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(from left to right): Ashwin Saravanan and Kaavya Ramkumar; Jagannath Radhakrishnan and Aithihya Ashok Kumar; Premkrishna Akkattu and Sraiyanti Harichandran
Interviews

How Couples in Cinema Work Together: On Learning To Give Each Other Space, Tastes Merging Into One, And Achieving A 'State Of Flow'

Three couples in cinema — Ashwin Saravanan and Kaavya Ramkumar, Jagannath Radhakrishnan and Aithihya Ashok Kumar, and Premkrishna Akkattu and Sraiyanti Harichandran — share the blurring of lines between marriage, method, and creative momentum.

BY Vishal Menon
Kunal Kemmu and Irshad Kamil at the SWA Awards
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6th Screenwriters Association Awards: Imtiaz Ali Dominates With 'Amar Singh Chamkila'; Kunal Kemmu Wins Debut Writing Honour

At the 6th Screenwriters Association Awards, Diljit Dosanjh-led musical biopic 'Amar Singh Chamkila' won three awards, including best story, screenplay and lyrics

BY Team THR India
Bollywood screenwriters talk about the strange contracts they are signing even in 2025
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Inside The Lives Of Bollywood Screenwriters: Five Bizarre Contracts From OTT Platforms and Producers That Are Bleeding Them Dry

Hindi film screenwriters ask for urgent reforms in Bollywood contracts to sustain their livelihoods with dignity.

BY Justin Rao
The Hindi film industry is undergoing a massive slump.
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Explained: Why Bollywood Is Witnessing Its Worst Period With Fewer Films and Less Money for Writers

THR India spoke to multiple insiders to examine why Bollywood is undergoing its "worst phase in recent times"—and if it can come out of it.

BY Justin Rao
The writing crisis in Bollywood is currently at its peak.
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Bollywood Writers Battle Mental Health, Cruel Contracts, Contemplate Quitting Amid Historic Slowdown

Over the last few weeks, THR India spoke to multiple insiders, who revealed that lower-tier talent has been hit hardest, with fewer productions underway and many completed films endlessly awaiting release.

BY Justin Rao
Nawazzuddin Siddiqui, Anjum Rajabali,  Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee and Satyanshu Singh.
Interviews

Why Is There a Dearth of Hindi in Hindi Film Scripts?

The Hollywood Reporter India speaks to screenwriters Anjum Rajabali and Satyanshu Singh to understand why Bollywood’s leading voices are calling for a shift to the Devanagari script and what this means for the future of Hindi cinema.

BY Ananya Shankar