Anand Gandhi is one of the most famous scriptwriters in the Indian television industry having written the dialogues and screenplay for the longest running TV shows in India - Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (first 85 episodes) and Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki respectively. Anand Gandhi was born in Mumbai on September 26, 1980 and he began writing for the TV industry in the early 2000s when he was in his twenties.
His first full length feature film, Ship of Theseus premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won acclaim as the "hidden gem of the year". It has also won the Best Cinematography Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival; the Jury Prize for Technical Excellence at the Mumbai Film Festival; Best Actress Award at the Dubai International Film Festival among many other accolades. It was given a Special Mention by the Sutherland Jury "for tickling our intellect and showing us rarely-seen facets of Indian life". Critic Derek Malcolm put it on the list of "films that changed our lives", which was made to celebrate the centenary of The Critics' Circle. Earlier in his career, he had made two short films: Right Here, Right Now (2003) and Continuum (2006).
Anchor: Irfan
00:00:24 - Montage
00:01:10 - Intro
00:04:47 - How does he become interested in the world of Cinema?
00:05:17 - Mumbai and his Upbringing
00:06:16 - South Bombay, Borivali, Ghatkopar, Andheri
00:06:41 - His education
00:08:17 - Comment on College Education
00:09:08 - Situation in his family when he dropped out the college
00:12:35 - His Initial works
00:13:06 - Abhay Mehta, Alok Ulfat
00:13:47 - Themes in his Plays
00:14:24 - His First Play ‘Sugandhi’
00:15:31 - His work for Television Serials ‘Kyoki Saas Bhi Kabhi bahu Thi’ Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki’ and his interest to work for daily soaps
0018:26 - His view on Television as a medium of Communication
00:19:54 - Malcolm X and his Example of Slaves
00:21:43 - P. Sainath & Example of Nero: The Roman Emperor
00:24:06 - Questions which always created discomfort to him