“The biggest challenge is to pitch your story to producers and get them interested in adapting it for screen.” Adite Banerjie (Author & Produced Screenwriter)

Team Kitaab is in conversation with author and produced screenwriter Adite Banerjie where we spoke about being a writer and working on book-to-screen adaptations.

Adite Banerjie is an author and produced screenwriter. She is currently writing a non-fiction TV show about the cultures and cuisines of Indian cities (hosted by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor). She recently sold the rights of her romantic thriller novel, “No Safe Zone” to a Mumbai based production house.

Team Kitaab: Your career began as a business journalist before you transitioned to fiction writing. How has your background in journalism influenced your approach to writing screenplays and adapting books for the screen?

Adite Banerjie: Journalism has shaped my career as a writer – both in non-fiction and fiction. First of all, by working on news stories, specially those with a human interest angle, I got the opportunity to observe first-hand various situations and events and how they impact lives. It provided me with invaluable experience of the entire spectrum of issues that shape, impact, and change people’s lives. At some subconscious level this stayed with me. So, when I started writing fiction, my journalism experience did come into play at a subliminal level.