Rajkumar Hirani brings storytelling wisdom to | Indian Movie News
Lights dimmed and anticipation crammed the air at IFFI as audiences gathered for a masterclass that felt more like an energising artistic session than a conventional workshop. When filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani arrived at the Kala Academy Hall, the environment lifted immediately. By the end of the event, writers had been jotting down concepts, editors had been nodding in recognition, and cinephiles had been visibly impressed.
Hirani shared sensible insights and clear ideas that have formed his profession. “Writing is emotion imagined; editing is emotion experienced. The writer writes the first draft, the editor the last. Theme is the soul of a film, while conflict is its oxygen,” he said, setting the tone for his session titled “Film is Made on Two Tables — Writing and Editing.”
He described writing as a space of artistic freedom—where skies are infinite, actors are excellent, and no constraints exist. However, he emphasised that once this materials reaches the enhancing desk, actuality reshapes it. According to him, a story actually begins only when a character desires one thing deeply, and battle provides the narrative life.
Rajkumar Hirani inspired writers to draw from real experiences. “A good writer must pick triggers from life. Real experiences make stories unique and relatable,” he famous. He also reminded the viewers that exposition ought to mix naturally into the drama and that the movie’s theme ought to quietly information every scene.
Speaking with affection for his first craft—enhancing—Hirani highlighted the editor’s unseen affect. He explained that while the shot is the basic unit of enhancing, shifting its context can fully alter which means. “An editor can flip a story 180 degrees,” he said, including that their work often stays invisible but is central to holding a movie together.
Referencing early cinema, he recalled DW Griffith’s commentary that a expert editor shapes viewers emotion. Hirani strengthened this concept with a line that echoed throughout the corridor: “The writer writes the first draft. The editor writes the last.”
He also underlined the significance of strong antagonists. “Every character believes they are right,” he said, stressing that the strain between opposing yet legitimate viewpoints creates the vitality that drives a story.
Screenwriter Abhijat Joshi joined the dialog, reflecting on the worth of reminiscence in storytelling. He explained that sure real-life moments—humorous, painful, or shocking—keep with people for years and often maintain more authenticity than purely invented scenes. He shared that many such recollections helped form 3 Idiots, from the electric-shock joke to refined character traits impressed by people he had noticed.
Joshi concluded with important screenwriting reminders: every character must need one thing significant, battle fuels cinema, and the strongest drama arises when two real truths collide.
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