Varun Grover - Film Companion

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Varun Grover Curates A Music Playlist To Lift Your Spirits

Posted on March 23, 2020May 13, 2020
by Varun Grover

If the COVID-19 scare is making you anxious while you observe social distancing, music may be a great way to calm your nerves. Here are National Award-winning lyricist and writer Varun Grover’s song recommendations

Bollywood Writers, Directors And Critics On The One Romantic Cliché They're Tired Of Seeing In Films

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Writers, Directors And Critics On The Romantic Clichés They’re Tired Of Seeing I...

Posted on February 13, 2020May 8, 2020
by Team FC

From the climatic dash to the airport to stop your one true love from leaving to harassing a woman to make her fall in love with you – here are the romantic tropes it’s time to retire

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Songs, Poems And Films: A Playlist For Protest

Posted on January 11, 2020May 9, 2020
by Team FC

The ongoing nationwide protests against the CAA/NRC have sparked off urgent, beautiful music and poetry

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Howdy Modi Blacklists Hasan Minhaj And Then Celebrates Him: Satire and Irony

Posted on September 26, 2019May 20, 2020
by Prathyush Parasuraman

The silsila of satire that Hasan Minhaj and Varun Grover helm is now political discourse.

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My Top 5 Khayyam Songs: Varun Grover

Posted on August 24, 2019May 13, 2020
by Varun Grover

There are very few composers whose ‘best of’ playlist might include 80% of their entire filmography and Khayyam saab was one of them

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My 3 Essential Film Books: Varun Grover

Posted on May 23, 2019May 15, 2020
by Team FC

The screenwriter recommends three books for every film aspirant

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Do Comics Have Political Ambitions And Why Indian News Channels Are Fodder For Comedy

Posted on April 7, 2019May 20, 2020
by Team FC

We ask Varun Grover, Sanjay Rajoura and Kunal Kamra if we’ll ever see them in office

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Before Elections, Four Political Satirists Discuss Fear And Death Threats

Posted on April 4, 2019May 14, 2020
by Team FC

Varun Grover, Kunal Kamra, Sanjay Rajoura and Rajiv Nigam on how they deal with fear and intimidation

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12 Hindi Film Writers On Their Strange Writing Rituals

Posted on March 18, 2019May 11, 2020
by Team FC

From reading the script of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind during breaks, to using ‘ittar’ to create a mood, to starting a Twitter thread, filmmakers, screenwriters, and lyricists share their peculiar writing habits

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Why The Takht Announcement Is A Significant But Small Step In Empowering Screenwriters

Posted on August 20, 2018May 11, 2020
by Mohini Chaudhuri

In 2018 crediting the architects of a film is still considered an exception rather than the rule – a rare phenomenon that is dependent on the generosity and large-heartedness of the filmmaker or producer

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It’s Been A Big Week For Writers And Their Battle For Credit

Posted on August 9, 2018May 11, 2020
by Team FC

Director-producer Karan Johar, while announcing his next film Takht, tweeted the names of its writers Sumit Roy and Hussain Haidry. Does this signal a change in the industry?

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Bollywood Artists On Why They Don’t Take Award Shows Seriously

Posted on March 5, 2018May 9, 2020
by Team FC

Saif Ali Khan, Ajay Devgn, Rohit Shetty and Varun Grover tell us their experience

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