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Anurag Kashyap is one of the finest filmmakers of Hindi cinema who has pushed the envelope with his explosive Content. He came to Bombay in 1993. His first film as a writer came out in 1998. His first film as a director was about to come in 2003, but it never released due to censorship issues. After working in the Hindi film industry for 27 years, the filmmaker shocked and surprised everyone when he decided to quit Bombay because he felt that the industry was becoming too toxic. He had a release theatrically called Nishaanchi and has another film called Bandar coming up with Bobby Deol, Sanya Malhotra, Sapna Pabbi, and Saba Azad, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Anurag Kashyap has been giving a lot of interviews as he has a film released after a long time. And the filmmaker spoke about Vicky Kaushal and his blockbuster Chhaava.
What Anurag Kashyap said
The filmmaker said, “I don’t have much interaction with him much these days. I don’t judge him, because every person has their own reasons… I don’t repeat myself. What I wanted to say, I said.”
He added, “More than Chhaava, it felt like The Passion of the Christ. I didn’t like it. The emotion that was being created out of discomfort, I don’t appreciate. I basically watched it for Viineet. I don’t want to judge.”
Not being a part of mainstream cinema
Kashyap continued explaining, “I didn’t understand the filmmaker’s storytelling choices, but others did. That’s why I’m not a part of the mainstream; I’m a more romantic sort of person.”
Anurag Kashyap on leaving Bombay and Bollywood
The filmmaker said earlier this year in March, “I’ve left Mumbai. I want to stay away from film people. The industry has become too toxic. Everyone is chasing unrealistic targets, trying to make the next Rs 500 or Rs 800 crores film. The creative atmosphere is gone.”
He added, “A city is not just a structure but also its people. People here… they pull you down. The biggest exodus is to the Middle East, especially Dubai. Others have fled to Portugal, London, Germany, US. These are mainstream filmmakers I am talking about.”
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