One of Anurag Kashyap’s most well known movies is , which was released in 2009. It starred Abhay Deol in the lead role, and also featured Mahie Gill and Kalki Koechlin in significant roles. Later, many years after the release of the cult classic, Abhay Deol criticized the movie and said that the director, Anurag Kashyap, had hijacked his vision of the protagonist and used his as a glorification of toxic masculinity and misogyny.
Now, in a new interview with Zoom TV, Anurag Kashyap has responded to Abhay Deol’s comments, saying that audiences these days have become too ‘woke’ and some introspection is required if one wants a terrible character to be redeemed. Speaking about the same, Anurag Kashyap said, “For me, I’ve done what I wanted to do, and what I’ve seen. I like films to be very real.
I don’t want to give unnecessary redeeming qualities to a character because...
in Kennedy (his latest movie), when people feel sympathy for the psychopath character, I’m saying, ‘Question yourself,’ you get one redeeming quality, and you say, ‘Bechara.’” He then continued, “The problem isn’t with the character; the bigger problem is with you. Ask yourself why you’re enjoying watching such behavior.
Ask yourself why you’re cheering for some things despite feeling uncomfortable about others. Those who point fingers should look inwards. That’s how I test the audience.
Filmmakers here are so dishonest, forget making grounded films, they have no idea if th.
