Prasoon Joshi wants to write more scripts like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag scriptwriter Prasoon Joshi said he wants to write more scripts based on real life personalities and has few people in mind. Speaking on the sidelines of the Jaipur literature Festival, the 43-year-old lyricist-turned-scriptwriter said Bhaag Milkha Bhaag will always remain close to his heart as it is his first film as a scriptwriter.
“I wish to write more films like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in the future. There are so many personalities in real life on whom films can be based. I will definitely write scripts based on their lives in the near future,” said Joshi.
He added that he would like to be given creative freedom while writing scripts based on real life personalities, which he said was given to him immensely by athlete Milkha Singh while scripting for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.
“I would like to write on personalities who would give me the same kind of freedom that Milkha gave me. He gave me full liberty, he wasn’t conscious at all about how the film would come out,” he said.
Sharing an example, he said, “I chose not to include the character of Milkha’s brother in the script, though he played a bigger role in his life, and Milkha agreed to it.”
“The inclusion of his brother’s character would have overshadowed the role Milkha’s sister,” he said. Joshi, who has written lyrics for songs in films such as Rang De Basanti, Taare Zameen Par and Delhi 6, believes that the industry isn’t focusing much on women-centric films.
“There have been some good women-centric films in Bollywood, but I still feel we aren’t doing enough. I guess we need to change the approach we have towards women characters and show some faith that they would do well at the box office as well,” he said.