EXCLUSIVE: Sanjana Sanghi on being asked to avoid smaller parts, if she wants to play lead: This is my life…
The Dil Bechara actress opened up on starting out with Rockstar, juggling academics with acting projects, losing out on parts, and about her journey from ‘auditions to narrations’ Written By
Avinash Lohana 223550 reads Mumbai Updated: March 3, 2021 03:51 pm EXCLUSIVE: Sanjana Sanghi on being asked to avoid smaller parts, if she wants to play lead: This is my life…
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Sanjana Sanghi started out by playing smaller parts in films like Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar, Saket Chaudhary’s Hindi Medium and Mrighdeep Singh Lamba’s Fukrey Returns. However, last year she made her debut as a leading lady with Mukesh Chhabra’s Dil Bechara that had Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead. She will next be seen with Aditya Roy Kapur in Om: The Battle Within. In an exclusive conversation with Pinkvilla for our special Women s D
In the works, a copyright society to help movie writers get royalties
The application for the copyright society is currently with the Registrar of Copyrights, who has announced on their website that if there are any comments or objections from stakeholders, they can raise them until December 27. Updated: December 14, 2020 1:38:31 am
The creation of the copyright society has led to some resistance by the big studios, producers and OTT platforms, many of which are multinational companies.
IT IS about time that the rights of the writers are recognised, says veteran Hindi film writer Anjum Rajabali, as he takes the necessary steps to form the first-ever copyright society in India – the Screenwriters Rights Association of India (SRAI).
Writers want due royalty for their work; copyright society being formed to enforce the law
Writers want due royalty for their work; copyright society being formed to enforce the law
ByAnkita ChaurasiaAnkita Chaurasia / Updated: Dec 12, 2020, 09:41 IST
Anjum Rajabali
A copyright society is being formed to enforce the law that requires producers and writers to share royalties equally.
Given that royalty, by definition, is a legallybinding payment made to an individual for the ongoing use of work created by her or him, it is usually assumed that creators get it by default, along with credits in a film or a show. However, in India, despite a law stating that royalties should be shared equally by owners (producers) and authors (writers), and an amendment in 2012 that makes the right to receive royalty unwaivable, writers are yet to begin receiving it.