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
born dreamy
I am not born to make dreamy movies.
resentment mainstream
There was a time I had resentment against everything mainstream.
falling-in-love people cinema
Conventional Indian cinema is about people falling in love. They sing, they dance.
woody mets wanted
Through movies, I have met nearly everyone I have wanted to, except Woody Allen.
boards film force
The censor boards are mere redundant forces conspiring to keep the 'bold' films out of reach of the audience.
hero heroes-and-villains cinema
Cinema is much more than heroes and villains.
struggle fall commitment
When people who are seeking change start out, they are driven by commitment to a cause. But as internecine power struggles take over, one-time idealists fall prey to corruption. They become just as corrupt and manipulative as the system that they want to overthrow.
country america space
Indian films have this obsession with hygienic clean spaces, even though the country's not so clean. They're either shot in the studios or shot in London, in America, in Switzerland - clean places. Everywhere except India.
thinking messages treatment
I do not make movies to send any message, but my treatment makes my viewers think on the subject.
film bright-future advantage
I guess short films have a bright future... The advantage is budget.
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.
thinking perspective towns
I think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different.
people definitions entertainment
Entertainment's definition has been reduced to making people happy.
mind important film
Every film has an origin. It is made under certain circumstances, and that is a very important point that should be kept in mind during a review.