Scriptwriting classes for Bollywood now - Hindu

New Delhi (IANS): After Jaideep Sahni and Abbas Tyrewala captivated audiences by penning super-successful scripts for hits like "Chak De! India" and "Munnabhai M.B.B.S.", the art of scriptwriting has come into the spotlight with film schools and experts organising workshops to train wannabe writers.

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Kamlesh Pandey, who scripted hits like "Tezaab", "Saudagar", "Khalnayak" and "Rang De Basanti" among others in his two-decade long career, has teamed up with American writer-director-producer Ben Rekhi to teach scriptwriting at a workshop that aims at training budding writers and providing them with the right tools which will help them succeed in the profession. "Even though the Indian film industry is now world renowned, writing is still the weakest link in Bollywood. In the country, there is no formal education, no regular workshop where one can learn the basic nuances of scriptwriting unlike in the West where there are many such workshops," Pandey told IANS on phone.

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