Sonam Kapoor: 'Writers Are The True Rockstars Of Cinema'!
Sonam Kapoor says that writers are the bedrock of the film industry and calls them the true rockstars of cinema. She also praised the technicians and said that without them, a movie can never be made.
As
someone
who
grew
up
with
a
love
for
the
written
word,
actor
Sonam
Kapoor
believes
good
literature
is
the
backbone
of
films
and
writers
should
be
given
their
proper
due.
Early
in
her
career,
Sonam
worked
in
Aisha,
a
story
inspired
by
Jane
Austen's
famous
novel
Emma
and
the
actor,
who
has
been
named
the
brand
ambassador
for
Jio
MAMI
festival's
'Word
to
Screen'
initiative,
says
she
is
always
open
to
good
book
adaptations.
Sonam
said
the
'Word
to
Screen'
initiative
can
be
a
great
platform
for
those
looking
for
good
content.
"Hopefully,
we
can
make
content
the
king.
Writers
are
the
rockstars.
Technicians
in
general
are
not
given
their
due
credit
because
when
you
are
behind
the
scenes,
you
are
less
in
the
public
eye.
Writers
are
the
backbone
of
any
film
and
they
should
be
given
more
due,"
she
told
PTI.
Sonam
and
her
sister,
producer
Rhea
Kapoor,
have
bought
the
rights
to
two
books
-
Battle
for
Bittora
and
Govinda.
"Both
are
amazing
books.
'Govinda'
is
a
fictionised
version
where
Krishna
is
being
superhero.
We
have
not
thought
about
how
to
get
this
ahead.
'Battle
for
Bittora',
we
got
the
rights
three
years
ago.
It
will
happen
next
year.
I
don't
know
if
I
will
be
a
part
of
it
or
not
as
an
actor,
hopefully.
It
depends
on
how
it
is
written."
Sonam
believes
there
is
more
fun
in
adapting
book
to
screen,
as
there
is
a
familiarity
with
the
characters
but
also
the
scope
to
interpret
and
imagine.
"I
feel
sad
that
younger
generation
of
people
do
not
read
many
books.
We
are
trying
to
promote
the
fact
that
through
books,
we
get
amazing
films.
Film
adaptation
is
an
important
market
for
the
industry."
The
actor
said
one
of
her
childhood
aspirations
was
to
become
a
librarian,
as
she
thought
it
was
the
best
way
to
be
surrounded
by
books
all
the
time.
"Words
are
mightier
than
sword.
Today,
when
there
are
polarising
views
on
social
media
and
in
media,
where
people
are
using
words
without
even
understanding
the
consequences
of
it,
more
importance
should
be
given
to
how
words
can
affect
and
impact
the
way
people
think,"
she
said.