Anurag Kashyap is understood for his outspoken and sincere views on cinema and society. He was lately known as ‘spineless’ and accused by Pankaj Jha for giving the character of Sultan in Gangs of Wasseypur to Pankaj Tripathi. Pankaj (Jha) claimed that Anurag had initially promised the position to him. In an interview with India Today, the filmmaker responded to the Panchayat actor’s assertion and mentioned the latter is all the time unapproachable. (Also learn: Panchayat’s Vidhayak Ji accuses Pankaj Tripathi of glamourising ‘battle’)
Anurag Kashyap reacts to Pankaj Jha’s ‘spineless’ comment
Anurag, whereas recalling the incident, mentioned, “I don’t remember what exactly happened. But we were shooting for The Girl in Yellow Boots and he had moved to Osho in Pune to paint. We were supposed to start shooting for Gangs of Wasseypur and he (Pankaj Jha) was not available. We were on a tight budget and could not wait for him. We made the film in a very different condition and budget. Now, he may be thinking after 20 years, he could have become Pankaj Tripathi.”
He additional mentioned, “I have worked with him, and he has actually been my go-to actor. We worked in Gulaal and Black Friday. I would love to work with him again, but the fact is, he is not accessible at all.”
About Anurag Kashyap
Anurag made his directorial debut with Paanch, which was by no means launched. His second movie, Black Friday, additionally confronted launch delays attributable to its depiction of the 1993 Mumbai blasts and the socio-political ambiance of that point. The filmmaker gained immense recognition with movies like Gulaal, Dev D, Gangs of Wasseypur – 1 and a pair of, Mukkabaaz, Manmarziyaan, and Dobaara. However, his crime action-thriller collection Sacred Games reached a bigger viewers upon its launch on Netflix. The present was based mostly on Vikram Chandra’s novel of the identical identify.
Anurag will likely be subsequent seen as an antagonist in a brand new internet present, Bad Cop. additionally starring Gulshan Deviah. He can also be enjoying a adverse position in Vijay Sethupathi’s Maharaja. His upcoming directorial Kennedy was screened on the Cannes Film Festival 2023.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
