Nepal, March 18 -- Bhavani Iyer is an Indian screenwriter known for crafting emotionally rich narratives. She made her screenwriting debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Black' (2005), followed by 'Guzaarish' (2010).

Over the years, she has written screenplays for acclaimed films like 'Lootera' (2013), 'Raazi' (2018), and 'Sam Bahadur' (2023). Beyond cinema, she has also contributed to Indian television, writing for series like '24' (2013). In 2018, she published 'Anon', a novel depicting the Calcutta of the sixties and the seventies.

Iyer is in Kathmandu to lead 'Go Tell It On The Mountain', a screenwriting workshop organised by Shikshya Foundation Nepal in collaboration with KathaSatha.

In this conversation with the Post's Anish Ghimi...