Subhash Ghai, the successful film maker of Bollywood needs no introduction in India. He in association with his company Mukta Arts Limited & Filmcity Mumbai are the promoters of Whistling Woods International, one of Asia's largest Film, Television, Animation and Media Arts institute. The institute, which is located on a sprawling 20 acre campus in Film city, offer a wide range of courses offers courses that vary in duration from 10 months to 30 months, both full-time as well as part time. These courses provide specializations in Acting, Animation, Cinematography, Direction, Editing, Producing, Screenwriting and Sound as well and Television & Broadcasting Studies. It also has a tie up with Manipal University, and provides India's first MBA in the Media & Entertainment.

The full-time faculty of the Institute is a body of academics and industry professionals like Subhash Ghai, Rajen Kothari, Anjum Rajabali, Rakesh Ranjan, with regular guest lectures by leading Indian & International filmmakers, actors & technicians. Well known Industry professionals and filmmakers who have visited the Institute and interacted with the students include Rakeysh Mehra, Vishal Bharadwaj, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Farhan Akhtar, Ashok Amritraj, Shyam Benegal, Farah Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Ratna Pathak Shah, Danny Boyle, Steve Barron, Rajkumar Hirani, Nagesh Kukunoor and many more.

The Institute is highly committed to ensuring that it's students move into the industry in creative and rewarding areas of employment both in India and globally. It has initiated affiliations with several International film schools. These include pioneering activities in India like credit transfers and International student co-productions. Some of the schools that are affiliated with the Institute are Deakin College Australia, Griffith College Australia, Bradford College UK, Syracuse University USA & NYU Tisch Singapore.