Abbas Tyrewala admitted in a recent interview that the closest he came to being paid well was with Vishal Bhardwaj. Here's what he said.

Abbas Tyrewala discussed the underpayment of writers during the making of 'Maqbool'. He revealed that Vishal Bhardwaj, who co-wrote and directed the film, chose to give him his own share of payment. Released in 2004,

Vishal Bharadwaj and Abbas Tyrewala jointly wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film Maqbool, starring Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, and Naseeruddin Shah.