Bilal Siddiqi

My first book - #TheBardOfBlood is going to be a @netflix series soon. This would not have been possible without Mr @_GauravVerma . Yes, that is the founder & CEO of Netflix - Mr @reedhastings . And then of course, there’s the man who has inspired millions like me - @iamsrk sir!

3 non-negotiables to being a better screenwriter: 1.) Watch movies and TV. 2.) Read screenplays. 3.) Write But do so with intention. - Don't just watch, break down the movie's structure, too. See the story's 30k foot view. - Don't just read. Observe yourself. See where you stumble, what you like, what you don't like, what keeps you engaged. Learn. - Read FEWER classic screenplays; favor NEWER scripts and recently sold specs. You don't have to write every day. But write enough that your mind stays in writer-mode and you observe the world as a storyteller.

Thief (1981) Dir. Michael Mann Released in theaters 45 years ago today, Thief remains one of the greatest neo-noir heist thrillers ever made. It was Michael Mann’s feature debut, though he’d already spent years working in television, many of the film’s visual ideas had been developing in him for years before that while growing up in Chicago. “It was a tough subject, but I grew up in inner city in Chicago, and I probably was imagining some of the visuals in Thief I probably encountered when I was, you know, in my late teens, early twenties. There's always something special about driving through some of those cage iron bridges on the way to Kankakee across the river. There were some parts of the industrial landscape in Chicago and on the river were really always exciting to me. I didn't really know why.” Michael Mann

HEAT 2 will not begin filming for some months. Michael Mann is still in the process of having all ducks in a row before rolling the cameras in Los Angeles, Chicago, Paraguay, and Singapore in August, citing the project's complexity in terms of budgeting, casting, and location scouting. To acquire the desired budget, he moved the film from Warner Bros. to Amazon and United Artists, which is close to $200 million. But Mann isn't concerned about theatrical distribution because he says Amazon is in transition, which means Mann is getting HEAT 2 to stay on the big screen for 45 days. That explains why the studio also purchased Bond. Leonardo DiCaprio and Christian Bale are confirmed to star in HEAT 2. Other stars that could join are the following: - Adam Driver - Austin Butler - Ana de Armas - Al Pacino

A birthday letter from the Bard to his brother. From @BilalS158 for @emraanhashmi. Happy Birthday, Emraan Hashmi. #EH47 #EmraanHashmi

Ari Aster made short films for years. Quiet, strange ones that made people uncomfortable. He did not soften the edges to get meetings. He did not pitch something safer. Hereditary was his first feature. It premiered at Sundance and changed what people thought horror could be. Your whole advantage is the specificity of 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 vision. Stop diluting what makes your work yours.

Michael Mann chose the Sony F23 digital camera for Public Enemies (2009) to avoid a "nostalgic" look. He wanted the 1930s to feel like a "live news report," using 360-degree shutter angles to create a hyper-realistic, almost amateur video aesthetic.

As Hard-Boiled returns to cinemas, we chart the rise and appropriation of the gunplay genre that came to be known as Heroic Bloodshed. Read more: theb.fi/3C3DJwU

Heat (1995) Dir. Michael Mann Mann on the how he prepared the coffee shop scene. "We did two things: We discussed the scene. Then we did some rehearsals, but I was wary because the entire movie is a dialectic that works backward from its last moment... Both men recognize that their next encounter will mean certain death for one of them. Gaining an edge is why they've chosen to meet. So we read the scene a number of times before shooting—not a lot—just looking at it on the page. I didn't want it memorized. My goal was to get them past the unfamiliarity of it. But of course these two already knew it impeccably. We shot that scene with three cameras, two over-the-shoulders and one profile shot, but I found when editing that every time we cut to the profile, the scene lost its one-on-one intensity. I'll often work with multiple cameras, if they're needed. In this case, I knew ahead of time that Pacino and De Niro were so highly attuned to each other that each take would have its own organic unity. Whatever one said, and the specific way he'd say it, would spark a specific reaction in the other. I needed to shoot in such a way that I could use the same take from both angles. What's in the finished film is almost all of take 11—because that has an entirely different integrity and tonality from takes 10, or 9, or 8. All of this begins and ends with scene analysis. It doesn't matter if it's two people in a room or two opposing forces taking over a street. Action comes from drama, and drama is conflict: What's the conflict?" dga.org/craft/dgaq/iss…—-

Behind every iconic story is a vision that dares to be bold. Here’s to @BilalS158 & #ManavChauhan the masterminds who turned BADness into brilliance. 🖤💥 #ShahRukhKhan @iamsrk @RedChilliesEnt @NetflixIndia @IconicGoldAward #IconicGoldAwards2026 #AryanKhan #Netflix #TheBadsOfBollywood #TheBadsOfBollywoodOnNetflix

Powerful stories need powerful writers. Celebrating Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan, the visionaries behind the BADness magic.🖤💥❤️ @iamsrk @RedChilliesEnt @NetflixIndia @BilalS158 #ManavChauhan @IconicGoldAward #ShahRukhKhan #SRK #AryanKhan #Netflix    #TheBadsOfBollywood #IconicGoldAwards2026 #TheBadsOfBollywoodOnNetflixWith

Joking about yourself is cool again. #TheHonours - an @rpsggroup property powered by The Hollywood Reporter India - celebrate #TheBadsofBollywood for bringing back self-reverential humor in a culture averse to punchlines. Presented by: #JohnnieWalkerLuxeBlendedWater

The spoof game strong, the BADness stronger — celebrating Aryan Khan moments and #TheHonours win 🖤🔥 @iamsrk @gaurikhan @RedChilliesEnt @NetflixIndia @BilalS158 @thedeol #ManavChauhan @THRIndia_ @rpsggroup #ShahRukhKhan #SRK #AryanKhan #Netflix #TheBadsOfBollywood #TheBadsOfBollywoodOnNetflix #JohnnieWalkerLuxeBlendedWater

Congratulations @emraanhashmi on winning the Golden Wings Book Award 2026 for The Kiss of Life. #EmraanHashmi #TheKissOfLife

New teaser for the Michael Jackson biopic Trailer releases tomorrow.

#HAQ • #Taskaree • #BardofBlood All trending in Top 10 across shows & movies 💥✨ @emraanhashmi ruling Netflix 😎 @NetflixIndia #EmraanHashmi

#KING is Ready to ROAR on 24.12.2026 in Cinemas #ItsKingTime #KingDateAnnouncement

#KING is Ready to ROAR on 24.12.2026 in Cinemas #ItsKingTime #KingDateAnnouncement

Celebrating you today and every day, @emraanhashmi ✨ And we’ll keep saying it till the end of time , Aakha Bollywood ek taraf, #EmraanHashmi ek taraf. 🖤 Thank you, @theprintindia @triyagulati 🙏🏻 bit.ly/EmraanThePrint

I'm facing a serious threat and had to cancel my 'open to the public' appearances. I've never done that. I hated doing it. I hope you will consider ordering my new book The Final Score today. It comes out Tuesday. 30% off below. Click to order here: a.co/d/0E9g5EC

I became an "overnight" success in my mid 50s. Please trust your time will come and NEVER give up on your dream.