Abhimanyu Acharya

Deadline-oriented Scriptwriter with 8 years of experience for both theatre and film. Dedicated to writing dynamic stories and doing research before writing. Adept at collaborating with directors and producers to meet creative goals.

Miki. Dir. Mustaqeem Khan. Ahmedabad. Arcana Productions. (Upcoming) 

Unearth. Unaired pilot episode. 

Ghulam. (Historical TV show). Script-in-development.  

• Majdi Bou-Matar Bursary, Multicultural Theatre Space, Kitchener, 2023
• Brecht 2023, Goethe Institut, Bengaluru, 2023
• TFA Award (Longlisted), Toto Funds the Arts, Bengaluru, 2022
• Sanhita Manch Playwriting Award, Being Association, Mumbai, 2020

• Anchors, Workshop production, Multicultural Theatre Space, Kitchener, 2025
• Sir's Coat (Gujarati), Reading, Bhasha Center, Bengaluru, 2023
• Soaring Sixes, Production, Triveni Theatre Group, Ahmedabad, 2023
• Swipe, Workshop, Rage Theatre/Traverse Theatre, Mumbai/Scotland, 2020
• Swipe, Reading, QTP Theatre, Mumbai, 2020

• Execution, Production, SAWITRI Theatre, Mississauga, 2023
• Hopscotch, Production, FOOT Conference, Toronto, 2023
• Hopscotch, Production, Mississauga Fringe Festival, Mississauga, 2021
• Disdained, Production, First Steps Theatre Company, London (ON), 2022
• Ouroboros, Production, Mississauga Fringe Festival, Mississauga, 2022
• Boundaries, Production, London Fringe Festival, London (ON), 2022
• Boundaries, Production, Mississauga Fringe Festival, Mississauga, 2021
• Boundaries, Production, Purple Shorts Theatre festival, London (ON), 2019

• Writing the Pilot Episode for Television, Playwrights Centre, Minneapolis, 2021
• Ideas Lab-5 month residency workshop, Indian Ensemble, Bengaluru, 2019
• Playwriting internship, Abhishek Majumdar, Bengaluru, 2017
• Certificate in Writing for Radio and TV., AMA, Ahmedabad, 2013