Kashyap attending the Rome Film Festival in 2007.
Anurag Kashyap is an Indian filmmaker and actor, known for his work in Hindi cinema. After writing a television series Kabhie Kabhie (1997), Kashyap co-wrote Ram Gopal Varma 's crime drama Satya (1998).[ 1] He later wrote and directed a short television film, Last Train to Mahakali (1999), and made his feature film debut with the yet-unreleased film Paanch .[ 2] [ 3] He next directed Black Friday (2007), a film on the 1993 Bombay bombings .[ 4] Its release was barred by India's Censor Board for two years,[ 5] but was eventually released in 2007 to positive reviews.[ 6] The same year, he directed the critical and commercial failure No Smoking .[ 6] [ 7] Return of Hanuman (2007), an animated film, was Kashyap's next directorial venture.[ 8] In 2009, he directed Dev.D , a modern-day take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay 's Bengali novel Devdas ,[ 9] along with the political drama Gulaal .[ 10] Despite positive reviews, the latter was a box-office failure.[ 11]
Kashyap's production company Anurag Kashyap Films released its first film Udaan (2010)—a critical success that earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Story and Best Screenplay .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] He then directed one of the short films in the anthology film Mumbai Cutting .[ 15] After directing the thriller That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011),[ 16] the two-part crime film Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) was his next release, which garnered him the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue .[ 17] [ 18] In 2013, he directed a short film on eve teasing titled That Day After Everyday , and directed one segment of the anthology film Bombay Talkies (2013).[ 19] [ 20] In 2013, he co-produced The Lunchbox , a film that was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language ,[ 21] and the biographical drama Shahid .[ 22] In 2011, Kashyap started another production company Phantom Films ,[ 23] whose first feature was the period drama Lootera (2013).
Kashyap co-produced and co-edited the comedy-drama Queen (2014), which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Editing ; the film also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi . His next directorial ventures were the thriller Ugly (2014) and the period film Bombay Velvet (2015).[ 24] [ 25] The latter opened to mixed reviews from critics and failed to recover its ₹ 1.2 billion (US$14 million) investment.[ 26] [ 27] [ 28] In 2015, he co-produced two commercially successful films, Hunterrr , NH10 and the critically acclaimed Masaan .[ 29] [ 30] Kashyap went on to direct Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016), based on the serial killer Raman Raghav , the sports drama Mukkabaaz (2018) and co-directed India's first Netflix Original series , the crime thriller Sacred Games . In 2019, he co-founded another production company, Good Bad Films, whose first film was Choked (2020).[ 31]
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^ Nagpaul D'souza, Dipti (18 September 2011). "The myth of Paanch is bigger than the film" . The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015 .
^ "Bollywood films that never released" . Mid-Day . Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015 .
^ N, Patcy (5 April 2005). "Black Friday is based on facts!" . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 3 June 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015 .
^ N, Patcy (31 March 2005). "No Black Friday till blasts case verdict" . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2009 .
^ a b Khanna, Parul (5 July 2013). "Anurag Kashyap, the Godfather" . Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013 .
^ "No Smoking box-office report" . Box Office India . Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015 .
^ Guha, Aniruddha (1 February 2009). "Anurag Kashyap is jinxed no more" . Daily News and Analysis . Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015 .
^ Jason Buchanan (2015). "Dev.D Overview" . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015 .
^ Sen, Raja (13 March 2009). "Gulaal is a compelling watch" . Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009 .
^ "Weekly Box-Office Report: "Gulaal" and "Zizou" find little colour at BO" . The Times of India . 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2015 .
^ Walia, Shelly (27 June 2010). "Q&A: Anurag Kashyap, director" . Business Standard . Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015 .
^ Ghosh, Pratik (30 June 2013). "Looking to soar" . Daily News and Analysis . Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015 .
^ "Winners of 56th Filmfare Awards" . Sify . 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015 .
^ "Fine directors get together in Mumbai Cutting" . Rediff.com . 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015 .
^ "The Girl In Yellow Boots my first worldwide release: Anurag Kashyap" . The Times of India . 9 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2015 .
^ Lee, Maggie (7 June 2012). "Gangs of Wasseypur Review" . Variety . Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2012 .
^ "Winners of 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012" . Bollywood Hungama . 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013 .
^ Kaushal, Sweta (1 November 2013). "Anurag Kashyap's That Day After Everyday gets over 4 lakh hits in 2 days" . Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015 .
^ "Bollywood directors join hands to pay homage to Indian cinema" . The Times of India . 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2012 .
^ "BAFTA: 'Boyhood' wins top honours, 'The Lunchbox' misses award" . Zee News. 9 February 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015 .
^ M Shah, Kunal (2 August 2012). "Anurag Kashyap's film at Toronto Film Festival" . Mid-Day . Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2012 .
^ Shackleton, Liz (24 November 2011). "Kashyap conjures up Phantom Films" . Screen Daily . Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015 .
^ Malvania, Urvi (27 December 2014). "Ugly is a commercial film: Anurag Kashyap" . Business Standard . Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015 .
^ "Bombay Velvet to release on May 15" . The Indian Express . 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015 .
^ "Critics' Report: Bombay Velvet opens to mixed response" . The Express Tribune . 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015 .
^ Malvania, Urvi (16 May 2015). "Rough start to Bombay Velvet at the box office" . Business Standard . Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015 .
^ " 'Bombay Velvet' fades against 'Piku' " . The Hindu . 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2015 .
^ "Hunterrr and NH10 score well" . Filmfare . 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015 .
^ Mehta, Ankita (23 July 2015). " 'Masaan' Movie Review Roundup: A Must Watch Film" . International Business Times . Archived from the original on 1 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015 .
^ "Anurag Kashyap: Examines Balance Between Truth, Power And Money" . Mid-Day . 19 May 2020. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020 .