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.
 ONE OF THE TEN BEST
FILM SCHOOLS IN THE WORLD
~ THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Degree & Diploma

programmes in 1500+ Virtual
partnership with

TISS
Media and
Film Industry Reality Space
MUMBAI
Alumni LAB

5.5 700+
Acre Campus Students
9
Schools

SCHOOL OF FILMMAKING

SCHOOL OF ANIMATION

ACTORS’ STUDIO

SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION

SCHOOL OF FASHION

SCHOOL OF DESIGN

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

VIRTUAL ACADEMY

SHORT COURSE UNIT

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 Recipient

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 individual’s 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, as 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.
Shyam Benegal
Chairman, Academic Advisory Board, WWI
Filmmaker
ACADEMIC ADVISORY BOARD

Where success is not

just a dream.
Neeta Lulla,
Krishna Mehta, Fashion Designer,
Creative Director, Founder & Dean, Whistling Woods
Fashion Brand Krishna Mehta International School of Fashion

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

Entering the gate of

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

Why wasn’t this institute

started when I entered
the industry.
Ashutosh Gowariker, Ramesh Sippy,
Filmmaker Filmmaker

Manmohan Shetty,
Board of Director, WWI
Chairman & MD, WalkWater

Whistling Woods is filling

a huge gap in providing
training to students in
departments of
Filmmaking & Media.
Shabana Azmi, Shiamak Davar,
Actor Choreographer
 Shyam Benegal
Chairman, Academic Advisory Board, WWI
Filmmaker

“
It is a positive step
towards creation of
talent for the industry
and must be protected
Alpana Parida
MD, DY Works

Anuj Pandey
and nurtured. MD, Himalaya Publications
Javed Akhtar,
Screenwriter & Lyricist Anurag Batra
Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, Business World and
Exchange4media
You are lucky to have such
a wonderful ground and a Ashish Kulkarni
beautiful institution. There Founder, Punnaryug Artvision Pvt. Ltd.
should be an institute like
this where all the forms of Ashvini Yardi
art are taught. So many Film Producer, Grazing Goat Pictures
filmmakers came and went
but no one has ever thought Dr. Bhaskar Das
of doing this except for Group CEO, Zee Media Corporation Ltd.
Subhashji.
Hema Malini,
Actor Clyde DeSouza
Founder, Real Vision

Deepa Gahlot
Programming Head, Theatre & Film, NCPA

Deepak Jayaram
Associate Director, ISDI WPP School of
Communication

Dhunji S. Wadia
President, Rediffusion Y&R and Everest Brand
Solutions

Dilip Cherian
Independent Writing and Editing Professional

“
I think overall in
this medium,
education and
grounding has been
You are fortunate to have an
institute like WWI to
educate & guide you.
Mahesh Bhatt,
Dr. Jabbar Patel
Filmmaker

Farid Bawa
seriously lacking and
Filmmaker Communication Designer
hence it is fabulous
that an initiative like Jiggy George
Whistling Woods has Founder & CEO, Dream Theatre Pvt. Ltd.
been undertaken.
Ronnie Screwvala, Josy Paul
Founder Trustee, Swades Chairman & Chief Creative Officer, BBDO India
Foundation,
Founder, Unilazer Ventures
K. V. Sridhar
Former Chief Creative Officer India, SapientNitro

Kamlesh Pandey
Screenwriter

Lajwanti D’Souza
Editor-in-Chief, Pagalguy.com and Inzane Labs

Mahesh Samat
Founder & MD, EPIC Television

Merzin Tavaria
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Director, Prime
Focus

“
If you are an aspiring
Actor, Director or
Film technician,
Whistling Woods is
Mitali Kakar
Producer, Environmentalist,
Scuba Diving Instructor

your answer.
Karan Johar,
Filmmaker
 Neeraj Roy
MD & CEO, Hungama Mobile
MD, ArtistAloud.com

Nina Sabnani
Professor, Industrial Design Centre, IIT Bombay

Omung Kumar
Anjana Sharma, Production Designer
Brand Consultant
Prahlad Kakar
Advertising Film Director, Genesis
Chairman & Founder, Prahlad Kakar School of
Branding & Entrepreneurship
It is a great platform for
young students to come Rahul Mehta
and learn the craft and President, Clothing Manufacturing
be out there in the world Association India
of fashion.
Anita Dongre,
Fashion Designer Rahul Nanda
Film Publicity Designer

Ranjit Barot
Music Director

Ravi Deshpande
Founder & Chairman, Whyness Worldwide
Co-Founder & Chairman, Intuit.lab - Ecole De
Design & Communication Visuelle

Rouble Nagi
Founder, Rouble Nagi Design Studio

Sanjeev Sharma
Co-Founder, Integrated 360365
Founder, Optimystix Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd.

Saroj Khan
Choreographer

I wish I had received the Sethunath Padmanabhan

educational opportunities Design Professional
that each one of the WWI
student is fortunate to get. Sowmya Iyer

“
Brian Tellis, CEO, Xebec Digital
Director, Fountainhead
An Oasis in the Promotions & Events
Subhash Awchat
desert! A place to Artist & Communication Designer
learn in a special
environment!! Great
being here. Sudhakar Nadkarni
All the Best! Dean - Business Design, Welingkar Institute of
Roshan Abbas, Management Development and Research
MD, Geometry Global
Encompass Network Sukant Panigrahy
Production Designer

Sukanti Ghosh
MD, India APCO Worldwide

Tony D’Silva
Group CEO, Hinduja Ventures (Media)
MD & CEO, IMCL

Prof. Vikas Satwalekar

Meher Castelino,
Design Consultant
Fashion Journalist &
Consultant Vivek Bahl
Former Chief Creative Director,
Sony Entertainment Television

Zubin Driver
CEO, Pundalik

Pradeep Guha,
MD, 9X Media
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GOVERNING COUNCIL
Anand Mahindra
Chairman, Governing Council, WWI
Executive Chairman, Mahindra Group

Anil Harish
Founder, DM Harish & Co.

Ashok Mishra

“
Chairman Board of Governors, IIT Roorkee
Chairman, Intellectual Ventures India Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Whistling Woods is the
Kiran Karnik new world, one of the
Director, Central Board of Directors, Reserve Bank of India institutions that will
Chairman, Board of Directors, IIIT-D ensure India's safe
passage into the future.
Anand Mahindra
Pradip Shah Chairman, Governing Council, WWI
Chairman, IndAsia Pvt. Ltd. Executive Chairman, Mahindra Group

Purnendu Chatterjee

“
Founder & Chairman, The Chatterjee Group (TCG)

An institution is less
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD defined by its land and
buildings that it creates -
Clare Wise but more, far more by the
Director, UK Film Council quality of minds, hearts
and passion it can create
Daniel Dubiecki in its students. This
Oscar Nominated Producer institution must survive
and prosper.
Shekhar Kapur,
Dr. Deepak Chopra Actor & Filmmaker
Healthcare Professional

Dr. Raj Kanodia

Healthcare Professional
Joan Vogelesang
Management Consultant
I must have visited about
Kanwal Rekhi 50 or more film schools
Advisory Board Member, RAND Corporation around the world.
This is the right film
Padma Bhushan Lord Bhikhu Parekh school at the right place
at the right time!
Political Philosopher & Social Theorist Lord David Puttnam,
Academy Award Winning Producer
Parminder Vir OBE
Award-winning Film & TV Producer

Sandy Climan
President, Entertainment Media Ventures, Inc.
At this amazing institute, the
foundation course enables
Sir Christopher Bland animators to attain a high level
Former Chairman, British Telecom of visual literacy, and to have
access to other aspects of
Sir Martin Sorrell filmmaking including the rich
Founder & CEO, WPP tradition of story-telling and
cinematography in particular.
Sunil Thankamushy Shelley Page,
Head of International Outreach,
Founder & CEO, DEEPBLUE Worlds Inc. Dreamworks Animation

Trevor Griffith
Dramatist & Photographer, UK
MASTERCLASSES
Learn from the leaders and game-
changers 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 400+
masterclasses conducted on
campus over the past 9 years.
Nitesh Tiwari, Shreyas Jain, Nikhil Mehrotra
Dangal, 01 February 2017
Shashank Khaitan, Alia Bhatt, Varun
Dhawan, Sahil Vaid
Badrinath Ki Dulhania, 06 April 2017
Radhika Mukherji
Founder, Happydemics, 22 March 2017
Sameer Pitalwalla
CEO & Co-Founder, Culture Machine,
08 March 2017
Nina Lekhi
Founder, Baggit, 01 March 2017
Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
N. Padmakumar, Satish Kaushik, PINK, 07 February 2017
Gaurav Sharma
A Billion Colour Story, 27 February 2017
Vikrant Pawar
Head - Live Entertainment, Disney
Entertainment (India) Ltd.
22 February 2017
Gaurav Gera
Actor and YouTuber, 08 February 2017
Rajesh Mapuskar, Ashutosh Gowariker
Ventilator, 31 January 2017
Shakun Batra
Jorge Arriagada Kapoor & Sons,
European Music Composer, 18 October 2016
20 January 2017
Jens Fischer
Cinematographer, 20 January 2017
Roshan Abbas
MD, Geometry Global Encompass Network,
19 October 2016
Avinash Arun
Filmmaker, 17 October 2016
Neeraj Ghaywan, Varun Grover, Vicky
Kaushal, Nitin Baid Rajit Kapur
Masaan, 12 October 2016 National Award Winning Actor,
31 August 2016
Surya Narayan Rao Gaviin Miguel
Head of Business - Hungama Digital Services, 12 October Fashion Designer, 16 January 2016
2016
Babita Malkhani
Amole Gupte Fashion Designer, 09 January 2016
Filmmaker, 30 August 2016

Mukesh Sharma
Director General of Films Division, Mumbai Additional
Director General, Doordarshan, 24 August 2016

Omung Kumar, Kiran Deohans, Utkarshini

Vashishtha, Vanita Omung Kumar, Parikshit Lalwani
Kunal Mehta
Sarbjit, 16 August 2016

Afrida Rahman Ali

Broadcast Journalist, 10 August 2016 Ali Abbas Zafar
Sultan, 09 August 2016
Sabbas Joseph, Manish Gandhi, Martin Da Costa,
Mohomed Morani, Vinit Karnik
Events Industry Stalwarts, 03 August 2016

Kamal Gianchandani
CEO - PVR Pictures Ltd., 03 August 2016

Darius Cooper
Professor & Author, 02 August 2016

Gautam Vazirani
Fashion Curator, 04 June 2016 Nagraj Manjule, Nittin Keni
Sairat, 26 July 2016
Shridhar Raghavan
Screenwriter, 01 June 2016

Tushar Paranjape
Screenwriter, 31 May 2016

Ajay Pawar
Sr. General Manager - Godrej Properties, 20 April 2016

Neeta Lulla
Fashion Designer, 17 March 2016

Pan Nalin, Gaurav Dhingra, Shreyas Beltangdy,

Subhadra Mahajan, Rajshri Deshpande
Angry Indian Goddesses, 01 March 2016 Prof. Richard Pena
Professor of Film Studies - Columbia University,
Manav Dhanda 16 March 2016
Group CEO - Sri Adhikari Brothers, 17 February 2016

Brian Tellis
Chairman - Fountainhead Promotions and Events,
10 February 2016

Raja Menon, Priya Seth, Hemanti Sarkar, Mustafa

Stationwala, Udai Singh Pawar, Viral Thakkar, Sajid
Sanwari
Airlift, 10 February 2016

Meghna Gulzar, Priti Shahani

Talwar, 02 February 2016
Kanu Behl, Siddharth Diwan, Namrata Rao
Snower Sania Shivani Raghuvanshi, Shashank Arora
Fashion Stylist, 30 January 2016 Titli, 16 February 2016
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 King’s 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 today’s media industry.
The unique elements in the curriculum and the
teaching methodology have seen WWI’s 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 Cinéma et de Télévision), 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 Asia’s second & India's first ‘YouTube Space’. Further,
WWI runs Asia’s 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 & In our constant endeavour to ensure proliferation of Film &

DIPLOMA
Media education, including it being brought into the
mainstream and it becoming a focus area for India’s leading

COURSES
institutions, Whistling Woods International (WWI) has
partnered with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS).

ACCREDITED This is a coming together of two of the best institutions in

BY THE TATA India. TISS, over its 78-year history, has built an impressive
reputation through its high-quality, progressive &

INSTITUTE socially-relevant education in the social sciences. WWI in its

11th year, has already become India’s premier institute of

OF SOCIAL Film, Communication and Media Arts and has also been
rated as one of the Ten Best Film Schools in the World.

SCIENCES The Academic pedagogy of TISS and the well-established

Tata Institute of Social Sciences & practical rigour of WWI’s education will form a perfect
Whistling Woods International team partnership to ensure that the best Film & Media education
up to offer Graduate Degrees in is offered to the students.
Filmmaking, Media &
Communication, Fashion and
Music.

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
WWI’s 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.
Advanced Diploma in Filmmaking (with specialisations) | 2 years
Diploma awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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 and Sound Recording
& Design.
Diploma 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 Filmmaking,
3D Modeling and Rigging, 3D Animation Filmmaking, Comic
Book Design & Video Game Design.
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.
Advanced Diploma in Acting | 2 years
Diploma awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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.
SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION
BBA in Media & Communication | 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.
Post Graduate Diploma in Media and Entertainment | 2 years
PGD awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
This 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
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
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.
SCHOOL OF DESIGN
In association with
BA in Visual Communication Design | 3 years
Degree awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Whistling Woods International School of Design offers Bachelor's
in Visual Communication Design, which is a comprehensive
three year programme, divided into six semesters. The idea
behind the school is to focus on making the students industry
ready through a unique style of training, which allows them to
pursue further education at ECV, France. The first year of the
program will be a Foundation Program where all students will
learn the basics of Visual Design Principles, Art, Aesthetics,
Drawing, Multimedia and Color Theory, and many more.
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
BA in Music Production and Composition | 3 Years
Advanced Diploma in Music Production and Composition |
2 Years
Degree awarded by The Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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).
VIRTUAL ACADEMY
Virtual Academy is an e-learning platform, which will make
available video-based courses in multiple areas of Film and
Media education . The content of this course has been designed
& prepared by the renowned faculty of Whistling Woods
International and will offer a combination of audio-visual
playback and online assessments. At WWI Virtual Academy, we
make things flexible for students so they learn at their own pace,
given their other commitments and availability of time.
 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, Asia’s 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 1500+ 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
Rahul Puri | Head - Academics
Somnath Sen
Director - Outreach & Affiliations
Neeta Lulla | Chief Mentor
WWI - School of Fashion
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Ashwini Kaul
Faculty
Krishhnamurthy, Chandrashekar
Iyer, Manoj Kumar Peter, Mandar
Dewalkar, Fareeda Mehta
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
DIRECTION
Binitesh Baruri
Faculty
Abhijit Mazumdar, Paresh Kamdar,
Indranil Kashyap
Anup Singh, Ashutosh Gowariker,
Hariharan, Jahnu Barua, Ketan
Mehta, Kundan Shah, Peter Rea,
Rajat Kapoor, Rakeysh Omprakash
Mehra, Sriram Raghavan, Subhash
Ghai, Vivek Agnihotri, Vikramaditya
Motwane
EDITING
Rajesh Parmar
Faculty
Prashant Naik, Ranjan Das, Vivian
Pimenta, Asha Dharan
Suvir Nath, 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
Rabiya Nazki
Faculty
Rahul Puri, Yusuf Mehta, Priyanka
Joshi
Devendra Gandhi, Ashok Amritraj,
Elahe Hiptoola, James Mimikos,
Manmohan Shetty, Miriam Joseph,
Navin Shah, Ravi Gupta, Ronnie
Screwvala, Samar Khan, Shenazz
Nadirshah, Vipul Shah, Vishal
Gandhi, Vivek Krishnani
CULTURAL STUDIES
Salim Arif
Faculty
D Wood (Music), Prabodh Parikh
(International Art Literature & Culture),
Salim Arif & Sabyasachi Bose
(Production Design)
SCREENWRITING
Anjum Rajabali
Faculty
Vikas Sharma, Ashwini Malik
Aatish Kapadia, Abbas Tyrewala,
Jaideep Sahni, Kathrin Wilkes,
Rensil D’Silva, Shama Zaidi,
Shridhar Raghavan, Vinay Shukla,
Vinod Ranganath
SCHOOL OF ANIMATION
Yusuf Mehta
Faculty
Avik Chakraborty, Jasbinder Singh,
Kshitiz Sharma, Vivek Nag
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
SOUND RECORDING & DESIGN
Sudipta Basu
Faculty
Rakesh Ranjan, Bhaskar Roy,
Tanmoy Basu
Ajeet Rathore, Anup Dev,
Gunjan Shrivastav, Hari Kumar,
Hitendra Ghosh, Jagmohan
Anand, Kuldip Sood, Lesli
Fernandis, Nakul Kamte, Sohel
Sanwari
WWI SCHOOL OF FASHION
Nisha Chanda
Faculty
Gaura Srivastava
Avneet Jotwani, Belinda Bawa,
Deepen Sharma, Lancy D'silva,
Jaishikha Ratanpal, Roma
Narsinghani, Shilpa Soneji Davda,
Zenish Mehta
MUSIC
Dr. Sangeeta Shankar
Faculty
D Wood, Vijay Kurien
Ragini Shankar, Sabapathi
Rajan Pillai, Ajeet Pathak,
Shankar Lakshmanan
SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION
Rahul Puri & Laili Dutta
Faculty
Chaitanya Chinchlikar, Kapil Tandon, Laili Dutta, Meenakshi
CV, Milind Dedhia, Nikhil Rao, Rani Rohra, Ravi Gupta,
Shebany Moro, Utkarsha Kotian
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,
Soumyadipta Banerjee, Sudarshan, Sundar Balasubramaniam,
Trisha Ashar, Uday Vadikar, Vidya Chandrashekhar,
R. Swaminathan
ACTORS’ STUDIO
Subhash Ghai
Faculty
Arvind Pandey, Nikita Sarkar
Amita Sehgal, Aru Verma, Bansi
Kaul, Binisha Naik (Fitness), Deepak
Kumar (Acrobatics), Dr. Sangeeta
Shankar (Voice), Firoz Zahid Khan,
Greeny Francis, 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 today’s 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
• 5 DAW Suites
• 1 ADR Suite
• Location sound recording equipment
• Audio - Pro Tools 101 lab - 1 Workstation per student
• Editing - Video Labs - 1 Workstation per student
• Editing - 3 specialised Edit Labs - 1 Workstation per student
• Editing - 10 HD Edit Suites
• Producing 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
• Fashion – Apparel Construction Room with Brother & brand sewing
machines
• Fashion – Pattern Making & Cutting Room
• Fashion – Grooming & Draping Room
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 High-Speed HDR HD Digital
Cinematography cameras
• Sony CineAlta F5 HD Digital Cinematography camera
• Sony HDC-4300 - 4K/HD System 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
• 30 Classrooms - acoustically panelled with projection & audio systems
• 3 Foundation lecture halls
• 8 Workshop rooms
• 2 Acting & Dance studios
• Theatrical make-up & costume rooms
• Prop & Costume storage
• Film, Text & Periodical library
• 2 Conference rooms
• Internet café, Staff Lounge & Tuck Shop
• Gymnasium
• Cafeteria
• ATM
ACHIEVEMENTS
WWI has been rated as one of the Ten Best Film Schools in Digital Cinematography and 3D stereoscopic filmmaking.

the world, in the July 2014, August 2013 and July 2010 There are only 3 such centres in the world, the other 2

issues of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’. being in London & LA. The Mumbai SMTC is the only

centre that is in partnership, while the other two are

WWI is rated in 2015 by Forbes India as among the ‘Top stand-alone centres.

Institutes of Influence’ globally.

In 2015, Red Cameras partnered with Whistling Woods to

WWI has partnered with The Tata Institute of Social set up Asia’s first RedEducation platform at Whistling

Sciences - one of India’s most reputed universities - to Woods.

ratify all its 3-yr undergraduate courses with BSc, BA &

BBA degrees. In 2015, Foxconn – the world’s largest electronics

manufacturer partnered with Whistling Woods to set up the

WWI has graduated over 1500 students till date with over FoxConn Media Lab to promote content creation for digital

90% gainfully employed at several leading Film & Media platforms.

organisations in India & overseas.

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

Academy-award winning alumni – WWI Alumni were part (Centre International de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinéma et

of the Oscar Award winning Cinematography & VFX teams de Télévision) – a global association of film schools,

for the ‘Life of Pi’. which lays very high standards on admitting members (of

the 3000+ film schools in the world, CILECT has

Over 15% of the WWI’s film students are / have been accepted only 160 schools as members).

international students – from USA, Canada, UK, Germany,

Italy, France, China, UAE, Holland, Bermuda, Nigeria and Unique Education – WWI offers education in key verticals

several other countries. for the first time ever in India, namely:

a. Producing – WWI started India’s first program for

WWI has entered into a partnership with Google under Producers (in 2006).

which WWI hosts Asia’s second & India's first ‘YouTube b. MBA in Media & Entertainment – started India’s first

Space’. Further, WWI runs Asia’s only ‘YouTube Educator MBA in Media & Entertainment (in 2008).

Lab’ for teaching courses in content creation for digital c. Content Creation, Audience Development &

platforms. Monetisation for YouTube – India’s only institute running

this Google-certified specialised training.

The Sony Media Technology Center – set up jointly by d. 3D stereoscopic filmmaking – the only school to have a

Sony & WWI, is located at the WWI campus in Filmcity, complete 3D stereoscopic filmmaking pipeline, from

Mumbai. Sony, the world’s largest M&E corporation, has camera to screen (since 2010).

recognised WWI as a leader in the Media & Entertainment e. Media Studies at the high school level – WWI-created

sector globally and chosen to partner with WWI for Media Studies programs have been rolled out, through the

focusing on new and emerging technology in the fields of CBSE Board, in hundreds of CBSE schools across the
country (in 2010). Ghai-Puri was awarded a honorary fellowship from Bradford

f. India’s first undergraduate degree in Filmmaking, Acting, College, UK for her contribution to global Film & Media

Screenwriting & Music – WWI has launched, in education through Whistling Woods.

association with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences,

India’s first BSc / BA degrees in Filmmaking, Acting, WWI Alumni are revitalizing regional film industries.

Screenwriting & Music. Several regional (Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam,

Telugu, Kannada & Tulu) industries have been greatly

WWI is a key contributor & advisor in all the benefited by WWI alumni choosing to go back to their

government-launched vocational education programs – the native markets and making films in those languages. This

NSDC (under the PMO), the TISS-SVE (under the MHRD). has provided a much-needed quality filmmaking skills

boost for regional cinema.

WWI management is regularly called upon to consult with

both the Central government and several state CSR – Whistling Woods has provided scholarships & free

governments on what strategy they should adopt for Film, education to less-privileged students of over 5Cr over the

Media & Entertainment education. past 10 years. WWI has provided both full-time career

education and undertaken workshops for children of

WWI has, on request from the Ministry of Human Resource several NGOs at no charge.

Development – Government of India, designed the

curriculum for the Media Studies elective for the CBSE

board. WWI has prepared the curriculum, teaching

methodology & teacher training for the same.

In June 2014, Whistling Woods was recognised as a ‘Great

Place to Study’ by Skilltree Knowledge Consortium and

was award as such by the UK House of Commons.

In early 2014, Mr. Subhash Ghai was honoured as the

‘Education Evangelist of India’ by Skilltree Foundation for

setting up Whistling Woods.

In early 2014, Mr. Subhash Ghai, was awarded the

Karamveer Chakra, by the International Confederation of

NGOs, (ICONGO) a United Nations body for setting up

Whistling Woods.

In late 2013, President of Whistling Woods - Meghna

TECHNOLOGY
In tandem with today’s need for cutting-edge technology in
the filmmaking process, WWI has joined hands with some of

PARTNERSHIPS
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
Whistling Woods International brings
has not even been made available to the commercial
to you both pioneering technologies
industry as yet. Other advantages for WWI students include
and the global technical exposure
educational discounts on their hardware, software and
required to be at the forefront in the
services, in addition to a variety of other benefits such as
professional world. Our Technology
workshops and training by company engineers, student
Partnerships ensure that you will
awards and complimentary equipment.
work with the best and latest
equipment available anywhere in the
The global technology major, Sony, has recognised WWI as
world.
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
Manik Dawar
Assistant Editor

More than 1500+ Alumni

successfully working in the Manik Dawar
Editor
Media and Entertainment
industry.

Our Filmmaking,
Animation and Acting
students have
bagged prestigious
projects like...

Manik Dawar
Assistant Editor Sohel Sanwari
Dialogue Editor /
Production Sound Mixer

Shashank Khaitan - Writer & Director

Sahil Vaid - Actor
Mansheel Gujral - Singer
Sohel Sanwari - Sound Designer
Nidhi Vora & Pavi Trehan - DIT (Digital Image Technician) Ambica Rana - 2nd Assistant Director
 Sajid Sanwari
2nd Unit DOP &
Chief Assistant Cameraman

Ambuj Dixit
Actor

Eshna Chopra, Sharic Sequeira

Production Assistant

Prashant Koshy
Animator

Keshav Uppal - Actor

Viral Desai - 2nd Assistant Director

Jehanne Fernandes
Behind the Scenes

Rahul Badwelkar
Sound Recordist

Suvrata Nasnodkar Abhishruti Bezbaruah

Tushar Seth Assistant Sound Editor
Jai Priyadarshi
Assistant Directors Muralikrishna V.
Assistant Cinematographer
Videeta Molasi
Art Director Prashanth Ramachandran
& Rushab Rastogi
Digital Image Technician

Asad Ali - 3rd Assistant Cinematographer Kavan Ahalpara Parth Navle

Assistant Line Producer Lighting Assistant
Kaarthic J. S. - Sound Editor
Rishabh Rastogi Aditya Naik
Navin Reddy - Associate Editor Online Editor Digital Image Technician
 Ali
2nd Assistant Cinematographer

Tejeshwar Singh Dhillon

Assistant Editor

Trishank Goswami
Production Executive

Vivek Soni
Script & Continuity Supervisor
Shantanu Trivedi Utsab Bhandopadhyay
Assistant Sound Designer & Saurabh Som
Data Manager
Taranveer Singh
Continuity Supervisor &
Casting Assistant Director
Abhinav Babar
1st Assistant Director

Maanavi Bedi
2nd Assistant Director Sahil Chawla
Tania Deohans Layout Artist
Director's Assistant

Mrinalini Tiwari
Media and Production Coordinator

Rohaan Parthsarthy Muralikrishna V.

Production Assistant Grip (Cinematography
Nikhil Vadher & Lighting Department)
Set Production Assistant

Hiten Joshi
3rd Assistant Cinematographer

Nachiket Pangare
Assistant Cinematographer

Pooja Hegde
Casting

Pranav Shukla
Assistant Sound Recordist

Prashant Golani & Shehbaz Khan Bhanu Pratap Singh &

Assistant Director Varun Machhar
Assistant Directors

Sahil Vaid, Aditya Sharma &

Jimmy Varyani
Actors

Shashank Khaitan
Director-Writer

Saurabh Som & Sanket Pawar Sohel Sanwari

Digital Image Technician Audiographer

Simranpreet Singh Swati Trivedi

Production Manager & Asstistant Director Script & Continuity Supervisor
 Saurabh Som - Digital
Image Technician

Vijay Tilani - Actor

Brinda Mitra - Assistant Director

Saurabh Som - Data Manager

Abhinav Mehrotra Aru Krishna Verma - Actor Muralikrishna V. - Grip

Associate Producer Nachiket Pangare (Cinematography & Lighting
Assistant Cinematographer Department)
Shashank Khaitan
Actor (Cameo)

Utsab Bandopadhyay
Data Manager (Editorial Department)

Akshit Chobisa
Marketing & Video Content

Maharsh Shah
Creative Team Credits

AWARD WINNING FILMS

QUEEN ANGRY
INDIAN
Chaitally Parmar GODDESSES
Co-writer &
Associate Director Rajshri Deshpande
Actor
 Aarambhh Singh
1st Assistant Director

Prashanth Ramachandran
Associate Editor
Ahana Kumra, Pavail Gulati
Vibhore Mayank Priyanka Kashikar
Actors 3rd Assistant Director

Anil Mange
Actor

Abhishruti
Bezbaruah
Sound Editor
Gaurav Kulkarni Anubhav Bhansal - 2nd Unit DOP /
Visual Promotions - Post Camera Operator Rachit Malhotra
Production Co-ordinator Additional Dialogue
Lekha Deshpande - Marketing Recordist

Babu Kanttiappa Tipanpally

2nd Assistant Cinematographer

Harshwardhan Patil
Assistant Cinematographer

Suneet Vats
Chief Assistant Cinematographer
Gaurav Mane
Nitin Baid Assistant Director &
Assistant Editor Continuity Supervisor
Rohit Pandey Esha Lal
Assistant Director Costume Associate

AWARD WINNING FILMS

TITLI MASAAN
Shashank Arora Nitin Baid
Actor Editor
SCHOOL OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION
Aayushi Maheshwari Karishma Surti Raghvendra Iyer
Weber Shandwick Linopinion GH Fountainhead Events Shruti Sen
Conde Nast India
Aditi Bhalla Karuna Iyer Rahul Kotibhaskar Shyama Krishna Kumar
Sula Vineyards Genesis Burson Marsteller Cinestaan Gulf News (Dubai)
Amandeep Singh Khushi Sen Rikita Vijan Sneha Chandra
Fox Star Studios BBC Worldwide Bling Entertainment Globosport
Anirudh Sharma Lekha Deshpande Rinisha Chandramohan Sonia Rebello
Zee Entertainment Nadiadwala Grandsons Contract Advertising LinkedIn
Ankit Bhatnagar Luv Bhawandekar Rohan Vachani Suhas Aathreya
Pricewaterhouse Coopers YouTube Spaces Encompass Events Sprinklr
Apurv Kashyap Nakul Anand Sankalp Singh Sukriti Gupta
MSL Group Zee Entertainment Percept Knorigin Radio City
Apurva Gabhe Navin Charly Saravana Manivannan M Sumedha KS
Culture Machine All India Bakchod Hyde Park International Kotak Mahindra Bank
Arshad Khan Nikhil Kalapadan Savi Srivastava Suraj Dubey
Star India Think Why Not Dharma Moengage Inc.
Ashee Sharma Nikita Purohit Shalini Sen Swati Sahay
Agency Faq’s Oncore Events Connect One (Mukta Arts) Big Synergy
Chandni Davda Noella Dias Shama Igatpuriwala Tushar Nair
Viacom 18 Virgin Producing Star Movies CAA KWAN
Debolina Chakraborty Pallav Chakravorty Shashank Ramugadhe Tyne Torcato
White Marque Solutions Radio Mirchi Aditya Birla RK Swamy BBDO
Fenyl Desai Pallavi Todi Shraddha Singh Vaibhav Belwariar
EMCW BBA Worldwide Sikhya Entertainment Zirca
Garima Parekh Pearl Annie Prem Shreya Podder Vamsi Raghava
Perfect Relations Le Eco Only Much Louder Google
Govind Rai Radhika Gupta Shreyasi Kanungo Vibha Singh
Goinit Pyramid Films Beyond Dream Agency 09
Entertainment
Ishita Joy Raghav Ram Vishal Kanungo
Zee Entertainment DDB Mudra Shruti Dua Ultra Media &
Thomas Cook Entertainment

SCHOOL OF FASHION
Amrita Banerjee, Nidhi Gala, Richa Shah,
Independent Stylist Entrepreneur, Royal Enterprise Brand Entrepreneur, Selcouth Label

Bharti Sharma, Niyati Pathak, Sakshi Chopra,

Entrepreneur, Freesparrow Kids Wear Costume Assistant, Swastik Productions
Brand Fashion Assistant, Saachi Vijayvargiya
Pallavi Jaswani,
Khushbu Rathi, Entrepreneur, Pallavi Jaswani Label Shaziya Shaikh,
Designer, Aura Fashions Entrepreneur, Shaziya Shaikh Label
Pranali Oswal,
Marina Fernandes, Assistant, Gavin Miguel Simran Oberoi,
Entrepreneur, Marina Fernandes Label Styling Assistant, Salma Mansuri
Pranita Choudhary,
Mehak Murpana, Designer, Gavin Miguel Stephie Falcao,
Entrepreneur, Mehak Murpana Label Entrepreneur, JAKE Brand
Rashmi Thakur,
Entrepreneur, Own Desi Love Pop Brand

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.
3RD YEAR
OF WWI
BEING LISTED
AMONGST
THE BEST 10
FILM SCHOOLS
GLOBALLY
INTERNSHIPS
CAREER RESOURCE CENTRE
Over the past nine years, Whistling Woods has proactively
prepared a niche for its alumni in several key media industry

& PLACEMENTS 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

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.
final semester and even after they begin working professionally.
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.

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.
 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

I’ve 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
ACTORS’ STUDIO
check about the hard work and preparation that goes into becoming a professional actor. The faculty
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. That’s 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

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 Don’t Preach & Entrepreneur
CULTURAL HUB
& FESTIVALS 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,
With the demanding pace of courses and
which will in turn develop the artistic skills of the
activities at the institute, life is quite action
students, while their film & media training continues
packed for every Whistling Woods student. The
at this world-class Institute. This cultural movement
student body is made up of people from various
will help develop the artistic skills of the students in
nationalities, ages and backgrounds, which
the field of Dance, Drama, Music, Poetry, Speech,
makes for a very diverse campus. Students
Painting and all kind of art forms. Students shall
experience a regular series of extra-curricular
attend events of performing arts by various artistes
campus events and institute-sponsored
of India including students’ participation.
activities that keep the campus vibrant and
exciting.

Deepak Mazumdar Mathias Duplessy Irshad Kamil Hariharan Omung Kumar Kavita Krishnamurti L. Subramaniam Terence Lewis
February 12, 2015 February 19, 2015 March 3, 2015 March 26, 2015 April 9, 2015 April 16, 2015 April 16, 2015 April 23, 2015

Talat Aziz Shankar Mahadevan Arijit Singh Sorabh Pant Mushaira Taufiq Qureshi Sonu Nigam
April 28, 2015 July 23, 2015 July 31, 2015 August 5, 2015 August 13, 2015 August 27, 2015 September 13, 2015

Pt. Hariprasad Ashley Lobo Adam Dow Lesle Lewis Johny Lever Hema Malini Prasoon Joshi Ahmed Khan
September 24, 2015 October 8, 2015 October 15, 2015 October 29, 2015 November 26, 2015 February 4, 2016 February 11, 2016 February 18, 2016

Tajmahal Nana Patekar Pt. Vishwa Mohan Kapil Sharma Salim Merchant Remo D’souza Pt. Shivkumar Meet Bros.
March 17, 2016 March 28, 2016 April 21, 2016 April 28, 2016 May 5, 2016 August 4, 2016 August 11, 2016 August 25, 2016

Sameer Ila Arun Nawazuddin Rakesh Bedi Selfie Play Javed Ali Shiamak Davar
September 1, 2016 September 8, 2016 September 16, 2016 September 22, 2016 October 13, 2016 October 20, 2016 November 8, 2016
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 Festival’s Young Critics,
International Film Festival of India (Goa), ASIFA
International Animation Day, Sundance Institute’s
Screenwriter’s 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
SCHOOL OF 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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