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Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Hindi Medium (2017) starring Irrfan Khan.

Written by Zeenat Lakhani, Saket Chaudhary and Amitosh Nagpal, this film explores the wide education gap in India.

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

00:59 Logline breakdown
05:09 Hero's Journey analysis

24:21 Theme analysis

29:52 Scene construction techniques

53:34 World building analysis

55:35 Character Creation techniques

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Hindi Medium, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

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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!

Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Bhoot (2003) starring Ajay Devgn and Urmila Matondkar.

Written by Sameer Sharma and Lalit Marathe, this film is one of Bollywood’s spookiest horror stories with some real scares and a theme that runs deeper than what you’d expect from a movie of this genre!

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

02:33 Logline breakdown
13:19 Hero's Journey analysis

31:24 Theme analysis

35:10 Scene construction techniques

52:50 Genre tropes analysis

49:43 Character Creation techniques

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Bhoot, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

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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, and Neelesh Misra, this film explores how a RAW and ISI agent navigate a forbidden romantic relationship when love trumps the rules of nationalism.

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

02:17 Logline breakdown
07:07 Hero's Journey analysis

17:14 Theme analysis

23:10 Scene construction techniques

43:10 Genre tropes analysis

49:43 Character Creation techniques

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Ek Tha Tiger, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

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Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Karthik Calling Karthik starring Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone.

Written by Vijay Lalwani, this film explores our relationship with our own mind and how we can become prisoners and victims of ourselves without even quite realizing it.

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

03:06 Logline breakdown
09:29 Hero's Journey analysis

23:06 Theme analysis

28:07 Tone analysis

32:28 World-building analysis

33:57 Character Creation techniques

38:34 Genre tropes analysis

45:30 Scene construction techniques

1:00:17 Dialogue dissection

1:02:32 Audience Q&A

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Karthik Calling Karthik, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

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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 and Umesh Shukla, this film explores our relationship with faith - how one’s personal practice of spirituality and religion is often taken advantage of by institutions claiming to house our creator while exploiting the devotees with unblemished faith who have more often than not fallen into hard times.

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

01:34 Logline breakdown
04:57 Hero's Journey analysis

23:30 Theme analysis

26:54 Scene construction techniques

39:16 Genre tropes analysis

43:38 Dialogue dissection

49:35 Character Creation techniques
1:00:47 World-building analysis

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch OMG! Oh My God  again, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

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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 Siddharth Raj Anand, this film explores the evolving relationship between a man and a woman who meet across different phases of life, riding the ups and downs of every evolution of lives and themselves together, asking the quintessential early 2000s rom-com questions- “Can a man and a woman really be just friends?”

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

02:03 Logline breakdown
06:49 Hero's Journey analysis

21:56 Theme analysis

29:51 Plotting analysis

33:09 Scene construction techniques

49:53 Genre tropes analysis

01:04:56 Character Creation Techniques
1:12:19 Audience Q&A

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Hum Tum (2004)  again, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Black (2005) starring Rani Mukherjee and Amitabh Bachchan.

Written by Bhavani Iyer, Prakash Kapadia and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, this film explores the relationship between a teacher and his differently abled student, as he helps her grow from a hopeless child into a young woman with promise. Ahead of its time with bold choices and unexplored themes, this story is one of Bollywood’s most unique and pathbreaking films.

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

02:42 Logline breakdown
06:54 Hero's Journey analysis

29:06 Theme analysis

32:16 Scene construction techniques

59:07 Character Creation Techniques
1:02:18 Dialogue analysis

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Black again, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Raazi starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal.

This spy thriller written, (Bhavani Iyer, Meghna Gulzar), directed, and starring women takes us into a world that we’re not privy too- how women contribute to the war efforts to prove their patriotism and mettle. Adapted from the rich source material provided by the book Calling Sehmat by Harinder S. Sikka, not only do we get a look at how India participated in Bangladesh's liberation but particularly, what role the unsung heroines played in it too!

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

01:34 Logline breakdown
08:45 Hero's Journey analysis

25:19 Theme analysis
29:34 World building techniques

36:01 Scene construction techniques

54:21 Character Creation Techniques

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Raazi again, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Bari! starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra! 

This wonderfully whimsical film written by Anurag Basu, Tani Basu, and Sanjeev Datta provides a mezmerizing cinematic experience that makes the audience suspense all disbelief while they’re glued to their seats, wondering how these phenomenal characters will escape their damning fate!

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

01:23 Logline breakdown
05:48 Hero's Journey analysis

22:45 Theme analysis
27:05 World building techniques

31:39 Character Creation Techniques

37:10 Scene construction techniques

52:18 Dialogue analysis

55:42 Genre tropes breakdown

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Barfi! again, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

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Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Lootera (2013) starring Sonkashi Sinha and Ranveer Singh! 

This heartbreaking adaptation of O’Henry’s The Last Leaf, written by Bhavani Iyer, Vikramaditya Motwane, and Anurag Kashyap, shows us how Western tales can be culturally adapted for Indian audiences and elevated to provide a gut-wrenching and mezmerizing cinematic experience.

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

0:00 Introduction

01:57 Logline breakdown
08:02 Hero's Journey analysis
24:01 World building techniques

29:31 Scene construction techniques

48:54 Character Creation Techniques

52:50 Dialogue analysis

54:22 Genre tropes breakdown

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Lootera (2013) again, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

And if there’s any movie or TV episode you’d like us to break down, or you have any questions, – drop them down in the comments. Your besties are here for you!

Hit subscribe and we’ll see you next week on another episode of Breakdown Besties!

All film clips and stills used belong to the owners. We do not own any copyright of the same. They are only being used transformationally for educational purposes.