After Hollywood, Bollywood fights 'unfair' contracts

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• autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  The SWA has advocated for members’ rights for decades, but recently, it has been exploring more assertive ways to reduce the alleged power imbalance between producers and writers.

  The successful outcome of a months-long writers’ strike in the US last year has bolstered the confidence of Indian screenwriters to put forth their demands.

  This is partly because of the way the industry functions, where good relationships are key to getting work, and because of the sheer number of people waiting to catch a break.

  Protesters have torn posters, destroyed film sets and filed complaints over dialogues or scenes they find offensive.

  “So the finished product is very different from the initial script and that’s why producers pay a major portion of the writer’s fee towards the end of a project,” Mr Taneja says.

  Meanwhile, Mr Rajabali says the SWA will continue to press for its demands, which include giving all writers at least a minimum basic fee, due credit and ridding contracts of exploitative termination and indemnity clauses.

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