Quotes by Anurag Kashyap

About Anurag Kashyap:

Anurag Singh Kashyap is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has received acclaim for his realistic films, and 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 Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in 2013.
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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.

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'Aiyyaa' is a very quirky film.

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'Bombay Velvet' is my first film in a trilogy about Bombay, before it became a metropolis.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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Films are like oxygen for me.

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India needs better producers than screenwriters. No producer wants to invest in out-of-the way scripts.

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Politicians take something out of context to create problems.

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I think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different.

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I want my films to be seen everywhere.

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The censor boards are mere redundant forces conspiring to keep the 'bold' films out of reach of the audience.

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I am still where I started. I am still struggling. In fact, the struggle has only got bigger. I always try to go beyond my means, and this where the struggle comes in.

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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.

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Studios never put pressure. They know the kind of films I want to make.

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The quality of mainstream cinema has changed. A lot of independent voices feel they can leave everything behind and make independent films.

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The lower the cost of the film, the more you can experiment.

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When I'm making a film, I don't want my producer to be on the sets. So when I'm producing a film, I don't want to be on the sets!

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First, stop making formula films that people have already started rejecting. This year, several big budget films haven't been entertained by the audience.Still stars continue to dictate terms. The youth wants new good content. From htcafe Saturday,De...

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Author Bio

  • NameAnurag Kashyap
  • DescriptionIndian film director, producer and screenwriter
  • BornSeptember 10, 1972
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Film Producer; Actor; Author; Screenwriter
  • AwardsFilmfare Awards