Javed Akhtar photographed in Mumbai.
New Delhi:
Javed Akhtar, who wrote the story of Lakshya in 2004, is making a comeback as a scriptwriter with a story revolving around the issue of farmers' suicides.
Mr Akhtar shared that the screenplay will be set in an urban setup and showcase how a metropolitan man reacts to the issue.
"After a fairly long gap, I have come back to scriptwriting. I am writing a script about farmers' problems. You get vegetable and fruits at a certain price, but they get another price when they are selling it," said Mr Akhtar.
"There is a huge gap between the two and that becomes one of the reasons behind suicides. I have taken this premise from an urban point of view and how a modern person gradually understands the person," he added.(Also Read: Why Akshay Kumar Won't Talk About His Donations to Farmers)
The writer said that he chose the urban set up because he feels that's how their problems will be addressed.
"The average audience is urban and when you look at the problem from the urban eyes, perhaps, they will be able to understand it better and will be able to connect with it," he said.
Mr Akhtar is also writing a script on the Indian hockey team.
"Another script which I am writing is an interesting topic. It's about the Indian hockey team that was divided in 1947 and how within one year we created another team and went on ultimately to win the gold," he said.
Mr Akhtar shared that the screenplay will be set in an urban setup and showcase how a metropolitan man reacts to the issue.
"After a fairly long gap, I have come back to scriptwriting. I am writing a script about farmers' problems. You get vegetable and fruits at a certain price, but they get another price when they are selling it," said Mr Akhtar.
"There is a huge gap between the two and that becomes one of the reasons behind suicides. I have taken this premise from an urban point of view and how a modern person gradually understands the person," he added.(Also Read: Why Akshay Kumar Won't Talk About His Donations to Farmers)
The writer said that he chose the urban set up because he feels that's how their problems will be addressed.
"The average audience is urban and when you look at the problem from the urban eyes, perhaps, they will be able to understand it better and will be able to connect with it," he said.
Mr Akhtar is also writing a script on the Indian hockey team.
"Another script which I am writing is an interesting topic. It's about the Indian hockey team that was divided in 1947 and how within one year we created another team and went on ultimately to win the gold," he said.
