Anurag Kashyap is one of the most prominent filmmakers in the country. With his finest films so far now, the actor has not only brought up a different norm and perspective with his films like Manmarziyaan and Gangs of Wasseypur. However, in an interview, the filmmaker opened upon being called a dark filmmaker. In 2014, he spoke of hypocrisy in the country, talking of the same and how people find it cool when actors use the F word in western films.
In 2014, he spoke about making lighter films further, and also about his Bollywood journey, The filmmaker said, “The day I start seeing the darker side of the rest of the industry you’ll see my lighter side. I didn’t hear anyone saying that Gone Girl is a dark film or Nightcrawler is a dark film. You don’t hear people saying that about English movies.”
He added, “Our hypocrisy of the language, which exists, is also a reason why I’m considered a dark filmmaker. People say DARK like ‘koi bhoot aa gaya’. It is like saying you’re disgusted by Hindi abuses. But if you use the F word, people will think it’s so cool and everybody will use it frequently and freely. And that’s the hypocrisy of Hindi.”
Talking about his Bollywood journey, he said, “Why is there a need to evaluate your journey? You learn from your past. And you look at the future. I don’t sit down and evaluate my journey. I just want to make films. I had no plans to start the company; I had no ambitions of becoming a big man. I only wanted to make movies and I kept making them. And only because I kept making movies, I got what I’ve gotten today. I don’t think how I’m getting it and I’m very happy that way.” As quoted by Koi Moi.
