Mumbai:
If the 'Hinglish' of Ajay Devgn inBol Bachchan or the crocodile biting John Abraham inHousefull 2 could tickle the funny bone of the audience,then that's because of brothers Sajid and Farhad Samji, whohave become Bollywood's bankable movie writers.
The goofy lines in films like Bol Bachchan, Housefull2, Ready, Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3 may not soundlogical, but Sajid and Farhad are happy that they have beenappreciated by the audience.
"We are happy with the reception that we have got fromthe industry. To see our punch lines getting applauded,one-liners getting whistles from masses is a great thing. Weare delighted we have reached here. We hope to receive thelove and affection that writers Salim-Javed got," the duo toldPTI.
"People used to go to especially watch films that werewritten by Salim-Javed. We hope it happens with us as well,"they said.
For the duo, it all started towards the end of 80s whenthe Mumbai-based Samji family moved to Bangalore. There,Farhad's knack of writing parodies and songs won him praisefrom family and friends.
In 1999, both the brothers set off for Bollywood anddecided to team up and write lyrics. For this, they returnedto Mumbai.
Their struggle began as they tried to find a foothold inB-town. The duo used to carry a plastic bucket and sticks togive instant demos of their songs to directors or actors withbucket-drumming.
"We wrote all sorts of songs, only the tapori ones wereappreciated," Sajid said.
Their meeting with Salman Khan earned them their firstbreak, who fixed up a meeting with director David Dhawan.
In 2002, the duo got their first break in David's filmHum Kisise Kum Nahin with the song Munna Mobile PappuPager.
Their next big break came in the form of Raju Hirani'sMunnabhai MBBS in which Farhad co-wrote the song M Bole Towith Rahat Indori.
Their major writing assignment came when Ram Gopal Vermaoffered them to write the screenplay and dialogues for MohitAhlawat-starrer Shiva (2006). "This was our first writingassignment and since then there was no looking back," Farhadsaid.
Then Rohit Shetty approached them for dialogues of his2006 film Sunday. Though it was a flop but it brought astring of hit movies from Shetty for them - Golmaal Returns,All The Best, Golmaal 3, Singham and the recentlyreleased Bol Bachchan.
"Rohit is like family to us. It is always great fun towork with him. We have a good tuning," Sajid said.
"Writing dialogues for Bol Bachchan was a big challengeas we were touching up on a classic film Golmaal. But if thestory is well written and characters are etched out well thenit becomes easy," Sajid said.
The brothers also wrote dialogues for comedy films likeDouble Dhamaal and Anees Bazmee's Ready and the screenplayfor Sajid Khan's Housefull 2, along with Tushar Hiranandaniand also the dialogues.
Though the audience may have an instant hearty laugh atthe comic lines, the duo feel that tickling the funny bone ofthe audience is not an easy task. "Writing for comedy films isnot a joke. To make people laugh with every dialogue is not atall easy. This is the toughest genre," Farhad said.
For the writers, the inspiration comes from mingling withcommon people. "We meet people from various walks of life,especially youngsters and borrow their lingo. We go to singlescreen theatres to gauge the reaction of public, as in whatmakes them whistle... roll out of laugher. We hope the humourquotient will continue to entertain the audience," Farhadadded.
The duo is now looking forward to the remake of ChashmeBuddoor by David Dhawan, releasing on August 24.
They are currently working on Rohit Shetty's most talkedabout film Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan andDeepika Padukone, Sajid Khan's Himmatwala remake, AkshayKumar starrer Boss and Sanjay Dutt-Prachi Desai's Hindiremake of hit Tamil film Saamy.
The goofy lines in films like Bol Bachchan, Housefull2, Ready, Golmaal Returns, Golmaal 3 may not soundlogical, but Sajid and Farhad are happy that they have beenappreciated by the audience.
"We are happy with the reception that we have got fromthe industry. To see our punch lines getting applauded,one-liners getting whistles from masses is a great thing. Weare delighted we have reached here. We hope to receive thelove and affection that writers Salim-Javed got," the duo toldPTI.
"People used to go to especially watch films that werewritten by Salim-Javed. We hope it happens with us as well,"they said.
For the duo, it all started towards the end of 80s whenthe Mumbai-based Samji family moved to Bangalore. There,Farhad's knack of writing parodies and songs won him praisefrom family and friends.
In 1999, both the brothers set off for Bollywood anddecided to team up and write lyrics. For this, they returnedto Mumbai.
Their struggle began as they tried to find a foothold inB-town. The duo used to carry a plastic bucket and sticks togive instant demos of their songs to directors or actors withbucket-drumming.
"We wrote all sorts of songs, only the tapori ones wereappreciated," Sajid said.
Their meeting with Salman Khan earned them their firstbreak, who fixed up a meeting with director David Dhawan.
In 2002, the duo got their first break in David's filmHum Kisise Kum Nahin with the song Munna Mobile PappuPager.
Their next big break came in the form of Raju Hirani'sMunnabhai MBBS in which Farhad co-wrote the song M Bole Towith Rahat Indori.
Their major writing assignment came when Ram Gopal Vermaoffered them to write the screenplay and dialogues for MohitAhlawat-starrer Shiva (2006). "This was our first writingassignment and since then there was no looking back," Farhadsaid.
Then Rohit Shetty approached them for dialogues of his2006 film Sunday. Though it was a flop but it brought astring of hit movies from Shetty for them - Golmaal Returns,All The Best, Golmaal 3, Singham and the recentlyreleased Bol Bachchan.
"Rohit is like family to us. It is always great fun towork with him. We have a good tuning," Sajid said.
"Writing dialogues for Bol Bachchan was a big challengeas we were touching up on a classic film Golmaal. But if thestory is well written and characters are etched out well thenit becomes easy," Sajid said.
The brothers also wrote dialogues for comedy films likeDouble Dhamaal and Anees Bazmee's Ready and the screenplayfor Sajid Khan's Housefull 2, along with Tushar Hiranandaniand also the dialogues.
Though the audience may have an instant hearty laugh atthe comic lines, the duo feel that tickling the funny bone ofthe audience is not an easy task. "Writing for comedy films isnot a joke. To make people laugh with every dialogue is not atall easy. This is the toughest genre," Farhad said.
For the writers, the inspiration comes from mingling withcommon people. "We meet people from various walks of life,especially youngsters and borrow their lingo. We go to singlescreen theatres to gauge the reaction of public, as in whatmakes them whistle... roll out of laugher. We hope the humourquotient will continue to entertain the audience," Farhadadded.
The duo is now looking forward to the remake of ChashmeBuddoor by David Dhawan, releasing on August 24.
They are currently working on Rohit Shetty's most talkedabout film Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan andDeepika Padukone, Sajid Khan's Himmatwala remake, AkshayKumar starrer Boss and Sanjay Dutt-Prachi Desai's Hindiremake of hit Tamil film Saamy.
