Screenwriter

Hi Arushi!
Studying English will only help you to refine your knowledge of language, but will not help you to become a screenwriter. As such, There arena't any qualifications that a person requires to become a screenwriter. What one requires is the exquisite way of putting their ideas onto the paper in a way that it can be transformed into a movie. Though an academic pathway is not required, a screenwriter needs to have a specific amount of knowledge, must do intense background study and create stories and characters that please the audience and give a real life effect. There are many short term Diploma courses available in India that you can pursue for a better understanding of the field.
Top Institutes in India providing a course in Screenwriting are:
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Whistling Woods International, Mumbai
SenseIndia Foundation, Mumbai
Mindscreen Institute, Mumbai.

Screen writing is the art of creating the story, developing the characters and providing dialogues to the same. Screen writers create the skeletal structure of the movie and provide the basic foundation, which is later imagined and intensified by putting it up on the storyboard and eventually on the film. Scriptwriters are responsible for forming the skeleton that a Director can then add to. They always keep in mind that the beauty of their writing should come from the performance, rather than the writing itself. They come up with ideas, do research and write stories based on their research and personal observations and experiences. Scriptwriters often write original stories, but some adapt from existing novels, films, short stories etc. Scriptwriters are often involved in brainstorming and conceptualizing. This does not mean that they just sit in one spot and try to come up with a concept. As a matter of fact, they are always on the lookout for interesting situations, characters, and concepts that can be a part of their story. Their main job is to come up with an innovative idea or concept, as the rest of the story will be based on this concept. Researching is a very important task that every Scriptwriter has to perform. As Scriptwriters write for visual mediums, they have to have a good idea about the non-fiction side of their story. For example, if a Scriptwriter is writing a story based on the army, he/she will have to research about how people from the army talk, how they walk, what are their houses like, etc.
The most important job for any Scriptwriter in the world is to write. Even though this sounds simple, but this is the task that differentiates between a good and an exceptional writer. It is essential for Scriptwriters to convert their ideas into full-fledged scripts. They have to take their writing as work, and not art. Scriptwriters make sure that they sit every day and write Scenes, Dialogues, and Characters. Once they write their script, they should revise it and look for places scenes which have a scope for improvement. Scriptwriters develop characters and situations that are visually entertaining. How to become a screenwriter? The Bachelor's course in screenwriting can range from a three-year course, with a focus on study in film direction. There is also a one-year Diploma, that focuses entirely on screenwriting. One will learn a lot about screenwriting through experienced teachers.

The salary question can be answered in two ways-
Earning through projects that the screenwriter gets and does, the second way is getting hired by some production house and then earn a good amount. The salary ranges from a mere 20k to a Lac even as it is a creative domain and we can not restrict it to a salary like any other service sector job. The answer to the other is shared as described earlier in an answer of the same kind.
Screen Writer- A career that takes you to be the actual owner of the foundation work of any video work be it a movie, documentary, comic or animation work. It can also be seen as a screenplay writer. The essentials to be screen play writer or screen writer can be understood by knowing what they do and what is the expansion of their works.
1. A screen writer has to be linguistically skilled as well as mature.
2. A screen writer must posses creative writing as well as professional writing skills and etiquettes.
3. Languages known, more than the number an average person knows, makes the screen writer grow and get work.
4. Communication skills must be one of the prime possessions.
5. Doing a formal study of screen writing work is also needed as a quality.
6. Screen writer must have an eye for humour, seriousness, feelings and emotions somas to bring them in writing.
7. Screen writer- Writer should keep honesty as a hallmark by avoiding creative thefts from others.
8. Should also be aware of the complete making process.