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Wedding Season: “I’ve watched hundreds of rom-coms, but this is my all-time favourite” | Stylist, August 2025

There’s one romcom I always find myself returning to, sometimes on a monthly basis. And that’s Netflix’s 2022 romcom Wedding Season.

How a ScreenCraft Writer Sold Her Film ‘Wedding Season’ to Netflix | ScreenCraft, May 2023

Shiwani Srivastava, screenwriter and ScreenCraft Comedy Competition winner, offered up her tips for success.

Why Netflix’s ‘Wedding Season’ Is One of the Best Romantic Comedies of the Year | Movie Web, December 2022

Everything changed when Shiwani Srivastava’s Wedding Season hit Netflix, landing among some of the classic greats.

Variety’s 10 Screenwriters to Watch | Variety, October 2022

Every year, Variety selects 10 screenwriters ascending the ranks of the entertainment biz. Following are this year’s crop of talented, tenacious, hard-working scribes.

How to Leverage Screenwriting Competitions and Launch your Career | Backstage, October 2022

Shiwani Srivastava is a hot new name on the screenwriting circuit, fresh off the success of “Wedding Season,” her debut rom-com recently released on Netflix.

Wedding Season: 7 Years in the Making with Shiwani Srivastava | Meet Cute, October 2022

This week I had the pleasure to chat with Shiwani Srivastava, best known for being the writer on the hit rom-com on Netflix, WEDDING SEASON.

On Netflix, Indian American creators put a new spin on arranged marriage | Washington Post, August 2022

‘Indian Matchmaking,’ ‘Never Have I Ever’ and ‘Wedding Season’ explore autonomy in modern-day matchmaking

Netflix’s ‘Wedding Season” addresses a long-running issue with rom-coms | Digital Spy, August 2022

Desi families are finally given the romcom they deserve.

‘Life Of Pi’ Actor Suraj Sharma & Pallavi Sharda Starring In Netflix Pic ‘Wedding Season’ | Deadline, March 2021

Shiwani Srivastava wrote the screenplay, which was discovered by the producers on the talent discovery platform Coverfly.

Success Story: 2018 ScreenCraft Comedy Runner-Up Shiwani Srivastava | ScreenCraft, May 2020

2018 ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Competition Runner-Up, Shiwani Srivastava, signed with literary manager Nicholas Bogner of Affirmative Entertainment.