Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Guru (2007)

This unofficial biopic of Dhirubhai Ambani film starring none other than Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwariya Rai, written by Mani Ratnam and Vijay Krishna Acharya, wowedIndian audiences with dramatic storytelling, swoon-worthy love stories, and a voyeuristic lens into the behind-the-scenes of business.

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

03:51 Logline breakdown
09:10 Hero's Journey analysis

25:05 Character creation techniques

35:59 World building

40:21 Genre trope analysis

46:30 Scene construction techniques

58:55 Dialogue analysis

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Guru 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.

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