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一 | With the 2024 presidential race beginning to unfold, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said he believes that President Joe Biden will again earn the Democratic nomination — and the president likely win reelection if he runs on a strong progressive campaign."I think at this moment ... we have got to bring the progressive community together to say, you know what, we're going to fight for a progressive agenda but we cannot have four more years of Donald Trump in the White House," Sanders said Sunday on "Face the Nation." The senator, who identifies as a political independent but sought the Democratic nomination for president during his own progressive campaigns in 2016 and 2020, is a self-described democratic socialist and a vocal advocate for more accessible health care, women's rights and environmental policies to address climate change, among other issues. He urged voters who are dissatisfied with the work the Biden administration has done to recognize that "we are living in an unprecedented moment in American history."
"Donald Trump is not only a pathological liar, has not only waged an insurrection, if you like, to prevent President Biden from taking office, not only is denying American democracy, moving against American democracy," Sanders said. Trump surrendered last week at the jail in Fulton County, Georgia, where he and 18 others were indicted for their alleged involvement in a "criminal enterprise" endeavoring to overturn his loss in Georgia during the 2020 presidential election. The former president is charged with 13 felony counts and has pleaded not guilty in the case. Trump has also been charged with felony counts in three other jursidications, including federal charges related to his alleged attempt to stop the transfer of power in 2020 and his alleged mishandling of classified documents and charges in New York state related to allegedly falsifying business records. Trump is in the running for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
Mr. Biden officially launched his reelection campaign in April. In the announcement, the president explicitly positioned himself opposite Trump, and some of his other Republican opponents, on key issues like abortion and social security. Mr. Biden's campaign announcement video also included footage of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.Sen. Bernie Sanders on "Face the Nation," September 3, 2023. CBS News "Around the country, MAGA extremists are lining up to take those bedrock freedoms away," Mr. Biden said in the video. "Cutting social security that you've paid for your entire life while cutting taxes for the very wealthy. Dictating what health care decisions women can make, banning books, and telling people who they can love. All while making it more difficult for you to be able to vote."Sanders endorsed Mr. Biden in April. Sanders referenced several of those issues in underscoring what he believes is the importance of building "a strong progressive agenda" to win the presidency in 2024."I think President Biden is going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party and I think if he runs on a strong progressive agenda he's not only going to win, he's going to win by a strong vote," Sanders said during his "Face the Nation" appearance.
"Because when you look at the Republican Party, it's not only that you have a former president who has been impeached twice, indicted four times," Sanders said. "These are people who deny women in this country the right to control their own bodies. Really? In 2023, is that where we are in this country? Not recognizing the reality of climate change, wanting more tax breaks for billionaires... that's what their agenda is. So, I think that in any kind of serious campaign, President Biden and the Democrats will do quite well against that reactionary agenda."Sanders called on Democrats to develop a progressive agenda that prioritizes the needs of seniors and of young people by expanding Medicare and addressing student debt."If we demand that the wealthiest people in this country start paying their fair share of taxes, if we come up with a progressive agenda, I think we're going to win and win big," he said. "And when we win big, we have to make it clear that we stand with the working class of this country, against the kind of corporate greed that we now see."
。 Sumit Arora has come a long way, from humble beginnings in the television industry to films and now OTT. He is the man behind widely quoted lines from Stree, The Family Man and Jawan among others. In an exclusive conversation with Filmfare, he opens up about coming to Mumbai at 17 with film dreams, finding his footing through TV, collaborating with Raj & DK, Suman Kumar and Farhan Akhtar and writing dialogues that become pop-culture favourites.
He also opens up about the changing value of writers in the film industry, crafting massy moments for Shah Rukh Khan, and the excitement of seeing his lines live forever in the audience’s memory.
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Tell us about your journey from a small town in India to one of the most prominent voices in Bollywood...
We can write a book on that journey. I was 17 when I came to Bombay with the dream of writing for films. But getting into films was not easy. I did not have any experience or any course in screenwriting. I got a job as a trainee writer in TV and that's how my journey started. But I left that job because I wanted to do relatable shows. Then I found those shows - Chhoona Hai Aasmaan, Dill Mill Gayye and Sadda Haq. All these shows resonated with me. At the same time, I also kept trying for films. TV was a stopgap arrangement for me. Eventually, I ventured into films in 2015 and my first film Stree came out in 2018. The love for the dialogues still keeps coming in. That changed my life. And immediately after that The Family Man came in 2019. The journey from there has been like a ride. I am now able to choose the projects that I would want to watch.
Who were some of your inspirations growing up?
I grew up on Hindi literature. Neither on films nor on English literature. Some of my top writers have been Harishankar Parsai, Rajesh Joshi, Ravindranath Tyagi and Gyan Chaturvedi. These are the satirists of Hindi literature and that's why you see a lot of humour in whatever I do.
You have collaborated with Suman Kumar, and Raj & DK multiple times. How has this bond evolved over the years?
We have been working together for almost 7-8 years now. The bond has been great because I understand what they like and they understand my language. They trust me fully with it. It's a collaboration with equal trust and love. For two people to collaborate well and continuously, they have to understand each other instinctively.
What kind of responses are you getting for The Family Man 3?
People have been loving the dialogues and I am getting a lot of messages on them. I got a lot of love over Jaideep's dialogue where he says that one should increase their status but not forget it. A lot of people liked the exchange between JK and Srikant in the jail and Srikant's conversation with his son Atharva about pronouns.
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Tells us about that pronoun scene...
The idea came from Suman. He has a daughter who talks in that kind of language. Then I had to make it further interesting in terms of dialogue. I tried to look at it from Srikant’s point of view. He is a guy who grew up in Banaras, much like how I grew up in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, and now I live in Bombay. So, if somebody tells me that ‘she’ is not ‘she’, ‘she’ is ‘they’, how will I react? I tried to tap into that. I relate to Srikant on a huge level. I also come from a small town, so it was easy for me to look at this situation from his perspective.
You had another big release, 120 Bahadur. How was the collaboration with Farhan?
It was a great collaboration because he is very open. As a creative individual, he allows you the free space. He comes from years of experience as a filmmaker, and it reflects in how he looks at a script. Farhan is also a dialogue writer so it was good to have somebody like him as a bouncing board and somebody who is listening to your dialogues. I got a lot of insights into how his process is and I always find it interesting to know how other people think.
You went to the location during 120 Bahadur's shoot. Do you do that for all the shows and films you work on?
Yes, mostly. I do go on the sets, especially in the beginning of the shoot, when the tone is getting set. When you are there as a writer when the characters are being established in the early days of the shoot, you can help or correct them. You can see whether the way you thought the characters will talk or will behave is aligning with how the actors are working. If the actors are bringing in new elements, you can be there as a bouncing board for them. It is nice and essential for a writer to be present in the beginning of the shoot.
Jawan’s dialogues have become pop culture favourites, and Shah Rukh Khan won the National Award for the film. As the dialogue writer, how did you feel when his win was announced?
He should have won the National Award long back. It's totally his win and it was overdue.
Every project comes with its own expectations from a writer. With a film like Jawan, you are writing for SRK and for a director like Atlee who is known for his massy films. So you have to understand both sensibilities. It is very different from something like The Family Man, where you need to deliver a lot of humour, sharp writing and sharp exchanges of dialogues. But for a Jawan, the expectation is that you have to deliver 'mass moments' yet you have to carry your individuality. Mass moments can't feel dated, they have to feel like what today's audience enjoys. I like to write things that I would enjoy watching as an audience.
If I am writing a mass film with a huge star, I will think about how I want to watch a big star today. What kind of lines would I like this star to say and what kind of mass moments would I like to watch as an audience? You have to strike a balance between the sensibilities you have and the requirement of the film. That's how you find an interesting and unique zone.
For years, audiences have remembered iconic lines and the stars who say them, while the writers behind those lines often remained unseen. Is that changing now?
It's always a work in progress. The industry still has a problem internally. They have understood the value of good writing but there is a lot of reluctance towards giving that same value to the writers. People know that we need good writing and without good content we cannot make a hit. Everybody has understood that across the board. But yet, when it comes to remuneration towards the writer, or giving writers respect, they shy away from it. They fall short of it.
When a young writer is delivering something, you should be able to identify it and give it good respect in terms of money and value. You don't need to respect someone after they have delivered 5 hits. Respecting the stature of a person is not equal to respecting writers and writing. This fundamental shift needs to happen.
I interact with a lot of young writers and if I like something interesting, I try to mentor it and help people. This is something that I would have wanted when I was starting out. That people like me, who have some access, help young writers.
What are some of your dialogues you are proud of?
'Woh Stree hai, woh kuch bhi kar sakti hai' from Stree. There are more lines from the film that I like. I put all my heart out in that film. I like quite a few lines from this season of The Family Man and then of course, there is Jawan's dialogue, 'Bete ko haath lagane se pehle baap se baat kar.'
Has the approach towards writing changed post pandemic?
People have too many options and they have gotten used to watching stuff in their homes, on OTT platforms. The whole approach has changed especially when it comes to writing for films. Now you have to write something exciting enough for people to come to theatres to. You have to find such stories.
What was that one turning point in your career that made you believe that you have arrived?
The release of Stree changed everything. I put my complete heart and soul into that film. And it was received well. There was some frustration before that where I felt it's taking too long to reach where I want to reach. But at no point did I feel that I should quit or go back.
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