Bollywood folk on what key change they want in 2016

For Bollywood the New Year has begun on an optimistic noteOne the Centre announced the formation of a panel led by filmmaker Shyam Benegal that would be responsible for the overhaul of the Censor Board which courted numerous controversies last year under the chairmanship of Pahlaj Nihalani And two a similar panel is likely to be constituted to look into the functioning of the Film and Television Institute of India and its chairman Gajendra Chauhan whose appointment led to student unrestWith positive change in the air hitlist finds out what industry folk are keeping their fingers crossed forAnaita Shroff fashion designerThe new lot of designers should have their individual style and presentation They should have the courage to create what they believe in and not follow industry experts Indian designers have done well so far and if new talent continues to explore its potential it shall help the Indian fashion industryRamesh Taurani producerProducers should focus more on the content It will help the industry grow Now it has become crucial to make a film with good content and proper budget to achieve success I hope this year sees a combination of these two factors in many filmsManoj Bajpayee actorFirst to help new and aspiring actors the industry should have more casting directors like Mukesh Chabbra There are very few professional and organised casting agencies like his Actors should know the right person to go to Another important change that is needed is proper payment structure for actors In the current scenario the remuneration depends on the producers fancy and not on the actors credibilityKay Kay Menon actorToday filmmakers invest more in marketing than content If half of the marketing budget is used for creating better content it will help everyone involved in a film and the audience will be entertained too Thats the way forward for Bollywood at this pointAnu Malik music composerBefore I suggest one important change I want to say to each his own Presently multiple composers work on one film But I think all music composers want filmmakers to have only one composer on board for a particular film That will improve the quality of work and also help the industry spot more talentSaroj Khan choreographerThese days choreographers simply copy steps from the West and use it as is Some also have the guts to simply hand over videos to artistes and ask them to do something similar So there is a dearth of talented choreographers today I wish to see more talented people getting opportunities in BollywoodAnjum Rajabali writerFor a few years now we have been urging producers to negotiate a fair standard basic contract for writers affiliated to the Film Writers Association so that the basic issues are ironed out to mutual satisfaction A minimum fee production budgetwise credit guarantee no arbitrary termination and protection of rights under the copyright law It is imperative that this be done since it will then make both parties focus on the primary objective of getting a good script out so that the quality and success rate of cinema improves significantly Since FWA has already begun negotiations with production houses TV channels and studios for this I am hopeful that in early 2016 we shall have a standard contractfor writersDeepa Bhatia editorTwo changes need to be brought about as far as editors are concerned First I think there is need of better payment at least for the younger lot With so many people moving towards digital there is a huge content that needs to be edited and the younger onesentrants are unfairly paid Editing a project takes months on end and newbies are exploited and paid less Second I feel producersdirectors need to spend more time on scripting because most of the problems we face while editing the film arise out of weak writing Editing and writing are both contemplative processes and if we invest enough time in them the result usually is a good film If the script is weak the edit process is almost like one of rewriting and may not create the perfect film Basically at heart a good edit needs a good script and in 2016 I hope filmmakers invest in good writing so that we editors can produce good smart editsAnees Bazmee writerdirectorI feel the industry should pay more respect to writers As a director I believe that one can make a good film only out of a good script If people invest more in writers give them proper credit and respect their talent it will help filmmakers and everyone associated with films to create better cinemaRicha Chadda actressOne thing that I would really like to see changing is the sexist attitude that we actresses face everywhere we go I think it is time we actresses stopped accepting wrong things I know that this is a patriarchal society and we need to crack things up but the way in which actresses are looked at is not really cool There is scant respect for the profession When I was out promoting Charles Aur Main nobody asked Randeep Hooda what he felt about shooting for the lovemaking scenes but everyone would ask me Aap itne bold roles kyun karti hain I am an actress and it is my job Why is it so difficult for people to get it I am inching towards 30 and am tired of people reminding me of that and how I should get involved with someone or probably do more commercial films to make my future secure I think its time we women stopped believing this shelf life bullsht At least we can put up a good fight against this maledominated world