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Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting Podcast
A screenwriting classroom experience for Bollywood screenwriters: analysing and studying the screenwriting techniques used on the page to make Bollywood films come alive on the screen.
Welcome to the Breakdown Besties Podcast! We're your hosts, Akshay and Ananya, two Bollywood screenwriters having written shows like Mismatched, Inside Edge, Wedding.con, Rana Naidu, Ishq in the Air, and Grahan, amongst others.
Every week, we break down films to examine the screenwriting techniques used to make…
Episodes
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE36: The Art of Audience Manipulation | How Andhadhun Keeps Fooling You
How do you write a thriller that keeps making the audience question what they know? In this episode of the Breakdown Besties Podcast, Ananya and Akshay break…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE35: Writers in Bollywood: STOP WAITING for producers | Vaibhav Modi
Why is it so difficult for new screenwriters to break into the Indian film and OTT industry when producers and directors are always looking for good writers?…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE34: Immoral people make perfect spies - Mukhbir shows you why | Pilot Breakdown
What makes a TV pilot compelling enough to make you watch the next episode? How do screenwriters build a story engine that can sustain multiple seasons…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE33: Are Writers Allergic to Fun?! | Go Goa Gone Screenwriting Masterclass
Why is comedy so difficult to write, even when it looks effortless on screen? And how does a film like Go Goa Gone combine horror, comedy, action and character…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE32: Being in the Business of Immortality | Fashion Screenwriter Anuraadha Tewari
What does it actually take to write a film like Fashion? In this episode of Breakdown Besties, we sit down with Anuraadha Tewari, the writer of Fashion, for a…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE31: Wake Up Sid FOOLED YOU
Wake Up Sid is often remembered as a coming-of-age film about finding yourself, growing up and figuring out what you want from life. But structurally, there’s…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE30: SALMAN KHAN is the only REAL SUPERHERO. Bhavesh Joshi shows you why
Why are Indian heroes so often written like superheroes? In this Bhavesh Joshi Superhero screenwriting breakdown, Ananya and Akshay look at how Vikramaditya…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE29: Your LOVE story needs HATE. Veer-Zaara shows you why
Veer-Zaara is one of Bollywood’s great epic romances, but what makes the film work at the screenplay level? In Episode 28 of the Breakdown Besties Podcast…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE28: YJHD is broken. It's two films. Theme makes it one movie.
Screenwriter resources survey: https://forms.gle/vVFKJ6qdfAyCvF2A9 Why does Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani still work 13 years later? In this episode, we break down…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE27: Chhichhore Should Be An Adult Film. The Characters Are Why It Isn’t
Screenwriter resources survey: https://forms.gle/vVFKJ6qdfAyCvF2A9 What makes Chhichhore work as a screenplay? In this episode of the Breakdown Besties…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE26: Secret to Screenwriting Stardom w Om Shanti Om Writer Mayur Puri
What actually goes into writing a film like Om Shanti Om? In this episode of Breakdown Besties, Ananya and Akshay sit down with Mayur Puri, writer of Om Shanti…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE25: Your plot is predictable! Om Shanti Om shows you why that works | Screenwriting Masterclass
Om Shanti Om Screenwriting Breakdown | Hero’s Journey, Character, Dialogue & Scene Craft Written by Farah Khan, Mayur Puri, & Mushtaq Sheikh What makes Om…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE24: Left-wing propaganda or patriotism?! | Rang De Basanti (2006) Screenwriting Masterclass
Rang De Basanti is more than a patriotic film. Twenty years after its release, it still feels uncomfortably relevant. Why? Because the writers didn't just tell…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE23: Hindi Medium (2017) screenwriting breakdown
Want to break into Bollywood as a paid screenwriter? We teach you all the writing tips, tricks, and techniques to become the best Bollywood writer you can be!…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE22: Bhoot (2003) Screenwriting Breakdown
Want to break into Bollywood as a paid screenwriter? We teach you all the writing tips, tricks, and techniques to become the best Bollywood writer you can be!…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE21: Ek Tha Tiger Screenwriting Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Ek Tha Tiger starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. Written by Aditya Chopra, Kabir Khan…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE20: Karthik Calling Karthik Screenwriting Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Karthik Calling Karthik starring Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone. Written by Vijay…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE19: OMG! Oh My God screenwriting breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film OMG! Oh My God (2004) starring Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar. Written by Bhavesh Mandalia…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE18: Hum Tum Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Hum Tum (2004) starring Rani Mukherjee and Saif Ali Khan. Written by Kunal Kohli and…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE17: Black Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Black (2005) starring Rani Mukherjee and Amitabh Bachchan. Written by Bhavani Iyer…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE16: Raazi Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Raazi starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. This spy thriller written, (Bhavani Iyer…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE15: Barfi! Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Bari! starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra! This wonderfully whimsical film written…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE14: Lootera Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Lootera (2013) starring Sonkashi Sinha and Ranveer Singh! This heartbreaking adaptation…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE13: Fashion Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Fashion (2008) starring Priyanka Chopro-Jonas! This insider, almost voyeuristic view into…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE12: Paan Singh Tomar Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Paan Singh Tomar (2010) starring Irrfan Khan! This poignant biopic about the state of…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE11: English Vinglish Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film English Vinglish starring Sridevi! This heartwarming dramedy which marked Sridevi’s…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE10: Paa Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Paa (2009) This heartwarming father-son dramedy starring none other than Abhishek…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE09: Guru Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Guru (2007) This unofficial biopic of Dhirubhai Ambani film starring none other than…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE08: Johnny Gaddar Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Johnny Gaddar (2007) This genre-defining neo-noir caper film starring Neil Nitin Mukesh…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE07: Chak De! India Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Chak De! India (2007) This 2007 genre-defining sports drama starring none other than our…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE06: Bhool Bhulaiyaa Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Bhool Bhulaiyaa! This 2012 genre-defining horror starring Akshay Kumar and Vidya Balan…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE05: Kahaani Screenwriting Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Kahaani! This 2012 genre-defining thriller starring Vidya Balan, written by Sujoy Ghosh…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE04: Badmaash Company Screenwriting Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Badmaash Company! Written by Parmeet Sethi, this young white collar crime caper film had…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE03: Koi... Mil Gaya Screenwriting Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Koi Mil Gaya! Written by Rakesh Roshan, Honey Irani, Robin Bhatt, Sachin Bhowmick, and…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE02: Munnabhai M.B.B.S. Screenwriting Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Munnabhai MBBS! Written by Raju Hirani, this family-friendly comedy, starring Sanjay…
Breakdown Besties | Bollywood Screenwriting PodcastE01: Band Baaja Baaraat Screenwriting Breakdown
Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Band Baaja Baaraat! Yashraj Films’ genre-defining romcom starring Ranveer Singh and…