Pammi Somal (born 3 October 1955) is an Indian

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and

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Biography

Pammi Somal studied at Carmel Convent in

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and earned a Masters in

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from

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. After moving to

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, she earned a diplomas in

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, as well as in

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. She has a master's degree in

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along with a degree in Silva Mind Method and Law of Attraction. Somal has written for various

magazines and has served as Assistant Editor with ''

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'' for many years. In the 1990s, she started writing scripts for television serials and launched a magazine ''Cafe Celeb'' in 2003. After functioning as the CEO of a corporate house and President – Business Development for a Singapore-based media company, she started her own production company, ''Creative Steps Productions'', in 2006. Since then, she has produced, written and directed two films: ''Mummy Punjabi'' (August 2011) and ''Na Jaane Kabse'' (September 2011).

Filmography

Television

* ''Ardhangini'' – 1994 – Writer, Producer * ''Sanam'' – 1996 – Story, Screenplay, Dialogues * ''Neeyat'' – 1999 – Story, Screenplay, Dialogues * ''Kasauti'' – 2000 – Story, Screenplay, Dialogues * ''Naqaab'' – 2000 – Story, Screenplay, Dialogues * ''Siski'' – 2001 – Screenplay * ''Hare Kaanch Ki Churiaan'' (Telefilm) – 2001 – Story, Screenplay, Dialogues * ''Na Jaane Kyun'' – 2001 – Story, Dialogues * ''Sukanya'' – 2002 – Dialogues * ''Samay ki Dhadkan'' – 2002 – Story, Screenplay, Dialogues * ''Naata'' – 2002 – Story, Screenplay, Dialogues * ''Muskurahat'' – 2002 – Story, Screenplay, Dialogues

Films

* ''The Perfect Husband'' (English) – 2002 – Dialogues * ''Mummy Punjabi'' (English / Hindi) – 2011 – Writer, Director, Producer * ''Na Jaane Kabse'' (Hindi) – 2011 – Writer, Director, Producer

References

Sources

*http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080215/ttlife1.htm *http://www.pammisomal.com/site/gallery.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20110716095306/http://smashits.com/mummy-ji-movie-muharat/event-1460-picture-1.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20101204042659/http://www.bharatwaves.com/news/Big-role-for-Bwoods-big-momma-3835.html *https://archive.today/20130218024741/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/virafpatel080307.html

External links

her personal website
1955 births Living people Screenwriters from Mumbai Journalists from Maharashtra Indian television writers Indian women television writers Women writers from Maharashtra Hindi-language screenwriters 20th-century Indian women writers 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights {{India-writer-stub