Anurag Kashyap ko Gussa Kyon Aata HainOctober 3, 2006 @ 7:53 am · Filed under Bollywood · Podcast
Thank to VC for the tip. We have Anurag Kashyap as Anurag Kashyap, just a bit more frustrated, angry, depressed and hoping there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
Anurag talks in first person at Tehelka about the pain and struggles he has gone through right from childhood.
While it’s sad to see his sexual abuse at the hands of relatives at home and his seniors in school… but why reveal all this now? He does mention that he has been talking about it right around when Paanch was wrapped up.
I was five when an elder cousin and a neighbour began to abuse me sexually. It was more than molestation; it violated everything. I couldn’t understand. I couldn’t speak of it.
He talks on how Black Friday went on floors as a film though intially it was planned as a tele-serial. And his frustrations and deep depression on it being stopped from being released.
The fate of Black Friday raises a lot of uncomfortable questions about us as a society. I feel I am a very responsible person. My film had a lot of integrity. Go out into the world — every country has political films which are not afraid to take names. But in India, we are not accustomed to that. What is the point of living in a democracy? Why can’t we address issues directly? If people disagree, why can’t we have a democratic debate? Why do we stop people from watching films? Why do we set ourselves up as moral guardians? Why should Ramadoss care about the smoking habits of my child?
His again slipping into depression when Paanch failed to get a release and what his latest venture - Gulal - is all about.
He also is in a state of constant introspection, so essential for a writer
… Perhaps I am too intense, black. Too ridden by demons. Javed Akhtar says anger gives way to cynicism, then to humour. For me, that last transition still remains. We think we can change the world — we can’t. But with humour, people understand more.
It’s been hard, especially when stars like Anil Kapoor first agree to do his film and then pull out six days before the shooting is to begin.
In seven years, he’s directed three films and none of them have had a release. He’s written for many films but hasn’t been credited with it. Though he’s earned his respect amongst the hardcore filmi circles, bloggers and festivals, there’s still the mass acceptance that eludes him, primarily cause of his works getting stuck or banned.
Check out the entire article at Tehelka. It’s the first time he talks about his struggles and horrors in a full circle.
But then his struggles are no different from others in the industry or any other industry, from the pain that we all go through in our own lives. The shades and colors may be different. The cry though is the same.
Here’s hoping things change for the better for this guy and Black Friday, upon is its release does do commercially well.
Thank to VC for the tip. We have Anurag Kashyap as Anurag Kashyap, just a bit more frustrated, angry, depressed and hoping there’s light at the end of the tunnel.
Anurag talks in first person at Tehelka about the pain and struggles he has gone through right from childhood.
While it’s sad to see his sexual abuse at the hands of relatives at home and his seniors in school… but why reveal all this now? He does mention that he has been talking about it right around when Paanch was wrapped up.
I was five when an elder cousin and a neighbour began to abuse me sexually. It was more than molestation; it violated everything. I couldn’t understand. I couldn’t speak of it.
He talks on how Black Friday went on floors as a film though intially it was planned as a tele-serial. And his frustrations and deep depression on it being stopped from being released.
The fate of Black Friday raises a lot of uncomfortable questions about us as a society. I feel I am a very responsible person. My film had a lot of integrity. Go out into the world — every country has political films which are not afraid to take names. But in India, we are not accustomed to that. What is the point of living in a democracy? Why can’t we address issues directly? If people disagree, why can’t we have a democratic debate? Why do we stop people from watching films? Why do we set ourselves up as moral guardians? Why should Ramadoss care about the smoking habits of my child?
His again slipping into depression when Paanch failed to get a release and what his latest venture - Gulal - is all about.
He also is in a state of constant introspection, so essential for a writer
… Perhaps I am too intense, black. Too ridden by demons. Javed Akhtar says anger gives way to cynicism, then to humour. For me, that last transition still remains. We think we can change the world — we can’t. But with humour, people understand more.
It’s been hard, especially when stars like Anil Kapoor first agree to do his film and then pull out six days before the shooting is to begin.
In seven years, he’s directed three films and none of them have had a release. He’s written for many films but hasn’t been credited with it. Though he’s earned his respect amongst the hardcore filmi circles, bloggers and festivals, there’s still the mass acceptance that eludes him, primarily cause of his works getting stuck or banned.
Check out the entire article at Tehelka. It’s the first time he talks about his struggles and horrors in a full circle.
But then his struggles are no different from others in the industry or any other industry, from the pain that we all go through in our own lives. The shades and colors may be different. The cry though is the same.
Here’s hoping things change for the better for this guy and Black Friday, upon is its release does do commercially well.
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