Ayub Khan-Din

Watch highlights from our Q&A with screenwriter and playwright Ayub Khan-Din from 2011.

Ayub talks to BBC Writersroom's Kate Rowland about how he got in to writing, the development and writing process for West is West, how he develops character and the role cultural identity plays in informing his work

Ayub talks about his journey from actor to writer, how his upbringing inspired him to write, and the challenges involved in writing a sequel.

Ayub talks about how he reimagined East is East for screen, how he approaches working with a director and producer, and capturing the vibrance of Pakistan on film for West is West.

Ayub talks about his strategies for overcoming writers' block, his dislike for writing treatments, and how he fleshes out the structure of his scripts.

Ayub discusses how he developed the characters' journeys from East is East to West is West, and his approach to the drafting process.

Ayub talks about the role cultural identity plays in informing his screenwriting.

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