Apurva Asrani

On May 8, 2026, celebrated author Apurva Asrani will bid farewell to his personal Instagram account, @apurva_asrani, after ten years of sharing his creative journey online. He expresses his dissatisfaction with the evolving landscape of social media, where genuine connection has been overshadowed by algorithms and commercial profits.

The writer, who recently bought a new house with his partner Siddhant Pillai, talks about normalising the conversation around the LGBTQIA+ community

Actor Manoj Bajpayee's victory as the Best Actor (Male) at Filmfare Awards for 'Aligarh' is a huge achievement for the LGBTQ community, says the movie's co-writer Apurva Asrani, who had 'lost faith in awards'.

Film editor and screenwriter Apurva Asrani took to social media on Friday evening to share his respect for filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, who has called out an alleged campaign going on against Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan.

Kangana Ranaut's 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi' is making headlines almost every day due to The clash between Kangana Ranaut and director Krish. It all started when director Krish slammed Kangana for saying that she directed 70% of the film. In a recent interview, Krish reported;y stated that he is doubtful if anyone would work with Kangana after the Manikarnika controversy.

Your idea of 'marriage' is sadly archaic. I personally don't care much for a patriarchal institution where a man 'owns' HIS wife & children to protect HIS private property," said Apurva Asrani

Kangana has finally broken her silence and has opened up about the whole issue and controversy

The war of words between Kangana Ranaut and scriptwriter Apurva Asrani seems to see no end.

Kangana Ranaut’s tiff with Apurva Asrani over writing credits for her last movie ‘Simran’ and their war of words have barely died down and now there are reports that the actress has taken over as the director of her upcoming film ‘Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi’.

In the aftermath of Information and Broadcasting Ministry’s sudden decision to drop two films from the line-up of International Film Festival of India’s Indian Panorama section, director Sujoy Ghosh had stepped down from the jury yesterday. Now, writer Apurva Asrani has also decided to resign from the jury

Apurva Asrani says he quit twitter because he was asked to pick sides even while giving his personal opinion about films or series.

Kangana Ranaut recently called out writer-editor Apurva Asrani for lying about the conflict over writing credits for their upcoming film ‘Simran’.

Writer Apurva Asrani, who had a public falling out with actress Kangana Ranaut over the writing credits of their film 'Simran', has once again fired some shots at her post the release of her latest film 'Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'. Apurva wrote in a tweet that despite everything that happened, it was still a "flop film".

Apurva Asrani, the screenwriter wrote a lengthy Facebook post on his condition and shared a few photographs of himself during various stages of the illness. He also revealed that he initially felt that it was a stroke but an MRI scan ruled it out.

The new poster of 'Simran' credits Kangana Ranaut as the 'additional story and dialogue writer' and it has not gone down well with Apurva Asrani, the writer of the film.

The editor-screenwriter in a candid conversation with Bombay Times

Filmmaker Apurva Asrani took to his Twitter to open up about his relationship with Siddhant. In his post, he revealed that they have been hiding about it for more than a decade. Apurva and Siddhant used to tell everyone that they are cousins. He emphasized that time has come to normalize LGBTQ families.

Apurva Asrani has always been open about his sexuality. In fact, he is one of the few celebs who came out of the closet quite a while back.

For film editor and writer Apurva Asrani, 2020-21 has been a roller coaster ride. He lost several friends to COVID-19, and his 14-year-old relationship with partner Siddhant Pillai came to an end. Despite all the events that unfolded in the span of a year, he is taking things in his stride and trying to cope...

Apurva Asrani, who wrote and edited 'Aligarh', recently visited the British Parliament on the invitation of MP Stuart Andrew. Andrew had seen the trailer and a few clips of the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer, and wanted to congratulate Asrani on writing such a "thought-provoking film."

The editor-screenwriter gets candid with Bombay Times

Kangana Ranaut's Gujarati character in 'Simran' won't be stereotypical.

Sources from the Ministry of I&B: Nude ‘technically incomplete’ and S Durga ‘hurts religious sentiments’

Sources from the Ministry of I&B: Nude ‘technically incomplete’ and S Durga ‘hurts religious sentiments’

Sources from the Ministry of I&B: Nude ‘technically incomplete’ and S Durga ‘hurts religious sentiments’

Sources from the Ministry of I&B: Nude ‘technically incomplete’ and S Durga ‘hurts religious sentiments’

The heist-drama triggered off a dispute over writing credits between Hansal’s editor-writer and his leading lady.

The noted screenwriter tells why he finds the term derogatory. Organisers and jury members of the Mumbai International Queer Film Festival give their point of view.