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Screenwriter Darab Farooqui has raised concerns over the struggles faced by screenwriters in Bollywood, calling the present system unfair and exploitative. In an in depth Twitter post, he explained how writers are sometimes underpaid and compelled to attend indefinitely for his or her dues.
Darab Farooqui criticizes Bollywood’s payment system for Screenwriters: “They receive 10% upon signing the contract, after which they need to write the complete script”
Farooqui highlighted that screenwriters Screenwriters are having the worst time in Bollywood. He wrote, “They receive 10% upon signing the contract, after which they need to write the complete script, which is then approved for an extra 10-20%. The remaining shall be paid provided that the project is approved when the actor signs. And that is true in most circumstances.”
Long and Essential post on Screenwriters.
Screenwriters are having the worst time in Bollywood.
They receive 10% upon signing the contract, after which they need to write the complete script, which is then approved for an extra 10-20%.
The remaining shall be paid provided that the project…
— Darab Farooqui (@darab_farooqui) February 4, 2025
He identified that this structure leaves writers financially vulnerable, as projects often get delayed or shelved. Farooqui also discussed the results of this flawed system, including:
- No author could make it with just writing two movies per 12 months. Nobody. No matter how much you might be paid, you’ll only receive 20-30% of the overall script until the film is made.
- The primary draft of the script can complete as much as 80-85% of the work of writing, but you’ll only receive 20-30%.
- The situation is even worse for brand new writers, who receive far less, leading to virtual servitude. At 30%, they need to create roughly 4-5 scripts per 12 months merely to cover their apartment rent.
- The traditional script takes 3-4 months on the minimum, nevertheless I take significantly longer. So how can a author produce 4-5 scripts?
- Producers gain huge leverage here; for the associated fee of 1 script, they could spend money on three to 4 projects, reducing their risks significantly and shifting the chance entirely to writers.
- Although the writers incur the entire risks, the profits go entirely to the producers and actors. I mean seriously, the writers take the chance and fruits go to another person, how does that even work.
He further elaborated, “For this reason we make lousy movies; because writers suffer. Everyone within the industry works because writers write. But there isn’t a correction, and no person is listening. This amount of exploitation following COVID has change into the usual these days. I do know most of you suspect they know more concerning the film industry than I do because a youtuber or influencer told you otherwise. But, consider me, as a cinephile, you need to concentrate on these facts.”
Darab added, “If none of you bring about any changes, your complaints are hole and meaningless about bad Bollywood movies. You deserve horrible movies because if people don’t defend art and artists, it would inevitably die.”
His post has sparked a conversation concerning the need for higher financial protection and timely payments for screenwriters within the industry.
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