Need to stregthen screenplay writing abilities of Indian film writers: Boman Irani

NEW DELHI - Versatile Bollywood actor Boman Irani has underscored the need to strengthen screenplay writing abilities of Indian film writers.

He said that a theme based plot, sub text driven and focused screenplay writing with contemporary consciousness would help make Indian cinema strong in its appeal.

Interacting with mediapersons at IFFI this evening, Irani stressed on the need to work more in imparting training to the talented lot of story writers for films in all the shades of Indian cinema.

“We are good writers, but we should good become good screen writers,” he said.

In his freewheeling interaction he narrated several instances from his films praising many of his directors for excellent knowledge of the craft of filmmaking.

While quoting Director Raju Hirani, Irani said that an excellent editor shoots his films in such a manner that in Munnabhai MBBS not a single shot that was recorded was wasted.

“The entire film is ready in his mind before he starts shooting it and hence the film can be shot in very less time,” he added. (ANI)