From Series to Film: The Writing of Mirzapur with Puneet Krishna
How do you take a world that audiences already know and love — and expand it for the big screen?
Puneet Krishna, the writer behind the Mirzapur series and Mirzapur: The Movie, joins Cininfo for an insightful Live Session on the craft of adapting an established series into a feature film while retaining the characters, world and essence that made it iconic.
Event Details:
- Date: 27th September 2026
- Time: 12:00 PM IST
- Venue: Zoom
What will be covered in the session:
- Expanding the world and characters from series to cinema
- Writing impactful and memorable dialogues
- Writing for iconic characters and actors while preserving their essence
- Balancing story, character, scale and audience expectations from series to movie
From expanding the story and its characters to writing memorable dialogues and balancing scale with audience expectations, Puneet will take us inside the writing process behind bringing Mirzapur from streaming to cinema.
A must-attend for screenwriters, directors, actors, filmmakers, film students and storytellers interested in understanding the craft of character-driven writing, dialogue and adapting stories across formats.
Join Puneet Krishna for an inside look at the writing behind Mirzapur: The Movie and the craft of taking an iconic series world to the big screen.
FREE for Cininfo Community Members!
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Speaker: Puneet Krishna
Designation: Storyteller
Puneet Krishna is a writer, creator, director and producer known for creating some of India’s most popular screen stories. An IIT-BHU engineering graduate and XLRI Jamshedpur postgraduate, he began his career with Citicorp and Coca-Cola before moving into filmmaking.
He started in the industry assisting acclaimed filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani and later co-wrote Bangistan. Puneet is the Creator & Lead Writer of Mirzapur Seasons 1 & 2 and the Writer of Mirzapur: The Movie. He also created, directed and produced Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper through Rangeela Pictures, which he co-runs with Vineet Krishna and Ram Sampath.
