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Celebrate Cinema @ Whistling Woods International
Whistling Woods International (WWI) is all set to host 'Celebrate Cinema 2025' – the annual festival celebrating the world of media & entertainment. It is a platform to connect and interact with the best of the industry experts and learn about the artistic, technical and commercial aspects of the Media & Entertainment industry.
Celebrate Cinema, which is in its 13th year, was conceptualised by Whistling Woods International in the years 2012, Swanand Kirkire, Sukhwinder Singh, Vidya Balan, Vishal Bhardwaj, Zoya Akhtar, Imtiaz Ali, Kiran Rao, Vikrant Massey, Richie Mehta to name a few.
HIGHLIGHTS
Inauguration: Celebrating Poetry & Music in Indian Cinema
Gulzar Saab (Poet & Lyricist), Kausar Munir (Lyricist & Dialogue Writer), Salim Arif (Actor & Director) & Vishal Bhardwaj (Filmmaker & Music Composer)
Tribute to Legendary Filmmakers Raj Kapoor & Guru Dutt
Waheeda Rehman (Actor), Randhir Kapoor (Actor), Rahul Rawail (Director) & Ranbir Kapoor (Actor)
Session on Maturing of the Creator Economy (YouTubers)
Ashish Chanchlani, Ishitta Arun & Viraj Ghelani
Q&A with the team of Saiyaara
Irshad Kamil (Poet & Lyricist) & Mohit Suri (Director)
Panel Discussion on Young Filmmakers with Convictions: Navigating the Filmmaking Industry Today
Alankrita Shrivastava (Screenwriter & Director), Arati Kadav (Director), Karan Singh Tyagi (Director) & Shazia Iqbal (Director)
Panel Discussion on Filmed Entertainment in the Age of AI
Ayushi Anand, Karan Taley, Mandar Natekar & Raghu Naik
Closing Panel with the team of Khal Nayak
Ila Arun (Actor & Singer), Jackie Shroff (Actor) & Sanjay Dutt (Actor)
Date: October 08-10, 2025
Industry Guest Interactions:
Day 1 : 8th October
- Time: 4:30 pm onwards
Inauguration: Celebrating Poetry & Music in Indian Cinema
Guest: Gulzar Saab, Kausar Munir, Salim Arif & Vishal Bhardwaj
Moderated by: Subhash Ghai
Day 2 : 9th October
- Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tribute to legendary filmmaker Raj Kapoor and Guru Dutt
Guests: Waheeda Rehman, Randhir Kapoor, Rahul Rawail & Ranbir Kapoor
Moderated by: Subhash Ghai - Time: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Session on Maturing of the Creator Economy (YouTubers)
Guests: Ashish Chanchlani, Ishitta Arun & Viraj Ghelani
Moderated by: Chaitanya Chinchlikar - Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Q&A with the team of Saiyaara
Guests: Irshad Kamil & Mohit Suri
Moderated by: Subhash Ghai
Day 3 : 10th October
- Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Panel Discussion on Young Filmmakers with Convictions: Navigating the Filmmaking Industry Today
Guests: Alankrita Shrivastava, Arati Kadav, Karan Singh Tyagi & Shazia Iqbal
Moderated by: Anjum Rajabali - Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Filmed Entertainment in the Age of AI
Guests: Ayushi Anand, Karan Taley, Mandar Natekar & Raghu Naik
Moderated by: Chaitanya Chinchlikar - Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Closing Panel with the team of Khal Nayak
Guests: Ila Arun, Jackie Shroff & Sanjay Dutt
Moderated by: Subhash Ghai
Workshops:
- 2D Animation
- AI in Adobe
- Applied AI for Filmed Entertainment
- Acting Improv
- Art, Technology & Culture
- Artificial Intelligence
- Audition Techniques
- Bollywood Dance
- Camera Lensing
- Character Design
- Cut Collage Create
- Crafting Like Matisse
- Creative Advertising
- Colour Grading (Da Vinci Resolve)
- Comic Book Design
- Drone
- Diving Into Visual Dub
- Desi Beats
- Dance Fitness
- Film Editing
- Flute
- Hip Hop
- Improv Comedy
- Introduction to Web Series Writing
- Lighting
- Make-up
- Mobile Filmmaking
- Motion Capture
- Music Production
- Photoshop
- Photowalk
- Podcast
- Production Design
- Screenwriting
- Scenography
- Stopmotion Animation
- Styling
- Sustainability in Upcycling
- Terence Lewis Dance
- Theatre Games
- Tie-Dye
- Travel Photography
- Typography
- VFX Composition
- Virtual Production
- VR Immersive Capture
- VR Watching Sessions
- Woven & Beaded Jewellery
- And many more