Stree 2 writer Niren Bhatt on the current state of Bollywood: Entire system is broken, only disruptors will survive

Stree 2 writer Niren Bhatt spoke about the current state of affairs in the Hindi film industry and said that the entire system is broken and only disrupters will survive. He said that only originality will sail through in the wave of endless content. Niren spoke at the 7th edition of the Indian Screenwriters Conference (ISC) hosted by the Screenwriters Association of India (SWA) on Friday.

Niren said during the discussion, "There are two pictures-- One is very bleak; all writers are struggling; this is the worst time for writers in the industry but then it's up to you how to navigate. I think this is also the best time because all the established rules are broken. The entire system is broken. So only disruptors will survive and writers are the biggest disruptors. People who are sticking to their guns, their films aren't working. It is the best time for disruption," Niren said.

Talking about the importance of original storytelling, Niren also noted Bollywood's current obsession with remakes and added how most of them have tanked at the box office, signalling a huge shift. "Out of 25 remakes post-pandemic, 23 are flops. The only way to succeed is to make original content," Bhatt added.

He was speaking at the session ‘The Mainstream Reality’ at the conference and was joined by Pathaan dialogue writer Abbas Tyrewala, Haseen Dillruba fame Kanika Dhillon and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 writer Aakash Kaushik. The session was moderated by Hitesh Kewalya, writer of Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan.