‘Look at Preeti from Kabir Singh, where is the flawed and fiery?’: Author Anuja Chauhan on getting feminine characters proper

“I wrote this book in 2010 when this entire concept of 80s nostalgia wasn’t even a thing. After 3-4 years people started talking about DD and those shows. Now in 2021 I feel the need to clarify that I was here first, I’m not riding a trend, I created a trend,” Anuja Chauhan instructed indianexpress.com when requested whether or not the present’s nostalgic worth will turn out to be a bonus.

Dil Bekaraar is a light-hearted drama that showcases the day-to-day lifetime of the Thakur household as they battle their ideological conflicts within the occasions of telegrams, telephones, and Gold-Spot, with dollops of yesteryear references of RD Burman, Nazia Hassan, and even Hum Log.

Anuja mentioned the story revolving round 5 sisters received a much bigger canvas to painting their trajectory. “Those Pricey Thakur Girls is that kind of book, with so many sisters, so many characters that it demanded space. I’m glad that we have that.”

The author nevertheless agreed that weaving the tales of 5 sisters, every one with their very own particular person graph was difficult. She mentioned the way in which feminine vitality bounces off one another and little dynamics come into play was “written from deep knowledge rather than deep mathematics”.

“I have sisters, aunts, nieces. I’m writing with that authority. But when I gave the first draft to my husband, he said I’m so confused, and I don’t know who is who. Then I thought I’ll name them alphabetically,” she revealed.

Dil Bekaraar stars actors Raj Babbar, Poonam Dhillon, Sahher Bambba, Akshay Oberoi, Padmini Kohlapure, Chandrachur Singh and others. In the trailer, we noticed Sahher as a DD information reader whereas Akshay performs a journalist. The viewers will get a glimpse of their candy 80s romance, however their love life quickly will get into hassle when Sahher finds out that Akshay was the one who wrote a nasty overview about her in his newspaper.

Dil Bekaraar occurs to be second adaptation of Those Pricey Thakur Girls. It was beforehand made right into a TV present titled Dilli Wali Thakur Girls (2015) on &TV. Anuja mentioned the artistic crew of the Disney Plus Hotstar collection gave her confidence that they’ll maintain the vibe of the unique story intact with out negotiating with the interval the story is about in. “They got the little detailing right. They’ve even put in some very cute things which I hadn’t written and I really love that,” she shared.

But how vital does it turn out to be for the showrunners to maintain the author within the loop earlier than taking any cinematic liberties? Anuja says it’s higher to all the time circle again to the writer. However, clinging onto it in not a good suggestion. “It’s good to be there for them, but you have to hand the baby over. You can’t keep sticking to the baby. Get involved only when someone comes to you for consultation. Hotstar came to me when they were stuck and needed clarity. So that was a good place to be in rather than poking your nose all the time.”

Being all in for supporting feminine characters who’re robust, flawed and fiery in her books, Anuja had her opinion too. She mentioned, “A girl should be like that. You see those films where you have to leave your brain at home like some Preeti from Kabir Singh. Where is the flawed and fiery there?”

Anuja Chauhan has additionally been concerned with some movies as a screenplay author together with Arjun Kapoor-starrer Sardar Ka Grandson feels a ebook is any day higher as the author has full energy with no roadblocks like budgets, studio et al. Anuja’s ebook The Zoya Factor was beforehand tailored right into a film by the identical identify starring Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan. Her different work Battle of Bittora was additionally within the works, however is on maintain. She mentioned, “Battle of Bittora shouldn’t happen right now, not for another 10 years given the current political scenario.”

Anuja additionally picked her different work which she felt are apt for variations. “I think Baaz is beautiful. It’s like a cinematographer’s delight. It is about an Air Force fighter pilot in 1971. Which is why very consciously I gave the rights to Yash Raj Films because YRF has that amount of money, muscle and passion, and Baaz needs swagger. Maddock has the rights to Club You To Death. It’s a murder mystery. I think they will do that well because they do black humour and suspense, fun and romance very nicely.”

Stating that Dil Bekaraar has all her coronary heart, she concluded sharing her response when she noticed the collection. “You start watching it with your heart in your mouth because you’re so worried. But, by the middle of third episode I settled down quite happily into it. I’m very happy.”