When a film works, the director takes all the credit. When it fails, the writer squarely gets the blame for messing up! Directors do not direct blank pages. It begins with the writer. Films critics rarely acknowledge the writers and their contribution.

Most of the good writers in the US are moving towards TV because of the money. In India, it is exactly opposite.

Writers by default tend to lead an isolated life. It is necessary to see them in one room sharing ideas and discussing their craft.

Sabrina Dhawan wrote Monsoon Wedding for Meera Nair. She is New York-based. She co-wrote screenplays for Kaminey and Ishqiya. She was a script consultant for Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola. She keeps visiting India every now and then.