Pooja Tolani
Biography
Pooja is a skilled contemporary screenwriter with a diverse portfolio across streaming platforms, television, and film. She was part of the Sacred Games Season 2 writing team and co-wrote The Verdict for ALTBalaji. A screenwriting graduate from FTII, she was selected for the Asia Society’s New Voices Fellowship for Screenwriters, supported by the Time Warner Foundation, where she was mentored by acclaimed filmmaker Sriram Raghavan.
Her experience includes crafting screenplays for studios like Yash Raj Films and Endemol. She has contributed to both fiction and non-fiction television, having written for MasterChef India, Savdhaan India, and a biographical series under Prakash Jha Productions. Currently, Pooja is working in the writers' room for an upcoming Amazon series helmed by Vishal Bhardwaj and is developing a feature film with a prominent production house. Alongside this, she is also creating original content for films and series and is open to commissioned writing opportunities.