Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Singh Kashyapis an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is often regarded as the face of an emerging new wave cinema for producing numerous independent films with newcomers. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettresin 2013...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth10 September 1972
CountryIndia
easier love shooting
I love the digital camera because it makes shooting easier and economical. I shoot fast, and I can shoot a lot. I shoot rehearsal; I just keep on shooting nonstop.
began freedom gain
I think I had more freedom when I began making films. I did not know what could not be done. I was naive. I did what I wanted to. As you gain awareness, you start losing freedom.
anger channel whenever work
I've become a lot more tolerant; I think before I talk. I can take a lot now. I don't get as angry as I used to. Whenever I do, I channel my anger into my work.
call religion second tv women
We need to stop objectifying our women in what we call our second religion... Our films. And our TV shows.
bracket break enemies expects fans living moment tend
Fans are your greatest enemies because they tend to bracket you. And the moment someone expects I should do something, I break out. I often tell fans who say, 'Make a 'Gulal 2' or 'Gangs 3,' that I am living my dream, not theirs.
democratic films terms
To get noticed, I had to take my films in a space which was much more democratic in terms of cinema - the international film festivals.
invest producers wants
India needs better producers than screenwriters. No producer wants to invest in out-of-the way scripts.
people shun
When violence is real and you flinch away from it, violence does not push people to try and imitate that. Often, we shun the violence that makes us flinch, because it disturbs us. And what makes us uncomfortable and disturbs us is not often bad. What disturbs us will not make us imitate that.
cards flowers rejected
My cards and flowers always got rejected on Valentines Day.
admission batch class completed honours school treated zoology
I was 16 when I got admission in Hans Raj College. I completed school when I was 16, so everyone in my class - Zoology Honours batch 92 - was 18, and I was often treated like a kid.
festivals movies
In India, there is a psychological problem that movies going to film festivals are boring. It is a problem with exhibitors.
business creates
When you are very idealistic, but caught in a world which is all about business, it creates anguish.
achieved good graphic great minds novelists people terms work
Independent graphic novelists have already achieved good work in terms of design, but all these great minds are writing in English. There is a need for people to write in Hindi.
accuse depressing exhausted movies people pick
People always accuse me of making these dark, depressing movies. 'Why do you have to pick up on real issues? People are so exhausted and miserable.'