Goa, Nov. 25 -- Renowned filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, the mind behind block-busters including 3 Idiots and Lage Raho Munna Bhai, drew a full house at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) with a masterclass on the art of writing and editing.
According to Variety, Hirani, joined by longtime collaborator Abhijat Joshi, explained how the arrangement of shots, sound, and narrative structure can transform a story's emotional impact. Using examples from his own films, he highlighted how meaning, tension, and character dynamics can shift entirely during editing.
"Editing can really change the meaning of a story," Hirani said. "When you write something, your unit is a word, then a sentence, paragraph, chapter, and finally a book. Similarl...