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Suhani Kanwar is an Indian screenwriter known for her work on Netflix's dystopian drama series Leila (2019) [1]. After her first screenplay got selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus, she got another grant to write the final draft, and eventually, filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda bought the rights to the film [2]. Since then, she’s worked on the feminist dramedy Lipstick Under My Burkha (2017) as additional screenplay writer.

She also wrote the story and screenplay for the horror film Ragini MMS 2 (2014) [3]. She created and wrote the story and screenplay for a drama called Swim Team (2015) for Channel V produced by Endemol Shine India. She has also written screenplays for the period political drama Siyaasat (2014) and several other shows for Endemol Shine India. Recently, she has written for feature films for RSVP and Saregama.

She is currently working on Betaal, a show by Netflix, Ivanhoe and Blumhouse, to be produced by Red Chillies Entertainment. Betaal, a horror series, is directed by Ghoul director Patrick Graham and stars Aahana Kumra, Suchitra Pillai, and Siddharth Menon. [4]