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FILM WRITERS ASSOCIATION: THE DIAMOND YEARS

BASED ON FACTS CURTSEY OPENDER CHANANA

SCRIPT ANALYSIS OF 'TOILET: EK PREM KATHA'

WHOSE SCRIPT IS IT, ANYWAY?

A brief introduction of the Copyright Amendment Act 2012

KARTHICK NAREN: The Wonder Boy of Tamil Neo-Noir

Interviewed by Shridhar Raghavan

"Web-series medium will ensure power and money for writers."

Q & A with Karan Anshuman, director and creator of Inside Edge

Bihari Lalla is the new Bambaiyya Badshah!

Shreyas Jain, the star-writer of Dangal and Bareilly Ki Barfi speaks to SWA

आक्रोश’ के ‘अर्धसत्य’ की खोज में लगा लेखक

विजय तेंडुलकर द्वारा लिखी फ़िल्मों का अवलोकन

It takes several bad scripts to reach one decent one that is readable. - Saket Chaudhary

Exclusive SWA interview of the writer-director of Hindi Medium

Black (comedy) is beautiful!

Punam Mohandas engages writer-director Neeraj Pandey in a tête-à-tête

मैं आज भी रायटर हूं। मैं आज भी रायटर के हित की बात करूंगा। अगर कोई दुविधा की सिचुएशन आई तो मैं अपना प्रॉडक्शन हाऊस बंद कर सकता हूं, यह मैं पूरे यकीन के साथ बता रहा हूं। - ज़माँ हबीब

‘निमकी मुखिया’ के लेखक-निर्माता के साथ ख़ास बातचीत (हिंदी ट्रांसक्रिप्शन: दीप जगदीप सिंह)

Anurag transformed Mukkabaaz into a fearless script! - K D Satyam

SWA Exclusive interview of writer of Mukkabaaz and Gattu

"Even writing a fictional story requires its own kind of research!"

Punam Mohandas in conversation with Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh and Saiwyn Quadras

"In a film, you can explore maybe three or four themes. But in a series you need multiple shades, characters, and so many themes running parallel. You can say so much more!"

SWA Exclusive interview of screenwriter and lyricist Varun Grover

Hot topics, relevant discussions, distinguished panellists and much more!

Programme of the 5th Indian Screenwriters Conference 2018

SESSIONS at 5 ISC

A glance at various sessions at the 5th Indian Screenwriters Conference 2018

कॉपीराइट सुरक्षा के मूलभूत नियम

स्क्रीनराइटर्स के क़ानूनी अधिकारों और SWA की DSC के कामकाज पर विशेष शृंखला - भाग 1

कॉन्ट्रैक्ट (अनुबंध) की अहमियत

स्क्रीनराइटर्स के क़ानूनी अधिकारों और SWA की DSC के कामकाज पर विशेष शृंखला - भाग 2

सामाजिक यथार्थ के गिर्द कहानी की संरचना

फ़िल्म 'मुल्क़' की पटकथा का विश्लेषण

पेशेवर हितों की सुरक्षा

स्क्रीनराइटर्स के क़ानूनी अधिकारों और SWA की DSC के कामकाज पर विशेष शृंखला - भाग 3

"I try to centre it around the common man’s dilemmas."

SWA Exclusive interview with screenwriter Parveez Shaikh

"If one can tell a story with 15-20 minutes, one knows the craft."

SWA Exclusive interview with screenwriter director Jyoti Kapur Das

Behind this successful ‘Stree’, is a man!

SWA Exclusive interview with screenwriter Sumit Aroraa

"Screenwriters should get the first credit for any film." - Vinod Kapri

SWA Exclusive interview with writer-director of Pihu

"Failure can be as enriching as success." - Anubhav Sinha

SWA Exclusive interview with the writer-director of 'Mulk'

The right set of characters

Script Analysis of Hindi film 'Wake Up Sid'

Epic tale of an ordinary woman

Revisiting the classic film 'Mother India'

The Kader Khan School of Dialogue Writing

Looking back at one of the many talents of Kader Khan

"I’m naturally used to writing masala scripts!" - Farhad Samji

The screenwriter behind the smashing one-liners of 'Simmba' in an SWA Exclusive interview

When the 'telling' overrules the 'story'

Script Analysis of Hindi film 'Kahaani'

The master's great piece!

Looking back at Mrinal Sen’s 'Aakaler Shandhaney'

"राइटर की जिंदगी से आलस चला जाए, तो आधी समस्या वही ख़त्म हो जाती है।"

टीवी-लेखिका स्वेच्छा भगत से एसडबल्यूए की ख़ास बातचीत

"Don't write what you think will sell." - Shonali Bose

SWA Exclusive interview with the writer-director of 'Margarita with a Straw' and 'Amu'

Being true to the characters and their world

Script Analysis of Hindi film 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha'

Staying awake of the social realities

Looking back at the Raj Kapoor classic 'Jagte Raho'

'Simmba': Sense and Success

The journey of a masala potboiler

आवाज़ उठाने और सवाल पूछने वाला शायर!

जयंती विशेष: साहिर लुधयानवी (8 मार्च 1921 – 25  अक्टूबर 1980)

Apna Time Aa Gaya!

SWA Exclusive interview with screenwriter Vijay Maurya

The 'switch' you weren't expecting!

Script Analysis of Hindi film 'Badlapur'

It's all about everyone's family

Script Analysis of Hindi film 'Kapoor & Sons'

A mesmerising 'tale within a tale'

Revisiting the mystifying 'Madhumati' (1958)

इतिहास और मिथक की बड़ी रेखा खींचने वाले

गिरीश कर्नाड (19 मई 1938 – 10 जून 2019) को श्रद्धांजलि!

"हमने एक गम्भीर मुद्दे पर मेन्स्ट्रीम मिस्ट्री-थ्रिलर फ़िल्म बनायी है।"

'आर्टिकल 15' के स्क्रीनराइटर गौरव सोलंकी से ख़ास बातचीत

Slice-of-life done well

Script Analysis of Hindi film 'Piku'

Remembering Babu'Da!

A tribute to writer-director, and one of the earliest Writers Rights activists in India, B. R. Ishara (September 7, 1933 - Jul 25, 2012) on his death anniversary

The Ganga-Putra who became the 'Samay' of our times

A tribute to the literary legend Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza (1st August 1927 - 15th March 1992) - Compiled from conversations with his wife Nayyar Apa, Mr. Nadeem Khan, Mrs. Parvati Nadeem Khan, Mr. Javed Akhtar, Mr. Hassan Kamal, Mr. Mukesh Khanna and Mr. Goofy Paintal

The threat gets bigger in Season 2!

SWA Exclusive interview with screenwriter Pooja Tolani; one of the writers of Netflix's series Sacred Games (Season 2)

Misogynistic or Magnificent?

Script Analysis of Hindi film Kabir Singh (2019)

Lesbian, Bisexual & Trans Narratives in Indian Cinema – A Microview

by Sridhar Rangayan & Saagar Gupta

The genius humorist!

A tribute to SHARAD JOSHI (May 21, 1931 - September 5, 1991) - Compiled from conversations with Mahesh Bhatt, Kamlesh Pandey, Aanand Mahendroo, Rajendra Gupta, Manjul Sinha, Raman Kumar, Robin Bhatt and Sharad Joshi’s daughters Neha Sharad and Richa Sharad

"Write what you believe in and believe in what you write!"

SWA Exclusive interview with screenwriter Bhavani Iyer

"Regardless of how I was feeling, I sat down and wrote."

SWA Exclusive interview with screenwriter Pawan Sony

A tale of role-reversals and downfalls

Looking back at the classic 'Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam' (1962)

Cracking the Ensemble Cast Narrative

Script Analysis of 'Luck by Chance'

"I believe collaboration improves writing."

SWA Exclusive interview with screenwriter Piyush Gupta

Shrikant Tiwari is the James Bond from Chembur!

SWA Exclusive interview with writer-director-creator Raj Nidimoru

‘Audiences are more sophisticated now.’

SWA Exclusive interview with writer-director Richie Mehta

"I am a greedy writer!"

SWA Exclusive interview with screenwriter Kanika Dhillon

SWA drafts 'Standard Release Form' for Screenwriters

Prepared by legal experts, the new draft eliminates risks for Producers and writers, both

"In 2020, writers have more jam-packed calendars than most actors!”

Screenwriter Shantanu Srivastava in an SWA Exclusive interview

The ordeal of the lowborn

Looking back at Bimal Roy's 'Sujata' (1959)

पैरासाइट: असरदार कहानी, अनूठा अन्दाज़

ऑस्कर में धूम मचाने वाली दक्षिण कोरियाई फ़िल्म पर एक नज़र

"Writing does not come from a pen, it comes from God."

SWA Exclusive interview with star screenwriter from Pakistan, Khalil-ur Rehman

The 'Shakti' of the Silver Screen

Looking at prominent women screenwriters in Hindi Cinema; on the occasion of International Women's Day (March 8th)

‘Humour is a potent tool to shake up the audience’

SWA Exclusive interview with writer-director Hitesh Kewalya