The filmmaker-actor, Anurag Kashyap, who has lately been acting in South films, admitted that getting his daughter, Aaliyah Kashyap, married in a big fat Indian wedding had demanded him to be more than just an indie filmmaker. He was last seen in Rifle Club and Viduthalai Part 2. However, he is ready to get back, and he has started this by once again sharing his unfiltered thoughts on Bollywood.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, the filmmaker revealed that he feels extremely disgusted and disappointed with the Hindi film industry. During the conversation, Anurag Kashyap also revealed that he's planning to leave Mumbai and relocate to the South of India for a more stimulating environment. He added that he envied the South filmmakers because he felt like it was extremely difficult to experiment in B-Town. He stated:
"I envy them (South filmmakers). Because now, it's difficult for me to go out and experiment. Because now, it comes at a cost. Which makes my producers think about profit. They're like, 'Where are my margins? I’m losing money.' I'm like, 'You don’t want to make this movie? Don't make this movie. But I just cannot.' Because right from the beginning, before the film starts, it becomes about ‘how do we sell it?’ So the joy of filmmaking is sucked out. That's why I want to move out. Literally, next year, I'm moving out of Mumbai."
Anurag, further in the conversation, shared the example of Chidambaram S. Poduval's blockbuster Malayalam survival thriller, Manjummel Boys. He shared a movie like that would never be made in Hindi. However, as soon as it does well in Malayalam, its remake rights will be acquired by a Bollywood producer. He said Hindi cinema doesn't want to make anything new that doesn't have a reference point. He took another example from the south and stated:
"They cannot because they don't have the brains to make a film. They don't understand what filmmaking is. A Sukumar makes a Pushpa. If you go down South, they invest in filmmakers and empower them to make a film. One of the best minds to empower filmmakers is Suresh Babu, Rana's (Daggubati) father. He's empowered so many first-time filmmakers. He makes so much sense. But I don't know why people in Hindi don't listen to him. And he's not a random person.
And he's talking commerce, he's not talking art. But he can see. He has a vision. Here, everyone is trying to create a formula. They think if one thing works, everyone is trying to create a universe. I don't understand. Do you understand the universe you live in? How minuscule are you? That's the ego. Since you're creating a universe, you think you're God. That's the arrogance."
Anurag Kashyap did not spare all South-Indian films. He shared that he recently read a statement by filmmaker S Shankar that he's made his next action entertainer starring Ram Charan, Game Changer, about how the audience consumes Instagram Reels. Anurag said he isn't sure what that means, but once filmmakers start thinking of what the audience wants, they've signed up for a downfall.
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For the unversed, it's speculated that Anurag's disillusionment stems from the fact that his film, Kennedy, is lying unreleased with the production house, Zee Studios. However, he admitted that he had detached himself from that film's fate since he didn't want to be pulled down by this setback like he was by that of his yet-unreleased debut film, Paanch and the much-delayed Black Friday.
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