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The faculty of Whistling Woods International forms a body of academics, top working industry professionals, instructors from renowned Indian and foreign film schools and the finest guest lecturers. Much of our faculty combines teaching with the real world of production, alternating between the classroom and film set. They are talented, highly-skilled, working professionals who have made an indelible mark in the film industry. This team of skilled and experienced lecturers, trained in the most advanced systems and latest teaching methodologies and proven in real-world productions offers students a vibrant and long-term education.
Small classroom sizes ensure personal attention to each individual, offering the guidance and mentorship necessary for the student to focus, excel and realize his or her potential. The conservatory atmosphere of the institute offers the perfect environment for students to take risks, push their boundaries and explore creatively, as they develop their skills. The close interaction of faculty and students allows for a learning experience that goes beyond a mere mastery of materials and process, providing growth of students’ aesthetic sensibilities and maturity as filmmakers.
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Animation |
Cinematography |
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Head Of Department
- Salim Arif
Faculty
- Jameel Khan
- Sanyogita Sharma
- Aru Krishnash Verma
- Hemendra Bhatia
Guest Faculty
- Meeta Vashist
- Bansi Kaul
- Subhash Ghai
- Suhasini Mulay
- Shashank Khaitan
- Ratna Pathak Shah
- Shabana Azmi
- Makarand Deshpande
Trainers
- Binisha Naik (Fitness)
- Dr. Sangeeta Shankar (Voice)
- Deepak Kumar (Acrobatic)
- Sanjeev Mehta (Modern Dance)
- Vandana Trivedi (Yoga)
- Dr. Sangeeta Shankar (Voice Trainer)
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Head Of Department
- Dhananjay Khore
Faculty
- Jasbinder Singh
- Syam Sundar Basina
- Savita Iyer
- Kuldeep Mehta
- Jyotirmaya Gadanayak
Guest Faculty
- Dnyaneshwar Jagdale
- Arjun Gupte
- Craig Caldwell
- PC Vikram
- Kumar Chandrasekaran
- Irina Saakian
- Ashish Kulkarni
- Ram Sampath
- Savita Shekhawat
- Vaibhav Kumaresh
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Head Of Department
- S. Krishhnamurthy
Faculty
- Ashwini Kaul
- Manoj Kumar Peter
- Chandrashekar Iyer
Guest Faculty
- Krishna Shetty
- R.M.Rao
- Ujwal Nigudkar(Fuji)
- Sivaraman (Prasad)
- Anup Jotwani
- Rajesh Jiandani(Kodak)
- Virendra Saini
- Ashok Mehta
- Binod Pradhan
- Manmohan Singh
- A.K.Bir
- C.K.Murlidharan
- Balu Mahendrai
- Kiran Deohans
- Vikas Sivaraman
- Rajiv Menon
- Biswadeep Chatterjee
- Santosh Sivan
- Mahesh Aney
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| Direction |
Editing |
Producing |
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Head Of Department
- Ashmaki Acharya
Faculty
- Anik Ghosh
- Abhijit Mazumdar
- Binitesh Baruri
Guest Faculty
- Farhan Akhtar
- Santosh Sivan
- Hariharan
- Rakeysh Mehra
- Anup Singh
- Karan Johar
- Peter Rea
- Rajat Kapoor
- Saeed Mirza
- Sriram Raghavan
- Kundan Shah
- Ketan Mehta
- Jahnu Barua
- Vikas Desai
- Rajkumar Santoshi
- Manjul Sinha
- Ashutosh Gowarikar
- Subhash Ghai
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Head Of Department
- Prashant Naik
Faculty
- Vivian Pimenta
- Rajesh Parmar
- Prashant Naik
Guest Faculty
- Rajesh Parmar
- Aditya Seth
- Sankalp Meshram
- Tanuja Chaturvedi
- Yogesh Mathur
- Neil Sadwelkar
- Ranjeet Bahadur
- Deepa Bhatia
- Subhash Ghai
- David Hover (Faculty from
FEMIS, France)
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Head Of Department
- Rahul Puri
Faculty
- Yusuf Mehta
- Rabiya Nazki
Guest Faculty
- Manmohan Shetty
- Navin Shah
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Karan Johar
- Ronnie Screwvala
- Subhash Ghai
- Ravi Gupta
- Peter Mukerjea
- Anuradha Bhatia
- Ashok Amritraj
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| Screenwriting |
Sound Recording & Design |
Co-curricular Subjects |
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Head Of Department
- Anjum Rajabali
Faculty
- Ashwini Malik
- Nikhil Khaire
Guest Faculty
- Jaideep Sahni
- Sriram Raghavan
- Vishal Bhardwaj
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Saket Chaudhary
- Abbas Tyrewala
- Shama Zaidi
- Arshia Sattar
- Ira Bhasker
- Rensil D'Silva
- Anuvab Pal
- Abhishek Sharma
- Vikramaditya Motwane
- Shridhar Raghavan
- Navdeep Singh
- Pubali Chaudhuri
- Vinod Ranganath
- Raju Hirani
- Abhijat Joshi
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Head Of Department
- Rakesh Ranjan
Faculty
- Sudipta Basu
- Bhaskar Roy
- Tanmoy Basu
Guest Faculty
- Anchal Srivastav
- Kuldip Sood
- Nakul Kamte
- Vinod Subramanium
- Hitendra Ghosh
- Jagmohan Anand
- Resul Pookutty
- Aloke De
- Pradip Suri
- Anup Dev
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Faculty
- D Wood (Robert Giannetti)
Faculty
- Salim Arif
- Sabyasachi Bose
- Anuradha Bhatia
Faculty
- Indranil Chakravarty
- Prabod Parikh
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MBA - Media & Entertainment
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School of Media and Communication
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Head Of Department
- Dr. Sharon Thomas
Faculty
- Ravi Nair
- Samar Khan
- Dr. Sharon Thomas
- Chaitanya Chinchlikar
- Anupama Bose
Guest Faculty
- Manmohan Shetty
- Ashok Amritraj
- Peter Mukerjea
- Rahul Puri
- Ronnie Screwvala
- Navin Shah
- Shabana Azmi
- Anuradha Bhatia
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Ravi Gupta
- Karan Johar
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Director
- Shashidhar Nanjundaiah
Faculty
- Anuradha Deb (Head - Mass Communication)
- Mayura Amarkant Jain (Head - Communication Management)
- Tejaswini Paranjape
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*The above information is subject to change by the discretion of the Management.
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