Anurag Kashyap needs no introduction. He’s no only directed critically acclaimed films such as Black Friday, No Smoking, Dev.D, Gangs of Wasseypur series, Lust Stories and more but also backed projects such as written film like Satya, Udaan, Bhavesh Joshi Superhero as well as all his directorial. The director collaborated with Digital Commentary for a promotional clip and there he addressed the criticism he has faced in his career. From trolls calling him nashedi to others claiming he’s never delivered a commercial hit, Kashyap tackles all comments. Read on to know his response.
Anurag Kashyap On People Calling Him Nashedi
As reported by Indian Epxress, Anurag Kashyap slammed those who call his nashedi. He was quoted saying, “Meri aankehin baadi baadi hai na, saari problem iski wajha se hai, iski wajah se hi log mujhe ganjedi aur nashedi patani kya kay bolte hai. Ab ye meri galti thodi na hai ki main inn aankhon ke saath paida hua hoon (My eyes are big, right? All the problems are because of them. That’s why people call me a pothead or a drug addict. It’s not my fault that I was born with these eyes).”
Anurag On Not Delivering Hits
In the video, Anurag Kashyap also gives a befitting reply to those claiming he has never delivered a commercially successful hit. Commenting on this, the ‘Kennedy’ director said, “Meri film ne ek ticket bhi nahi bhecha tabhi unka nuksaan jo hai na saal ki 80% films jo flop hoti hai usse kum hai (Even if my film didn’t sell a single ticket, their loss is still less than the 80% of films that flop every year).”
Anurag Kashyap On Hating Gangs of Wasseypur
Talking about his popular film series Gangs of Wasseypur, the filmmaker revealed stated that he hates it when people talk about it. He said, “Mujhe Wasseypur se sakht nafrat hai. Jabhi koi aadmi mujhe bolta hai na Wasseypur wale toh mera mann karta hai joota nikal ke maroon (I have a deep hatred for Wasseypur. Whenever someone calls me ‘the Wasseypur guy,’ I feel like taking off my shoe and hitting them).”
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