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
thinking cinema bollywood
There is more to Indian cinema than just Bollywood. I think regional cinema, especially Tamil and Marathi cinema, are exploring some really bold themes.
dark knights good-movie
'The Dark Knight' is a really good movie that reached both critics and mainstream audiences.
impact mind pages
One must go for a film with an open mind; a film best impacts you when your mind is a blank page to the film.
home validation justified
If you get validation from outside, then suddenly everything you do at home is justified.
woody mets wanted
Through movies, I have met nearly everyone I have wanted to, except Woody Allen.
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.
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.
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.
film bright-future advantage
I guess short films have a bright future... The advantage is budget.