Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has prolonged his assist to the writers’ strike in Hollywood, over every week after the protests started within the US. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Vivek posted a bunch of images of a number of folks protesting with banners. Vivek additionally penned a word evaluating writers in Bollywood and Hollywood. (Also Read | Vivek Agnihotri asks Mamata Banerjee for withdrawal of her feedback on The Kashmir Files, sends authorized discover)
Vivek wrote, “In Hollywood writers are on a strike. Have you ever seen any filmmaker or a Star of Bollywood ever even mention their writer’s name? Do you even know who are the writers of biggest hits like Pathan or Bhool Bhulaiya or any other hit for that matter? That’s the sad story of Bollywood. But real.”
Reacting to the submit, actor Gulshan Devaiah wrote, “Dear good sir, don’t remember see you touring with your writers or your excellent research team, while campaigning for your releases. Start the change at home and then society shall follow.” He additionally added, “I certainly don’t hate him, but I’m an idiot .. always been one.”
An individual on Twitter wrote, “Who are the writers of your movies?” Another Twitter person requested, “Does anyone know Saurabh Pandey? Does the poster of Kashmir Files have his name?” A tweet learn, “Writers are the most underpaid talent in the industry! And taken for granted the most.” “I agree with you. Writers are the backbone of any film industry and they deserve more recognition and respect. Bollywood should learn from Hollywood and value their writers more,” mentioned a fan.
More than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) started the strike final week, claiming they don’t seem to be paid pretty within the streaming period.”Though we negotiated intent on making a fair deal … the studios’ responses to our proposals have been wholly insufficient, given the existential crisis writers are facing. They have closed the door on their labour force and opened the door to writing as an entirely freelance profession. No such deal could ever be contemplated by this membership,” part of the assertion learn as cited by news company ANI.
The Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP), which is negotiating on behalf of studio administration, responded by saying it was keen to enhance on its provide however was not keen to fulfill a number of the union’s calls for.
Fans will see Vivek’s subsequent directorial The Vaccine War later this 12 months. It revolves round India’s contributions to the race to provide a Covid-19 vaccine throughout the pandemic. Helmed by Vivek, The Vaccine War is all set to hit the theatres on Independence Day 2023 in 11 languages. The movie stars Anupam Kher, Nana Patekar, Sapthami Gowda and Pallavi Joshi amongst others.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com