Shuchi Kothari is a New Zealand-based Indian scriptwriter and producer. She is the co-writer of the film

Firaaq ''Firaaq'' (English: ''Separation'') is a 2008 Hindi political thriller film set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India and looks at the aftermath in its effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand ...

. Born in Ahmedabad, Kothari studied writing at the

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before moving to New Zealand in 1997.

Filmography

Writer

*Firaaq *A Thousand Apologies *Coffee and Allah *Apron Strings

Producer

* A Thousand Apologies *Coffee and Allah *Eeling

Actress

*A Thousand Apologies

Awards

* 2010 Filmfare Awards (India) Critics’ Award for Best Film: Firaaq Nominated for Best Dialogue (with Nandita Das): for Firaaq * 2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards Nominated for Best Screenplay - Film (with Dianne Taylor): for Apron Strings * 2008 Hawaii International Film Festival Best Short Film: Coffee and Allah * 2008 ‘Golden Minbar’ International Festival of Muslim Cinema (Russia) Best Short Film: Coffee and Allah

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