A lot of current filmmakers see Bollywood right now at a point of flux. Multiplexes are making independent cinema feasible, a lot more avenues for funding have opened up...
Yes, it's a very exciting time to be in films, in India. You don't have to worry about filling up a large theatre, you don't have to 'commercialise' your film just to get it out and there a lot of interesting filmmakers doing exciting work.
I'm thrilled by people like Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar -- whenever she does get around to directing her film -- Raju Hirani and Vishal Bhardwaj.
Would you, given the chance, write for Bollywood directors?
Sure, if I felt I could contribute. But honestly, I'm not sure that I can. In fact, I'm not sure if I want to continue screenwriting at all. It's been a while, and you do come to a sort of saturation point.
Over 20 years, I've written 20 scripts out of which 6 have been made into movies, and each of those scripts had at least 3, 4 complete drafts. So, as you can imagine, that's a lot of drafts.
Right now I'm looking forward to making my own film, with dread and anticipation.
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