Biography
Sabrina Dhawan is a screenwriter who works between India and the United States. She wrote the screenplay for Monsoon Wedding (2001), directed by Mira Nair, which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and received a Golden Globe nomination. She graduated from Columbia University’s Graduate Film Program in 2001, having written the first draft of the script while a student.
Her other screenwriting credits include the segment 'India' in September 11 (2002), Kaminey (2009), Ishqiya (2010) and Rangoon (2017). She wrote and directed the short film Saanjh – As Night Falls (2000) and has served as story consultant on Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013). Dhawan is Professor and Area Head of Screenwriting at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. She wrote the book for the stage musical adaptation of Monsoon Wedding.
