Meet the writers who make films possible

Brut India

What’s in a word? Brut found the answer from three leading writers in Hindi films at the Jio MAMI word to screen event. ️   : Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival

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00:00Oh, I'm so bored. I have to find a new answer now.

00:02Bismillah, Bismillah, Bulbul-e-Bismillah

00:04Would you like to recite something for us?

00:06No.

00:07I don't know.

00:12Stories which are more rooted and not, like, not randomly inspired by some, you know, by some successful formula.

00:26Hi, this is Kausal Muneer.

00:28This is Varun Grover.

00:29This is Vishal Gharbhaj.

00:31What are some tangible changes that the industry should make to empower writers?

00:36Make more diverse writers.

00:38Choose more diverse stories.

00:40Choose stories from places or identities we have not seen much of on screen.

00:47Choose stories which are more rooted and not, like, not randomly inspired by some, you know, by some successful formula

00:56or franchisees from around the world.

00:58Like, we have our own stories.

01:00We have so many languages.

01:01We have so many stories of our culture.

01:05Give more power to art house.

01:07More power to diverse stories.

01:08More power to stories of people from oppressed communities.

01:13And that will be a real change.

01:19I know, sir, this question has been asked to you maybe millions of times.

01:22But I'm asking again.

01:24Yes.

01:26Tell us about your fascination and interest with Shakespeare.

01:30Like, why?

01:31Oh, I'm so bored.

01:32I have to find a new answer now.

01:34But, yeah, of course, I think he was a great writer.

01:38And he was out of copyright.

01:40There was no publisher to represent him.

01:42So it was available for everyone.

01:45And I think I was the smart one to choose him.

01:47What are your thoughts on word to screen?

01:50And why it could be a platform for writers?

01:53Yeah, it's an army word to screen.

01:55And, you know, words are needed for the story.

02:00And the stories are needed to make films.

02:02And I'm a huge fan of adaptation.

02:05And, you know, the books and the materials.

02:11Somehow, after the writers have written,

02:14it's the publishers that take over.

02:16And I think it's important as a writer,

02:19I say this as a writer,

02:21to help them present their work.

02:23And for them to be able to sort of, you know,

02:26present their possibilities and the intention behind whatever their story was.

02:31So, yes, it's, you know, kind of a far removed process.

02:34The writers are usually very separate from where the action is.

02:39There is a whole bunch of writers that are literally,

02:42that have never interacted with the screen,

02:45you know, screen world of writing.

02:47So, for them, it will be a very cool opportunity

02:51to actually get access to the industry.

02:54And for industry also, it's a great thing that, you know,

02:57word to screen is recommending books,

02:59recommending great titles, great stories, which they can adapt.

03:02So, I think it's a great platform,

03:04because it opens up the opportunity for the filmmaker

03:08because it opens up the opportunity for the filmmaker

03:11to choose from various pitches made by the writers and the publishers.

03:18Everyone loves you because of your poetry.

03:20Can you tell us, like, what's the process like?

03:23You're doing this on the fly, so I can see your...

03:27I don't know whether I wrote it in 4 days or 40 years,

03:30because it's kind of an amalgamation of all your experiences,

03:33and it's kind of, you distill your feelings, your experiences, your observations.

03:37Not that I do it too much, but if I do my own poetry,

03:40I tend to go with sort of an open-verse feeling of

03:44whatever is perhaps happening around me in the world,

03:48and in the country, in my life.

03:52Would you like to recite something for us?

03:54No, because I am one of the worst people

03:58when it comes to remembering my own stuff.

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