From Richa Chadha To Farhan Akhtar: Apart From Camera; These Actors Are Also Good With Their Pen

Most Bollywood actors are multi-faceted. They can sing, dance and a lot of them also write. While some write for their soul, many others write for the screen. Writing unlike acting is a selfless act, it isn’t always the writer who acts out his own stuff, many times, you write for other people. That’s the beauty of the craft that while one writes, they picture someone fit for that role, not just them but someone who they can trust with their character.

Here are a few upcoming actor/writers who are in the industry and show a lot of promise:

Richa Chadha

The Daas Dev actress recently wrote her first short film. She wrote and directed the film called Lojical, a satire on the current on goings of the world. The actress also stars in the film and her Fukrey Returns co-star Ali Fazal, plays a small role in it too. Richa, who is vocal about inequality, gender issues, feminism and global warming, wrote this film to discuss issues that she supports and wanted to raise awareness about. The actress also enjoys writing for herself and aims to publish a book someday with all her musings.

Farhan Akhtar

The Rock On star broke records of many kinds with his film directorial and writing debut, Dil Chahta Hai. The film that went on to become a cult classic was written by the talented Bhaag Milkha Bhaag actor. Since then the actor has written another classic remake, Don and the sequel which was Don 2. Apart from writing for films, Farhan, like his father has also written lyrics for Gurinder Chadha’s Bride and Prejudice. The Bhaag Milkha Bhaag actor has also dabbled in dialogue writing with the film Talaash that starred Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor.