Author Chetan Bhagat, who has written the screenplay of Salman Khan-starrer Kick, says that the film industry has a dearth of good scripts and writers.
“There are talented people in this industry. We have some good writers here. I feel there are some movies being made out of books, and there are movies which are also fresh. But there’s definitely a shortage of writers and good scripts,” Bhagat said.
“You can’t order a good script and buy it...there is a big supply issue,” he added.
Four of Bhagat’s books have been made into films.
His best-selling novel 2 States: The Story Of My Marriage was recently made starring Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, and it struck the right chord with the public.
Two others managed to paint a successful box office story 3 idiots (based on Five Point Someone) and Kai Po Che! (based on The 3 Mistakes Of My Life), while Hello, inspired by his One Night @ the Call Centre did not get a great reception.
The writer is already impressed by the promo of Kick, which marks the debut of producer Sajid Nadiadwala as a director.
“Sajid bought the rights of 2 States, and after that, we became good friends. He called me to his office and said he was making Kick and would like me to be part of it.
‘I was OK because I had not done a pure screenplay before. I didn’t know how it would all pan out, so on a gut feeling and on a personal relationship, I said ‘yes’. When the promos came out, I was dazzled myself.”
