Biography
Rensil D'Silva, also credited as Renzil D'Silva, is an Indian screenwriter and film director. He began his career in advertising, working as a creative director for nearly two decades at agencies including JWT, Rediffusion, Saatchi & Saatchi, Mudra DDB and Ogilvy & Mather, while also directing commercials.
D'Silva entered feature films as story writer on Aks (2001). He wrote the screenplay for Rang De Basanti (2006) and made his directorial debut with Kurbaan (2009), which he also wrote. Subsequent credits include the screenplay for Student of the Year (2012) and writing and directing the Indian adaptation of the series 24 (2013–2016). He wrote and directed the Netflix series Shaque: Trust No One (2026).
