Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who is known to speak openly on everything, expressed his disappointment with the Hindi film industry. The actor-director also claimed in an interview that he is so “disgusted” with the industry that he plans to relocate to the South for the “stimulating” environment. Hollywood Reporter India.
Anurag Kashyap blamed talent scouting agencies for wanting to become a star rather than honing his skills as an actor. Anurag Kashyap, who had earlier talked about rising costs, once again touched upon the topic, saying how the art of filmmaking has been turned into a profit making machine.
“Now it’s difficult for me to go out and experiment because it comes at a cost, which makes my producers think about profit and margins,” Anurag Kashyap told The Hollywood Reporter.
“Right from the beginning, before the film starts, there is talk about how to sell it. So, the joy of filmmaking goes away. That’s why I want to move out of Mumbai next year.
I am going south. I want to go where there is excitement. Otherwise I will grow old and die. I am very disappointed and disappointed in my own industry. “I am disappointed with this mentality,” said the director-actor.
Anurag Kashyap gave an example of a film like sweet boyHe believes that Bollywood will never think about it, but if it becomes a hit, it will definitely be remade. Regarding the lack of originality in Bollywood, he said, “The mentality is to remake what is already working. They will not try anything new.”
Sharing his life experiences, Anurag Kashyap said that he was haunted by the ghosts of people whom he considered “friends”.
He maintained the unity of the Malayalam industry by saying, “One of my actors, whom I considered my friend, is angry with you because he wants to be a certain way. This happens mostly here; it does not happen in Malayalam cinema. “
Anurag Kashyap recently starred in a Malayalam action thriller rifle clubWhich was released in theaters on 19 December. Aashiq Abu directed and produced the film.