Rajkumar Hirani Bats For Scriptwriters: They Need To Be Respected A Little More, Financially
Hirani said Bollywood writers often tend to work on several scripts simultaneously as there is no guarantee which one will be backed by a production house.
Filmmaker
Rajkumar
Hirani
says
writers
should
receive
the
maximum
remuneration
for
a
film
as
they
are
the
backbone
of
any
project.
Hirani
said
Bollywood
writers
often
tend
to
work
on
several
scripts
simultaneously
as
there
is
no
guarantee
which
one
will
be
backed
by
a
production
house.
"I
think
writers
need
to
be
respected
a
little
more,
financially.
They
are
the
foundation
of
every
film.
Unless
you
pay
the
writers,
probably
the
maximum
amount
of
money
in
your
film,
you
won't
find
good
writers.
It's
a
big
struggle
for
them.
"People
here
write
four
scripts
at
the
same
time
because
they
aren't
sure
which
one
will
start
and
which
one
will
work.
You
cannot
write
four
scripts
at
the
same
time," he
said.
The
Sanju
director
was
speaking
at
the
announcement
for
second
edition
of
Cinestaan
script
contest.
"An
initiative
like
this
is
extremely
encouraging.
I
hope
more
people
in
the
country
write
scripts,
so
that
someday
we
have
better
cinema
than
we
have
today,"
he
said.
Hirani,
who
has
often
collaborated
with
writer
Abhijat
Joshi,
said
filmmakers
are
on
the
lookout
for
stories
as
they
cannot
always
write
one.
"We
need
many
more
scriptwriters.
I
strongly
believe
stories
come
from
the
small
towns.
People
have
more
exposure
to
life
there.
In
big
cities,
especially
like
Mumbai,
all
the
time
goes
in
travelling.
"I
grew
up
in
a
small
town
and
we
could
just
walk
into
a
neighbour's
house.
Here,
we
don't
have
the
time
to
even
meet
our
friends.
Stories
out
there
and
it's
just
that
they
have
to
be
found.
Talent
needs
to
taught
in
a
way
that
the
stories
turn
into
proper
screenplays," he
added.
Also
present
at
the
event
were
jury
members
Anjum
Rajabali
and
Juhi
Chaturvedi.