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Bengaluru startup to promote writing talent

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Astart-up is looking for stories and ideas it can turn into books and screenplays. Headquartered in J P Nagar, Script A Hit is the brainchild of Jaishankar Krishnamurthy, a finance expert now dedicating his time to finding new story ideas and writing talent.  Jaishankar had aspired to write a novel for four decades but never got around to doing it. “I didn’t have the skills to write, and I lacked the time to make a book happen as I was busy building a career in finance. But now, since my family and I have relocated to Bengaluru from Singapore, I gave the idea another shot and here we are today. I currently have four books in the works,” he says. He believes people across India may have great ideas and stories to tell but don’t have the means to turn their ideas into novels.  “We, Indians, are great storytellers, so we wanted to make a platform for these storytellers,” he says. On the team that turns ideas into books and scripts is his wife Krishna Udayasankar, a criticall...

In this era of OTT Platforms, how this Bangalore-based platform is bridging the gap between a good story idea and its execution

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Writing a script or a book requires ideas that are crafted with precision but are also thought of with a lot of dedication and love. With ideas being penned down, it deems to be a waste if they are not put to action. Realizing that it is not easy to get on board with a publication or have authorized screenwriting partners, Script A Hit, a first-of-its-kind platform in screenwriting and publishing was launched in April 2021. The platform headquartered in Bangalore is founded by Jaishankar Krishnamurthy that helps young minds who have ideas but not the proficiencies, time, or resources to turn their thoughts into a novel to be published or into scripts for audio-visual content production. The founder through some light about the impeccable journey of his brand and the details involved in acing the industry with his thoughtful strategies. 1.         When was Script A Hit launched and how did you get the idea to start the brand? Is the company funded or bo...