L. Rai
Raanjhanaa, 11 February 2014

Ashutosh Gowarikar
Swades, 22 September 2006

Marc Baschet
No Mans Land, 7 February 2014
Anthony Good
Global PR Guru, 18 September 2013
Prakash Jha
Satyagraha, 17 September 2013
Ayan Mukherji
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, 21 August 2013
Ranveer Singh, Vikramaditya Motwane
Lootera, 1 August 2013
Anurag Basu
Barfi, 30 January 2013
Sridevi, Gauri Shinde
English Vinglish, 25 January 2013

Rohit Shetty
Singham, 3 September 2014

A. R. Rahman
Music Director, Singer, 01 June 2012
Frank Rittman
Vice President, Deputy Managing Director & Regional
Policy Officer of Asia-Pacific Region, Motion Pictures
Association, 16 May 2012
Daniel Dubieccki
Oscar Nominated Producer, Juno, 15 March 2012
Zoya Akhtar
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, 17 August 2011
R. Balki
Paa, 21 July 2010

Theo Angelopoulos
Acclaimed & Multi-Awarded Filmmaker,
05 November 2009

Vidya Balan
Actor, 10 February 2010
Rajkumar Hirani
3 Idiots, 20 January 2010
Ketan Mehta
Filmmaker & Founder, Maya Digital Studios Animation India
Pvt. Ltd., 18 February 2009
Pankaj Kapur
Actor, 24 April 2008
Anurag Kashyap
Dev D, 15 February 2008

Danny Boyle
Slumdog Millionaire, 12 October 2007

Meghna Ghai-Puri
President

Honorary Fellow of Bradford College, UK

Armed with an Advanced Diploma in Communications,
Advertising & Marketing and a B.Sc. Honours Degree in
Business Management from Kings College, London,
Meghna manages a team of over 150 faculty and
professionals. She oversees all aspects of the Institute.
She is the youngest and only Asian woman to receive the
Bradford College Honorary Fellowship.
She has previously managed Marketing at Mukta Arts
Limited for films like Pardes, Taal and Yaadein. She has
been associated with key businesses in the Indian
entertainment industry through prominent projects like
Cinema 100.

NO
COMPROMISES
Determination to break the status quo
has led to WWI being ranked as one
of the top film schools in the world.
Whistling Woods is a highly aggressive
organisation. We have to be that. We are attempting
a pioneering, path-breaking effort in education. We
are bringing together art, commerce and
technology to make them co-exist in what can
easily be called the hardest three-way marriage
ever. And, like all pioneering efforts, we do not
have the mistakes of others to learn from, which
makes each of our decisions much harder.
The combination of our vision, facilities &
infrastructure and faculty is a potent mix. We
provide resources that are above industry standards
to every aspirant to discover their artistic, technical
and commercial talents in todays media industry.
The unique elements in the curriculum and the
teaching methodology have seen WWIs student
body growing four-fold over the past nine years.
Further, almost 15% of the student body now
comprises of International students from Germany,
USA, Canada, UK, Italy, France, Holland, Senegal,
Bermuda and several other parts of the world.
These international students choose WWI over the
multiple film studies options available in their own
countries.
Our endeavour, like all true pioneering efforts, is
never complete. The changes we are bringing to
media education, and by causality, the Media and
Entertainment industry, does not permit us to sit
back and rest. Ever.
This has paved the way for larger things to come.
We find that we are constantly refining and
redesigning our efforts to make the level of
education, the experience and the environment
even better for our students, faculty and the
industry.

In a special feature on the Best Film Schools in the World, WWI

was rated amongst the top 10 international film schools in the
world by global film magazine - The Hollywood Reporter in 2010,
2013 and 2014.
WWI is a full member of the CILECT (Centre International de
Liaison des Ecoles de Cinma et de Tlvision), an exclusive
global association of film schools laying heavy premium on high
standards of education. Of the 3000+ film schools around the
world, only 160 have been accepted as members of CILECT. This
has readied our plans for student & faculty exchange programmes
with the best film schools in the world.
On invitation from the Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Govt. of India (the highest body of education in India) we have
been structuring curriculum and academic guidelines for
introduction of Media Studies at the High School level.
Spreading its wings, WWI is now associated with a number of
International Film Schools like Deakin University, Australia; Griffith
University, Australia; Syracuse University, USA; NYU Tisch School
of the Arts Asia, Singapore; DePaul University, VCA; University of
Calgary, Canada and University of Columbia, USA.
In September 2013, WWI announced its campus in UK in
association with Bradford College. This is the first campus of an
Indian educational institution to be set-up in the UK.
In 2015, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) & Whistling
Woods International collaborated to offer Graduate Degrees in
Filmmaking, Media & Communication and Fashion.
Increasing its global presence, WWI has entered into a joint
venture and set up the African Film and TV Academy (AFTA) - a
multi-campus Film and Media education institute. AFTA is a joint
venture between Trend Media City, a subsidiary of the Udemba
Group and Whistling Woods International.
WWI has also entered into a partnership with Google under which
WWI hosts Asias second & India's first YouTube Space. Further,
WWI runs Asias only YouTube Educator Lab for teaching courses
in content creation for digital platforms.
At WWI we have a vision to build a cadre of creative technicians,
skilful artistes and passionate business professionals with a deep
understanding of the ever-changing global demands.
I invite you to join us in this journey.

ONE OF THE MOST

INFLUENTIAL
INSTITUTES
OF INDIA IN
THE INDIAN
INSTITUTES 2015
BY FORBES INDIA
MARQUEE

DEGREE &
DIPLOMA
COURSES
ACCREDITED
BY THE TATA
INSTITUTE
OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES
Tata Institute of Social Sciences &
Whistling Woods International team
up to offer Graduate Degrees in
Filmmaking, Media &
Communication, Fashion and
Music.

In our constant endeavour to ensure proliferation of Film &

Media education, including it being brought into the
mainstream and it becoming a focus area for Indias leading
institutions, Whistling Woods International (WWI) has
partnered with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).
This is a coming together of two of the best institutes in
India. TISS, over its 78-year history, has built an impressive
reputation through its high-quality, progressive &
socially-relevant education in the social sciences. WWI in its
9th year, has already become Indias premier institute of
Film, Communication and Media Arts and has also been
rated as one of the Ten Best Film Schools in the World.
The Academic pedagogy of TISS and the well-established
practical rigour of WWIs education will form a perfect
partnership to ensure that the best Film & Media education
is offered to the students.

Filmmaking, Communication and Media Studies are as much a part of society as

any other field. Over the years, TISS has always delivered progressive education in
all the social sciences. We have closely observed WWI, interacted with the
management team of WWI and observed that they demonstrate the same degree of
quality consciousness as TISS. We at TISS felt it appropriate to partner with WWI to
offer degree programmes in Filmmaking, Communication & Media Studies.
Neela Dabir, Dean, TISS - SVE

IN ASSOCIATION
WITH

OUR
PROGRAMMES
All programmes include
masterclasses, guest lectures
and workshops conducted by
eminent personalities from various
fields.

WWI offers almost four times as much actual contact time per programme
than similar courses abroad and over 200% more than most of the other
Film, Animation or Acting training programmes in India. We provide extra
training and resources to students who may struggle with the rigour of the
craft, at no extra cost and create learning opportunities beyond the
curriculum for the brightest ones who love a challenge.
The Whistling Woods campus is situated in Filmcity, Goregaon, Mumbai the heart of the Indian Film and Media industry. 70% of all our training is
conducted in an industry-simulated environment, mentored by faculty or
industry professionals. We back our academic curriculum with hands-on
practicals and workshops.
Exposure to national and international thought processes
WWIs core and visiting faculty members are amongst the best and
brightest, whether in India or abroad. We have affiliations with international
universities that are renowned for academic excellence. These open
possibilities for student exchange programmes and for further education.
SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING
BSc/BA in Filmmaking (with specialisations) | 3 years
Degree awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
The first year of the course is the Foundation Year. In this two-semester
foundation programme, all students are exposed to the many disciplines
of film and media. Students receive instruction through a powerful
integration of student productions, classroom theoretical instruction,
motion picture screenings and analyses, workshops and interactions with
global filmmakers. Along with core filmmaking courses, students also take
classes in Contextual Studies (General Education). These subjects will
help students understand their core subjects better and create complete
filmmakers. For the final 2 years, students go on to specialise in one of
the 7 specialisations - Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Producing,
Screenwriting, Sound Recording & Design, and VFX.
Diploma in Filmmaking (with specialisations) | 2 years
Diploma awarded by Whistling Woods International
The programme starts with a Foundation Course, which immerses
students in each filmmaking craft. Students go on to acquire Filmmaking
Diplomas with specialisation in their specific areas of talent, choosing
from Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Producing, Screenwriting and
Sound Recording & Design.
Certificate in Screenwriting | 1 year
The overriding objective of this programme is to prepare students to
become professional screenwriters with a deep understanding of the craft.
It empowers them to write on a range of topics in varied genres for Indian
as well as international cinema. Students are trained to write for other
mass media and narrative formats such as television (fiction, game
shows, talk shows, news segments, and the like), documentaries,
advertising and corporate films.
SCHOOL OF ANIMATION
BSc/BA in Animation Filmmaking| 3 years
Degree awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
The core subjects include a strong foundation in live action filmmaking;

drawing and digital art; design and writing for animation.

Students receive instruction through a powerful integration of
projects, classroom theoretical instruction, film screenings and
analyses, workshops and interaction with industry professionals.
They receive intensive theory and practical instruction in
traditional cell animation, digital 2D and 3D animation. They are
taken through the process of developing an animation film
project, writing scripts, storyboarding and preparing 2D and 3D
animatics (previz) as well as the entire pre-production,
production and post-production pipeline. By the end of the
course they will have also specialised in one of the electives
offered viz. 2D Production Design, 2D Animation, 3D Modeling
and Rigging, 3D Animation, 3D Texturing and Lighting and 3D
VFX and Compositing.
ACTORS STUDIO
BA in Acting | 3 years
Degree awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
BA in Acting for Screen course serves as a training ground as
well as an educational platform for the student actor. It teaches
the art and craft of acting primarily for the cinema, but also for
all other allied acting careers including television, advertising,
theatre and the voice-over industry.
Diploma in Acting | 2 years
Diploma awarded by Whistling Woods International
This is an intensive and practical programme that teaches the
art and craft of acting for cinema, ensuring that students are
carefully nurtured and their individual abilities and talents are
honed and trained. Our aim is to produce imaginative and
skilled actors, each with a unique identity and method of
approaching a role and creating a truthful character.

company in particular the Media and Entertainment Industry.

The second part of the Course, PGD in Media and
Entertainment, reinforces Management skills while also offering
specialisations that allow students to become Media
Management professionals in targeted areas. The objective of
this course is to prepare students to be complete Media
Management professionals. Together, these two courses prepare
students for taking up Management positions in the Media and
Entertainment industry in India. Students can choose to do one
course or both. WWI strongly recommends that students do
both parts of the course to prepare them for a professional
career in the fast expanding Media and Entertainment industry in
India.
SCHOOL OF FASHION & DESIGN
BA in Fashion Design | 3 years
Degree awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
The Fashion Design programme at Whistling Woods School of
Fashion & Design aims at creating a strong foundation in the
various aspects of design. Students benefit from a rich
educational experience that equips them to succeed in the
global fashion industry.
Diploma in Fashion Design | 2 years
Diploma awarded by Whistling Woods International
The ideology that conceptualised and gave birth to the structure
of the Diploma in Fashion Design was simply that of providing
an aspiring fashion professional a wholesome, well-rounded
knowledge of every aspect of Fashion, Design & Business. The
course also opens their avenue to the many fast-growing &
alternate career options in Fashion, in tandem with Design.

SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

BBA in Media & Communication Studies | 3 years
Degree awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
The objective of this 3-year, 6-semester course is to give
students an in-depth understanding of the management of the
Media and Entertainment industry. Over the course of their
study, the students will be exposed to Management topics,
Contextual studies (General Education) as well as practical and
theoretical topics of Media and Entertainment to gain a holistic
perspective of the media world.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC
BA in Music Composition and Production | 3 Years
Diploma in Music Composition and Production | 2 Years
Degree awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Diploma awarded by Whistling Woods International
The objective of these courses are to create music directors of
high calibre, by equipping them with the required knowledge
necessary for producing music, perfectly suited for films. This is
to be achieved using the medium of music technology, and by
providing exposure to the intricacies of various genres of music
(Indian classical, Western classical, Folk).

Post Graduate Diploma in Media and Communication

Management
PGD in Media Management | 1 Year
PGD in Media and Entertainment | 1 Year
PGD awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
This two-part Course, is designed to prepare students for taking
up Management positions in the Media and Entertainment
industry in India. The first part of the Course, PGD in Media
Management, prepares students in General Management with
some basic inputs in Media & Communication. This course
prepares students to join the general Management of any

SHORT COURSE UNIT

Programmes under the Short Course Unit range from 4 weeks to
3 months in duration. They are designed to give professionals,
students and amateurs a part-time opportunity to explore
specific aspects of television and film production that are
related to their training, career or interest development. Courses
include: Film Appreciation, Photography, Motion Picture
Production Planning, Music Foundation, Digital Video
Production, Styling & Gromming, Beginners Screen Direction,
Yoga & Martial Arts, Editing on Final Cut Pro, Production
Design, Digital Audio Workstation and many more.

Ravi Gupta
Dean
A postgraduate and a
Distinguished Alumni
Awardee of IIT Mumbai and an
MBA from JBI, Ravi Gupta is a
respected Media professional
in India. He is currently the
Executive Director & Dean of
Whistling Woods International.

Rahul Puri
Head-Academics
He studied Business Management at
Kings College, London. He is the
Managing Director of Mukta Arts and has
been a part of the production,
distribution and now Exhibition and New
Media industry.
He was involved in the setup of Whistling
Woods International, Asias biggest Film,
Communication & Media arts institute.

SUCCEED
PERSONALLY &
PROFESSIONALLY
We believe that creativity is
about breaking existing
rules. But in order to break
rules, first you have to know
and understand the rules
comprehensively.

To fulfil the vision that Whistling Woods International was set

up with, the two key aspects that needed to come together in
perfect harmony were curriculum and faculty. And our
continuing efforts are to ensure that this harmony remains
perfect in the ever-changing world of Media & Entertainment
education.
From Acting to Advertising and Producing to Public
Relations, the spectrum of education at Whistling Woods has
programmes spread across multiple verticals of the Media &
Entertainment industry in the creative, technical and
commercial aspects.
The full-time faculty of WWI is a homogenous body of
academicians and renowned industry professionals with
regular guest lectures by leading Indian & International
filmmakers, actors & technicians. Students at Whistling
Woods, hence, have an opportunity to interact on
one-on-one basis with some of the most successful
professionals in the Indian film industry and gain invaluable
insights from their learnings, experiences and professional
journey.
The courses at WWI are designed to ensure that the
students learning is collaborative and industry oriented. The
curriculum at WWI is a unique hybrid of theoretical and
practical aspects and ensures that the creative dovetails well
with the business aspects. The curriculum has been
tweaked, adjusted and enhanced as needed to ensure
all-round education in Media & Entertainment while
ensuring that there is that one core skill that each student
specialises in.
The Institute is also highly committed to ensuring that its
students move into the industry in creative and rewarding
areas of employment. WWI alumni are currently working at
several leading global M&E organisations and hardly a day
goes by without us learning about some achievement by one
of our 1100+ alumni.

FACULTY
Our faculty body comprises of
leading industry professionals &
instructors from renowned
global film schools and is
augmented by a body of highly
successful guest faculty.

Ravi Gupta | Dean

CINEMATOGRAPHY

EDITING

Krishhna Murthy

Prashant Naik

Faculty
Ashwini Kaul, Chandrashekar Iyer,
Manoj Kumar Peter

Faculty
Rajesh Parmar, Ranjan Das, Vivian
Pimenta

Anil Mehta, Anup Jotwani, Binod

Pradhan, C. K. Murlidharan, Kiran
Deohans, Krishna Shetty, Mahesh
Aney, Manmohan Singh, R. M.
Rao, Rajesh Jiandani (Kodak),
Rajiv Menon, S. Sivaraman (Prasad
Labs), Santosh Sivan, Ujwal
Nigudkar (Fuji), Vikas Sivaraman

Aditya Seth, Arjun Mogre, David

Hover (Faculty from La Femis,
France), Deepa Bhatia, Neil
Sadwelkar, Niranjan Thade, Ranjeet
Bahadur, Sankalp Meshram, Tanuja
Chaturvedi, Yogesh Mathur

PRODUCING

Rahul Puri | Head - Academics

DIRECTION

Rabiya Nazki

Ashmaki Acharya

Faculty
Rahul Puri, Vineeja Suresh, Yusuf
Mehta

Faculty
Abhijit Mazumdar, Binitesh Baruri,
Paresh Kamdar

Somnath Sen
Director - Outreach & Affiliations

Anup Singh, Ashutosh Gowariker,

Hariharan, Jahnu Barua, Ketan
Mehta, Kundan Shah, Peter Rea,
Rajat Kapoor, Rakeysh Omprakash
Mehra, Sriram Raghavan, Subhash
Ghai, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vivek
Agnihotri

Ashok Amritraj, Elahe Hiptoola,

James Mimikos, Manmohan
Shetty, Miriam Joseph, Navin
Shah, Priyanka Joshi, Ravi Gupta,
Ronnie Screwvala, Samar Khan,
Shenazz Nadirshah, Vipul Shah,
Vishal Gandhi, Vivek Krishnani

CULTURAL STUDIES
Salim Arif
Neeta Lulla | Founder and Dean
WWI - School of
Fashion & Design

Faculty
D Wood (Music), Prabodh Parikh
(International Art Literature & Culture),
Sabyasachi Bose (Production Design)

SCREENWRITING

SOUND RECORDING & DESIGN

SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

Anjum Rajabali

Rakesh Ranjan

Rahul Puri

Faculty
Dinkar Sharma

Faculty
Bhaskar Roy, Sudipta Basu,
Tanmoy Basu

Faculty
Laili Dutta, Chaitanya Chinchlikar, Dr.
Meenakshi Upadhyay, Harsh Kotian, Kapil
Tandon, Milind Dedhia, Nikhil Rao, Preeti
Kamani, R. Swaminathan, Rani Rohra,
Ravi Gupta, Shebany Moro

Aatish Kapadia, Abbas Tyrewala,

Ashwini Malik, D Wood (Music),
Jaideep Sahni, Kathrin Wilkes,
Prabodh Parikh (International Art
Literature & Culture), Rensil
DSilva, Salim Arif & Sabyasachi
Bose (Production Design), Shama
Zaidi, Shridhar Raghavan, Vinay
Shukla, Vinod Ranganath

Ajeet Rathore, Anup Dev,

Gunjan Shrivastav, Hari Kumar,
Hitendra Ghosh, Jagmohan
Anand, Kuldip Sood, Lesli
Fernandis, Nakul Kamte, Sohel
Sanwari

WWI SCHOOL OF FASHION &

DESIGN
SCHOOL OF ANIMATION
Yusuf Mehta
Faculty
Jasbinder Singh, Jyotirmaya
Gadanayak, Kshitiz Sharma, Kuldeep
Mehta,

Ananya Parekh, Anil Zankar, Anuraag

Pandey, Chitra Mulani, Dhiman
Chattopadhyay, Dr. Mangesh Karandikar,
Harini Calamar, Hemant Kenkre, Hemant
Sapre, Joy Mukherjee, Mini Ribeiro,
Moses Gomes, Rajesh Chandrashekhar,
Rakesh Panickar, Reema Medhi, Rohini
Desai, Samar Khan, Shailesh Kale,
Shikha Jain, Shrikumar Nair, Sonia
Parasnis, Soumya Dipta Banerjee,
Sudarshan, Sundar Balasubramaniam,
Trisha Ashar, Uday Vadikar, Vidya
Chandrashekhar

Nisha Chanda
Faculty
Belinda Bawa, Deepen Sharma,
Jaishikha Ratanpal, Roma
Narsinghani, Shilpa Soneji Davda,
Zenish Mehta

Ashish Kulkarni, Ashish Malhotra,

Irina Saakian, Kumar
Chandrasekaran, Mehul Hirani,
Ninad Gawde, P. C. Vikram, Paritosh
Kumawat, Raju Buddha, Savita Iyer,
Savita Shekhawat, Suhas Kadav,
Vaibhav Kumaresh

ACTORS STUDIO
Shernaz Patel
Faculty
Subhash Ghai, Arvind Pandey, Nikita
Sarkar

MUSIC
Dr. Sangeeta Shankar
Faculty
D Wood, Sabapathi Rajan Pillai,
Vijay Kurien
Ajeet Pathak, Ragini Shankar

Amita Sehgal, Aru Verma, Bansi

Kaul, Binisha Naik (Fitness), Deepak
Kumar (Acrobatics), Dr. Sangeeta
Shankar (Voice), Firoz Zahid Khan,
Makarand Deshpande, Raj Zutshi,
Rajit Kapur, Rama Vaidyanathan,
Ratna Pathak Shah, Sanjeev Mehta
(Modern Dance), Shabana Azmi,
Shashank Khaitan, Suhasini Mulay,
Tamara Nedungadi, Vandana Trivedi
(Yoga), Yuki Ellias

3RD GLOBAL
SONY MEDIA
TECHNOLOGY
CENTRE AT
WHISTLING
WOODS

FACILITIES
& RESOURCES
The sprawling campus is fitted with
top-of-the-line equipment in well
maintained & designated areas. This
ensures that students imbibe the
academic and tactical aspects of
their curriculum.

TECHNICAL RESOURCES
WWI has top-of-the-line technological resources to ensure that students learn
on equipment that is relevant to todays film & media industry.
250 seater theatre with Auro 11.1 3D surround sound and 4K 3D digital
projector
33 x 64 Multi-purpose studio
40 x 60 Film Studio, 30 height, air- conditioned with catwalks
40 x 60 Television Studio, 30 height, air-conditioned with fully automated
lighting grid
Music Recording Studio
Dolby Digital Film Surround Mix Studio
3 DAW Suites
2 ADR Suites
Location sound recording equipment
Audio - Pro Tools 101 lab - 1 Workstation per student
Editing - 2 Video Labs - 1 Workstation per student
Editing - 2 specialised Edit Labs - 1 Workstation per student
Editing - 7 HD Edit Suites
Production Lab - 1 Workstation per student with Movie Magic Budgeting &
Scheduling
2D Animation - 1 Workstation per student with light tables and ToonBoom &
Flash software, Photoshop (Adobe Flash & Photoshop software)
3D Animation - 1 Workstation per student with Maya, Z-Brush
VFX Lab - 1 Workstation per student with softwares like Maya, Nuke, PF
Track, Particle Illusion, Boujou, Silhouette & Adobe After Effects, Real Flow,
PT Gui, Mocha Pro., Image Modeler, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Speed Grade
WWI FOXCONN MEDIA LAB
28 nos 21.5 quad-core i5 iMacs with Intel Iris Pro Graphics
WWI YOUTUBE SPACE, MUMBAI

21 x 16 Multi-purpose soundproof shooting studio

Canon C100 Camera kit with all accessories
Post-production facilities for video & sound editing
Google Student Lounge
WWI SONY MEDIA TECHNOLOGY CENTRE RESOURCES
Sony CineAlta F65, F55 & F35 4K HD cameras
Sony CineAlta F5 HD camera
Element Technica fully-motorised stereoscopic 3D shooting rig
Sony proprietary 3D cameras
Sony proprietary lens-to-screen 3D workflow pipeline for both Film & TV
DaVinci Resolve colour grading workstation
CAMPUS FACILITIES
25 Classrooms - acoustically panelled with projection & audio systems
2 Foundation lecture halls
4 Workshop rooms
2 Acting & Dance/Yoga studios
Photography darkroom
Acting rehearsal halls
Theatrical make-up & costume rooms
Prop & Costume storage
Film, Text & Periodical library
Private film screening rooms
2 Conference rooms with plasma screens
Audition & Seminar rooms
Internet caf, Staff Lounge & Tuck Shop
Gymnasium
Cafeteria
ATM

ACHIEVEMENTS
WWI has been rated as one of the Ten best film schools in

international students from USA, Canada, UK, Germany,

the world, in the July 2014, August 2013 and July 2010

Italy, France, China, UAE, Holland, Bermuda, Nigeria and

issues of The Hollywood Reporter.

several other countries who choose to study at WWI over

the other film-studies options available in their own

WWI has partnered with The Tata Institute of Social

countries.

Sciences - one of Indias most reputed universities - to

ratify all its 3-year undergraduate & 1-year Post-graduate

CSR Whistling Woods has provided scholarships & free

courses with BSc, BA, BBA & PGD degrees.

education to less-privileged students of over 5cr over the

past 9 years. WWI has provided both full-time career

Oscar-award winning alumni 3 WWI alumni were part of

education and undertaken workshops for children of

the Oscar Award winning Cinematography & VFX teams for

several NGOs at no charge.

the Life of Pi. WWI alumni have been involved in some of

the most successful Indian films over the past 5 years.

WWI has consistently provided NGOs & associations

WWI has graduated 1100+ media professionals since

engaging in Public Service Advertisements complimentary

2008.

filmmaking services through its faculty & students.

WWI alumni are revitalising regional film industries.

WWI is a key contributor & advisor in all the

Several regional (Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam &

government-launched vocational education programmes

Kannada) industries have been greatly benefited by WWI

the NSDC (under the PMO), the TISS-SVE (under the

alumni choosing to go back to their native markets and

MHRD).

making films in those languages. This has provided a

much-needed quality filmmaking skills boost for regional

WWI management is regularly called upon to consult with

cinema.

both the Central government and several State

governments on what strategy they should adopt for Film,

WWI is exporting education. WWI has setup a campus in

Media & Entertainment education.

the UK, in partnership with Bradford College, called the

Bradford Whistling Woods Film School. WWI is also

WWI has, on request from the Ministry of Human Resource

setting up a campus in Nigeria, in partnership with

Development Government of India, designed the

TrendCorp Africa, called The African Film & TV Academy.

curriculum for the Media Studies elective for the CBSE

board. WWI has prepared the curriculum, teaching

WWI has entered into a partnership with Google under

methodology & teacher-training in hundreds of CBSE

which WWI hosts Asias second & India's first YouTube

schools accross the country.

Space. Further, WWI runs Asias only YouTube Educator

Lab for teaching courses in content creation for digital

Unique Education WWI offers education in key verticals

platforms.

for the first time ever in India, namely:

a. Producing WWI started Indias first programme for

WWI has graduated approx. 1100+ students till date with

Producers (in 2006).

over 90% gainfully employed at several leading Film &

Media organisations in India & overseas.

b. MBA in Media & Entertainment started Indias first

MBA in Media & Entertainment (in 2008).

Over 15% of the WWIs film students are / have been

c. Content Creation, Audience Development &

Study by Skilltree Knowledge Consortium and was

Monetisation for YouTube Indias only institute running

awarded by the UK House of Commons.

this Google-certified specialised training.

Guest Lectures - Over 300 Indian & global film
d. 3D Stereoscopic Filmmaking the only school to have

professionals have guest-lectured at WWI like Ashutosh

a complete 3D Stereoscopic Filmmaking pipeline, from

Gowarikar (Director of Oscar-nominated Lagaan), Karan

camera to screen (since 2010).

Johar, Rakeysh Mehra, Anurag Kashyap, Farhan Akhtar,

Shyam Benegal, Shabana Azmi, Jaya Bachchan,

The Sony Media Technology Center set up jointly by

Naseeruddin Shah, Danny Boyle (Academy Award winner

Sony & WWI, is located at the WWI campus in Filmcity,

for Slumdog Millionaire), Rajkumar Hirani, Vishal

Mumbai. Sony, the worlds largest M&E corporation, has

Bhardwaj, Imtiaz Ali, Shelley Page (Head International

recognised WWI as a leader in the Media & Entertainment

Outreach, Dreamworks), Lord David Puttnam (Oscar Award

sector globally and chose to partner with WWI for focusing

winning Producer of Chariots of Fire), Senator Dodd

on new and emerging technology in the fields of Digital

(Chairman of the MPAA, USA), Tom Schulman (writer of

Cinematography and 3D Stereoscopic Filmmaking. There

Dead Poets Society) and several more.

are only 3 such centres in the world, the other 2 being in

London & LA. The Mumbai SMTC is the only centre that is

Leading Taiwanese firm Foxconn has sponsored a

in partnership, while the other two are stand-alone centres.

state-of-the-art media lab at Whistling Woods.

In 2010, WWI was accepted as a full member of CILECT

WWI has launched a weekly cultural Masterclass to imbibe

(Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinma et

music, art & dance in the young generations under the

de Tlvision) a global association of film schools,

banner of 5th Veda. Legendary artistes such as Shankar

which lays very high standards on admitting members (of

Mahadevan, Dr. L. Subramniam, Kavita Krishnamurthi,

the 3000+ film schools in the world, CILECT has

Hariharan, Taufiq Qureshi & Louiz Banks have conducted

accepted only 160 schools as members).

workshops so far.

In late 2013, President of WWI - Meghna Ghai-Puri was

WWI aspires to achieve high international standards of

awarded a honorary fellowship from Bradford College, UK

education and is a member of CILECT, a federation of the

for her contribution to global Film & Media education

Worlds top Film and Media schools. WWI is

through Whistling Woods International.

acknowledeged by industry peers and industry Trade

bodies as a leading education brand in Media and

In early 2014, Subhash Ghai was honoured as the

Entertainment. WWI works closely with the Ministry of

Education Evangelist of India by Skilltree Foundation for

HRD, Govt of India to initiate media education in CBSE

setting up Whistling Woods International.

schools while developing curriculum, setting standards,

teaching teachers and standardising evaluation processes

In early 2014, Subhash Ghai was awarded the Karamveer

Chakra by the International Confederaton of NGOs
(ICONGO), a United Nations body for setting up Whistling
Woods International.
In June 2014, WWI was recognised as a Great Place to

for the same.

TECHNOLOGY
PARTNERSHIP
Whistling Woods International brings
to you both pioneering technologies
and the global technical exposure
required to be at the forefront in the
professional world. Our Technology
Partnerships ensure that you will
work with the best and latest
equipment available anywhere in the
world.

In tandem with todays need for cutting-edge technology in

the filmmaking process, WWI has joined hands with some of
the leading technology providers in the Media &
Entertainment industry.
These partnerships offer WWI students the opportunity to
work on the latest equipments & software, some of which
has not even been made available to the commercial
industry as yet. Other advantages for WWI students include
educational discounts on their hardware, software and
services, in addition to a variety of other benefits such as
workshops and training by company engineers, student
awards and complimentary equipment.
The global technology major, Sony, has recognised WWI as
a leader in the media education sector and decided to
partner with us to setup its third Sony Media Technology
Centre (SMTC). The first 2 SMTCs are in the UK & US and
are stand-alone centers.
The SMTC at WWI is the first time that Sony has
collaborated with another organisation for setup of the same.
The SMTC at WWI focuses on new and emerging technology
in the fields of High Definition filmmaking, 3D filmmaking as
well as Digital 4k HD Exhibition and Broadcast. Apart from
equipping the campus with the latest technology for Digital
Cinematography and 3D filmmaking, Sony also stations their
global subject matter experts on campus from whom
Whistling Woods management, faculty and students learn a
great deal.
Whistling Woods has partnered with the Foxconn Technology
Group to set up a state-of-the art media lab which will focus
on content creation for digital platforms in addition to being
an additional asset for Whistling Woods Film & Media
students.
The global media giant Google has partnered with Whistling
Woods to set up a YouTube Space in the Whistling Woods
campus in Mumbai. The YouTube Space Mumbai is a
collaboration and production facility set up to support the
incredible community of YouTube creators and foster the
next generation of talent.

ACADEMIC
AFFILIATIONS
Our Academic Affiliations ensure an
opportunity to augment your
qualifications with international
centres of excellence. WWI is
associated with prominent
universities in Australia, Europe,
North America and Africa.

The WWI Outreach and Affiliations department works actively with Film
and Media schools around the world to create opportunities for
students to gain international exposure and degree qualifications.
The main aim of the department is to increase awareness of students by
giving them International exposure through the following activities:
Student Exchanges
Faculty Exchanges
Co-productions
Interacting with students visiting from abroad for short courses
WWI also has arrangements with some Universities where WWI
students can apply for a top-up degree after completing their diploma
from WWI.
WWI has alliances with several reputed Institutions outside of India
including Griffith University, University of Melbourne, TAFE Sydney,
Deakin University all in Australia; Bradford College, Teesside University
in the UK, Syracuse University, DePaul University, Chapman University,
Montana State University and the SUNY system via SUNY Oswego in
the United States. Besides, WWI has collaborated with Hong Kong and
China based Universities for co-productions.
As a member of CILECT (a global association of film schools based out
of Paris) and CAPA (The CILECT Asia Pacific Association) WWI is
forging more relationships with International Institutes, Colleges and
Universities.

WHISTLING
WOODS
INTERNATIONAL
ALUMNI
More than 1100+ Alumni
successfully working in the
Media and Entertainment
industry.
Our Filmmaking,
Animation and Acting
students have
bagged prestigious
projects like...
Prashant Golani & Shehbaz Khan
Assistant Director
Saurabh Som & Sanket Pawar
Digital Image Technician
Simranpreet Singh
Production Manager & Asstistant Director

Abhinav Babar
1st Assistant Director
Maanavi Bedi
2nd Assistant Director
Tania Deohans
Director's Assistant
Mrinalini Tiwari
Media and Production Coordinator
Rohaan Parthsarthy
Production Assistant
Nikhil Vadher
Set PA

Mandar Dewalkar
Trainee Grip

Manan Mehta
Editor
Ritwik Prabhune
Asstistant Editor

Ambuj Dixit
Actor

Kavan Ahalpara
Assistant Line Producer

Parth Navle
Lighting Assistant

Eshna Chopra, Sharic Sequeira

Production Assistant

Rishabh Rastogi
Online Editor

Aditya Naik
Digital Image Technician

Jehanne Fernandes
Behind the Scenes
Rahul Badwelkar
Sound Recordist
Suvrata Nasnodkar
Tushar Seth
Jai Priyadarshi
Assistant Directors
Videeta Molasi
Art Director

Abhishruti Bezbaruah
Assistant Sound Editor
Muralikrishna V.
Assistant Cinematographer
Prashanth Ramachandran
& Rushab Rastogi
Digital Image Technician

Asad Ali - 3rd Assistant Cinematographer

Kaarthic J. S. - Sound Editor
Navin Reddy - Associate Editor

Shantanu Trivedi
Assistant Sound Designer

Shashank Khaitan
Director, Writer

Taranveer Singh
Continuity Supervisor &
Casting Assistant Director

Sahil Vaid, Aditya

Sharma & Jimmy
Varyani
Actors

Sahil Chawla
Layout Artist

Bhanu Pratap Singh

& Varun Machhar
Assistant Directors
Sohel Sanwari
Audiographer
Swati Trivedi
Script & Continuity
Supervisor

Utsab Bhandopadhyay
& Saurabh Som
Data Manager

Muralikrishna V.
Grip (Cinematography
& Lighting Department)

Hiten Joshi
3rd Assistant Cinematographer
Aru Krishna Verma
Actor

Nachiket Pangare
Assistant Cinematographer

Nachiket Pangare
Assistant Cinematographer

Pooja Hegde
Casting
Pranav Shukla
Assistant Sound Recordist

Saurabh Som - Digital

Image Technician
Vijay Tilani - Actor

Brinda Mitra - Assistant Director

Saurabh Som - Data Manager

Abhinav Mehrotra
Associate Producer
Shashank Khaitan
Actor (Cameo)

Lekha Deshpande
Marketing Team

Maharsh Shah
Creative Team Credits

AWARD WINNING FILMS

QUEEN
Chaitally Parmar
Co-writer &
Associate Director

ANGRY
INDIAN
GODDESSES
Rajshri Deshpande
Actor

Aarambhh Singh
1st Assistant Director
Prashanth Ramachandran
Associate Editor
Ahana Kumra, Pavail Gulati
Vibhore Mayank
Actors

Priyanka Kashikar
3rd Assistant Director

Anil Mange
Actor
Abhishruti
Bezbaruah
Sound Editor
Rachit Malhotra
Additional Dialogue
Recordist

Muralikrishna V.
Grip (Cinematography
& Lighting Department)

Nitin Baid
Assistant Editor

Gaurav Mane
Assistant Director &
Continuity Supervisor

Rohit Pandey
Assistant Director

Esha Lal
Costume Associate

AWARD WINNING FILMS

TITLI

MASAAN

Shashank Arora
Actor

Nitin Baid
Editor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

Abhijeet Mahambrey
CAA Kwan

Karan Kabra
Magic Box

Prerna Kapoor
Taco Bell India

Shristi Mitra
Endemol

Abhinav Gusain
Event Capital

Karishma Kotian
NDTV Goodtimes

Priyal Gala
Avian Media

Shruti Dua
Thomas Cook

Aditi Chopra
Unilever

Karuna Iyer
Genesis Burson Marsteller

Radhika Gupta
Pyramid Films

Shruti Sen
Saregama

Amandeep Singh
Fox Star Studios

Kaustabh Belur
Epic Channel

Raghav Ram
DDB Mudra

Shyama Krishnakumar
The New Indian Express

Ankit Bhatnagar
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Khushi Sen
BBC Worldwide

Ribhu Mishra
Aidem Ventures

Sneha Chandra
Globosport

Apurva Gabhe
Culture Machine

Kritika Singh Rawat

Connect.1

Rikita Vijan
Bling Entertainment

Sonia Rebello
LinkedIn

Arshad Khan
Star India

Lekha Deshpande
Nadiadwala Grandsons

Rituja Khurana
BusinessWorld

Sreelaxmi Nair
Mercedes Benz India

Asha Lillian
Primefocus VFX

Luv Bawandekar
YouTube Spaces

Sampada Tendulkar
MEC Global

Suhas Aathreya
Sprinklr

Ashee Sharma
Agency FAQ's

Lynette DSouza
Perfect Relations

Samriddhi Srivastava
Mukta A2 Cinemas

Sukriti Gupta
Midday

Ashika Devi
MediaGiri

Mehak Judge
Mukta Arts Limited

Samvedita Jha
Flemingo International

Sumedha KS
Kotak Mahindra Bank

Ashish Khilari
Morgan Stanley

Mehak Sareen
Go Quest Media

Sankalp Singh
Percept Knorigin

Suraj Dubey
Ogilvy and Mather

Ashwini Golegaonkar
Zee Entertainment

Naveed M
All India Bakchod

Saurabh Kakde
Radio City

Swati Sahay
Big Synergy

Chandni Davda
Viacom 18

Neha Nair
MavComm Consulting

Shama Igatpuriwala
Star Movies

Tyne Torcato
RK Swamy BBDO

Deepika Dharnaik
The Artist Project

Nidhi Upadhyay
ET Now

Shashank Ramugadhe
Vamsi Raghava
SeventySeven Entertainment Google

Faizan Babi
Kreata Global

Noella Dias
Virgin Producing

Shonell Thakkar
Diquery.com

Vasudha Roy
Epigram

Govind Rai
Goinit

Pallavi Todi
CAA Kwan

Shraddha Singh
Sikhiya Entertainment

Vishal Kanungo
Prime Focus Technologies

Ishita Joy
Zee Entertainment

Pankaj Sabnani
Glamsham.com

Shreya Podder
Only Much Louder

Vishal Tiwari
Motion Pictures Association

Kalpesh Vedak
Lodestar Universal

Piyush Kanodia
Rajasthan Royals, IPL

Shreyasi Kanungo
BeyondDream Pvt Ltd

Khushboo Rathi
Aura - Nagpur

Mehak Murpana
Papa Dont Preach

Niyati Pathak
Ashish Dwyer

Pranali Oswal
Styfi.in

Marina Fernandes
Salma Mansuri

Niddhi Gala
Payal Singhal

Pallavi Jaswani
Aara Fashions - Dubai

Rashmi Singh
Neeta Lulla

SCHOOL OF FASHION

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The Whistling Woods International Alumni Association is in its formative stage. All WWI alumni are encouraged to join the
association and actively participate in making it strong & robust.
A strong alumni association would allow the WWI community to greatly benefit each other through job opportunities and synergies
across the various verticals of the Media & Entertainment industry that WWI educates students in. Additional details are available
on the WWI website or with Student Services team.

Richa Shah
Archana Kocchar

3RD YEAR
OF WWI
BEING LISTED
AMONGST
THE TOP 10
INTERNATIONAL
FILM SCHOOL

INTERNSHIPS
& PLACEMENTS

CAREER RESOURCE CENTRE

Over the past nine years, Whistling Woods has proactively
prepared a niche for its alumni in several key media industry
areas. The dedicated Career Resource Centre on campus builds
partnerships with the biggest and best media and entertainment
entities.
This centre provides ongoing career support to students in their
final semester and even after they begin working professionally.

The campus is frequented by

professionals from the industry for
guest lectures, masterclasses,
workshops and practicals. Our
students have the unique opportunity
to interact and impress their future
employers while still learning from
them. The calibre of Whistling Woods
trainees ensures meaningful
association with the industry.
The industry-ready WWI trainees
meet the escalating need for
fresh talent in the Media &
Entertainment industry. Professional
skills acquired during their Whistling
Woods education ensures our alumni
are in high demand with a rapidly
progressing career graph.

CAREER SUPPORT INCLUDES:

Resume creation, compilation of showreels
Studio tests, auditions
Campus recruitment drives
Enrollment in professional associations, industry orientation
in matters of contracts and legalities
Providing networking opportunities through meetings with
established and young filmmakers and alumni from the
industry.

ALUMNI SPEAK
SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING
Whistling Woods is at the heart of cutting-edge technology: right from the array of the latest high-end cameras
we get to use, to the high-tech 3D facilities available on campus, to the professional post-production facilities
next door. I was trained to international standards and feel like it's any cinematography aspirant's dream to be a
student here.
Muralikrishna V, Cinematographer

As a direction student, the international exposure I got at Whistling Woods is unparalleled. I would have never
thought I'd be making a film under the mentorship of an Oscar Award winning director like Davis Guggenheim
just within a few months of finishing film school.
Mohit Chhabra, Director

The unique aspect of my Whistling Woods education was how it trained me to not only be a professional editor,
but also a competent and well-rounded filmmaker. This field requires multi-specialists nowadays and the
interdisciplinary nature of our curriculum really gives us that advantage.
Yashashwini YP, Editor

One of the biggest advantages of being in a school which is run and aided by one of the biggest production
houses is that some of the most influential people in the industry are no more than a phone call away.
Aditi Anand, Producer

As Screenwriting students, we received valuable feedback and mentorship from our faculty and their
colleagues who are collectively some of the most respected screenwriting professionals. It was through such
mentorship that Aparna Sen expressed an interested in developing my story, Iti Mrinalini into a feature film
which we eventually shared co-writing credits on.
Ranjan K Ghosh, Screenwriter

As students, our training happens in a professional sound production facility, with faculty who teach us through
their work on commercial projects. It can't get any more hands on!
Abhishruti Bezbaruah, Sound Designer

Whistling Woods helped me take my first step as a director by connecting me with the right people in the
industry. The films I made at Whistling Woods as part of the course and as extra projects were the calling cards
I needed to connect and work with directors like Tigmanshu Dhulia, who is now producing my directorial debut,
which is based on my student diploma film.
Karan Butani, Director

SCHOOL OF ANIMATION
Learning animation is a very detailed process and for this an aspirant needs the best training. I've
found this in Whistling Woods' rigorous curriculum where you are tutored in every detail from script
to screen. I have enjoyed every moment of learning at the Institute & was my first step towards a
successful and fulfilling career in Animation.
Kavan Ahalpara, Production Coordinatior, Rhythm & Hues

Ive learnt so much more here than what they teach at other animation institutes. We get to dabble in the
filmmaking side of thing we think about lighting in our cinematography classes, learn the finer nuances of
creating a character in acting classes. We are introduced to the business aspect of the industry in the producing
classes... all these forays further into specialisations. This learning methodology has really enhanced my learning
experience.
Videeta Molasi, Assistant to Art Director, Saini Johray on Soundtrack

I cannot overstate the advantage of learning Animation within the portals of a thriving film school. The creative
energy on campus is amazing with over 300 full time film school students and much opportunity for
collaborative filmmaking.
Sunil Mungekar, Animator and Game Artist, Technicolor

The 2 years in WWI were much needed. It was very important for someone to give me a reality

check about the hard work and preparation that goes into becoming a professional actor. The faculty
ACTORS STUDIO
of WWI did exactly that. The training there was rigorous and quite grilling. It was only when I started
my course in WWI did I learn that to excel in a craft like acting, one needed to really live films and
not just simply watch a few movies and imitate the lines!
Sahil Mehta

I was very nervous when I bagged my first feature film. When I got on the set, I realized it was just like shooting
a Diploma film, just with a longer duration and bigger budget. Thats when you realise how crucial the
experiences of shooting films at Whistling Woods were. For me, the transition was very easy.
Samvedna Suwalka, Actor

The two years at Whistling Woods were a crucial reality check about the hard work and preparation that goes into
becoming a professional actor. There is much more to the craft than just imitating dialogues and memorising
lines. The faculty encouraged us marvelously through this rigorous and challenging programme.
Anil Mange, Actor

SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

I take immense pleasure in thanking my esteemed Institute, Whistling Woods International for the knowledge
and experience they have given in media field. It is so professional and optimum that it has enhanced my
performance at Zee Television. Again a placement given to me by them, through campus interview.
Thank you WWI.
Ankita Salunkhe, Zee Television

Whistling Woods was my second home during the tenure of my MBA degree. The BEST parts of WWI are the
people at Whistling Woods. The Campus is the Best Ever!
Placements are Tailor-Made. I now work for the exact profile that I had in mind when I joined WWI. I got placed
at Media Vantage and I could not have been happier with this opportunity that the Placement Cell found for me.
The faculty is top-notch, the environment is fantastic, the infrastructure is un-comparable, all-in-all an industry
leading media education institute.
Kapil Vyas, Media Vantage

Whistling Woods has been like a family from the very first day. It not only gave a rise to my career, but also
helped me develop as a person. This place will forever be special!
Mehak Sareen, Go Quest Media

The role of Whistling Woods in my career is not something which I can mention in few lines; it made me what I
am today and has been a gateway for me to where I am today.
I came here with a perspective of graduating in Advertising and today I stand in this industry as a proud
producer.
Naveed M, Executive Producer, AIB

SCHOOL OF FASHION & DESIGN

This institute is like a collateral fashion industry, where we have been involved in doing everything related to
fashion and learn every aspect of fashion design. Be it working backstage at fashion shows or creating garments,
academic guidance coupled with practical experiences have seamlessly transformed us into professionals. The
kind of exposure we get here is immense. We have regular workshops and interactive sessions with guest
lectures, who are professionals and experts from the fashion industry, which has added to our skill set.
Khushboo Rathi, Asst. Store Manager, Aura (Nagpur)

My journey has been phenomenal. This has been a tremendous platform for aspiring designers. I had the
best time in the last semester, as I could apply all my learning that I have received in the first 3 semesters,
while creating my garment collection for the graduation show. The opportunity of designing and creating an
entire collection has been a great learning experience.
Bharti Sharma, Fashion Designer

After completing my studies in Business Management, I came to know about Whistling Woods Neeta Lulla
School of Fashion from a friend, and right at that moment, I knew I must join it to get guidance and direct my
passion and ambition of bcoming a fashion designer. While designing my graduation show collection I realised
how intensive and challenging the entire process of creating garment is. The faculties here are extremely helpful,
supportive and co-operative. These 2 years have been the best years of my life.
Mehak Murpana, Papa Dont Preach & Entrepreneur

CULTURAL HUB
& FESTIVALS
With the demanding pace of courses
and activities at the institute, life is
quite action packed for every
Whistling Woods student. The
student body is made up of people
from various nationalities, ages and
backgrounds, which makes for a very
diverse campus. Students
experience a regular series of
extra-curricular campus events and
institute-sponsored activities that
keep the campus vibrant and
exciting.

5th Veda is the cultural hub under which best of artistes and
young talents of India will be encouraged to teach and perform
their artistic skills, which will in turn develop the artistic skills
of the students, while their film & media training continues at
this world-class Institute. This cultural movement will help
develop the artistic skills of the students in the field of Dance,
Drama, Music, Poetry, Speech, Painting and all kind of art
forms. Students shall attend events of performing arts by
various artistes of India including students participation.

Deepak Mazumdar
February 12, 2015

Mathias Duplessy
February 19, 2015

Hariharan

Omung Kumar

Kavita Krishnamurti

Dr. L Subramaniam

Talat Aziz

Shankar Mahadevan

Arijit Singh

Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia

March 26, 2015

April 28, 2015

April 9, 2015

July 23, 2015

April 16, 2015

July 31, 2015

April 16, 2015

September 24, 2015

Irshad Kamil
March 3, 2015

Terence Lewis
April 23, 2015

Johny Lever

November 26, 2015

Conferences & Film Festivals

WWI students & alumni regularly serve as
delegates, participants or volunteers at several
media conferences, workshops, film forums and
events, both in India and abroad. Recent
opportunities include the FICCI FRAMES
Convention, Mumbai Film Festivals Young Critics,
International Film Festival of India (Goa), ASIFA
International Animation Day, Sundance Institutes
Screenwriters Lab, Cannes Film Festival (France),
Bradford International Animation Film Festival
(UK), River to River Film Festival (Italy), MPAA
CICE Film Workshop (China), Siemens CityStories
Film Projects (UK) and many more. The student
films made as part of filmmaking courses at WWI
are regularly sent to several Indian and
international film festivals, both in competitive &
non-competitive sections. Whistling Woods also
curates and promotes its own student film
competition every year in January as part of the
Pune International Film Festival.

We, at Whistling Woods International have always

wanted to create an avenue whereby we are able to
provide access to the realities of the filmmaking
process to the common film lover and enthusiast.
Further, we have always wanted that the vast
campus & high-tech infrastructure we have built,
the unique hands-on curriculum and the laudable
faculty, guest & visiting faculty body that we have
is accessible to film lovers & enthusiasts.
We decided to use the opportunity of the
completion of a 100 years of Indian Cinema with 2
large open-for-all events namely Cinema 100 &
Cinema 100 The Next Wave. Looking at the
response & feedback of the attendees, we
continued this open-for-all event as an annual
affair, calling it the Celebrate Cinema Festival,
and had immense success in 2014 and 2015.

The School of Media & Communication hosts an

annual media seminar series across multiple
Indian cities where experts meet aspirants to talk
about the dynamic nature of the industry.

The Future of Fashion Forum has been

conceptualised by the Whistling Woods School
of Fashion & Design with a view to set a dialogue
with the fashion professionals from various walks
of the industry. The Future of Fashion Forum is a
one day event bringing together leaders in the
fashion and retail industry and renowned fashion
designers of India to create a think tank.

INBOX is a 2-day in-house annual college fest of

Whistling Woods International. It is an array of
mixed events from cultural programmes to sports
championships to entertainment-based
competitions. What makes it different from the
other college fest? The fact that not only students
strive to win appreciation for their talents but
every staff of the institute join the race, making it
a highly energetic yet vibrant affair.

Campus Events

The Institute conducts a wide variety of film and

media events in collaboration with other entities
like foreign consulates, NGOs, cultural & film
associations and technological & learning
partners.
In the recent past we have hosted:
Ink Talks (Ted Talks) | 20/20 (American Film
Institute) | Ibermumbai (Spanish Embassy)
Rendezvous with French Cinema (French
Embassy) | Open Forums, Mumbai Film Festival
(MAMI) | Concert & Launch of Indian Ocean
Leaving Home(Big Cinemas) | Indian
Animation Retrospectives (TASI) | Tech demos,
Seminars, Beta Tests and Industry workshops
(Apple, ARRI, SONY, NVidia, Kodak,
Entertainment Partners, Toonboom, Fujifilm,
Stereovision, Phantom Cameras)

The AICTE lays down and certifies degree granting standards for technical
education in various industries as defined by the AICTE Act. However, at
present, Film & TV education is not included specifically in the purview of
the AICTE Act. Hence, the technical courses run under Whistling Woods
are outside the purview of the AICTE.

*All the content of this prospectus are subject to change at the discretion
of the management.

SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING
SCHOOL OF ANIMATION
ACTORS STUDIO
SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION
SCHOOL OF FASHION & DESIGN
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
VIRTUAL ACADEMY
SHORT COURSE UNIT
For admission enquiries,
please write to:
admissions@whistlingwoods.net
Whistling Woods International, Filmcity
Complex, Goregaon (East), Mumbai
400065, India
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