Vikramaditya Motwane recalls working with Vivek Agnihotri on Goal: ‘Original script is one of the best things I’ve written but…’

Motwane was then approached with the project, and was told what was required of him. But as someone who’d loved football since he was eight, he told them that he’d write an original script for them. Asked if he was given a DVD to watch, implying that they wanted to unofficially rip off a foreign film, Motwane said, “Something like that.”

He continued, “So, I wrote it, and they were happy. The film got made, but not exactly in the way that Anurag and me wanted, to put it mildly. But it is what it is. At that time, it was like beggars can’t be choosers, you got paid for work. I still believe the original script of mine is one of the best things I’ve written. I loved it. I’m crazy about football, and for me, it was a big passion thing about a sport I’ve loved.”

Agnihotri is now best known as the director of the controversial film The Kashmir Files, which became a box office hit last year, but also drew strong criticism for its exploitative tone.