Anurag Kashyap, who recently said that India likes to take credit for the wins of Indian Independent Cinema while not supporting it at all, doubled down on his comments about the country not caring about empowering filmmakers in a new interview. While appearing on Fever FM for a chat, Anurag Kashyap gave the example of Christopher Nolan shooting his 2020 movie in India, saying that the globally renowned filmmaker had to face numerous hurdles when he filmed in Mumbai. Christopher Nolan’s most underrated movie, TENET released on this date 3 years ago.
— cinesthetic. (@TheCinesthetic) For those who don’t know, , which also starred Dimple Kapadia in a pivotal role, had key scenes shot in Mumbai. Speaking about the same, Anurag Kashyap said, “There was a film body that was supporting people like Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani, but now, even the subsidies with which certain states lure filmmakers take up to eight years to arrive.
A lot of it is just pretense. You should someday talk to Christopher Nolan’s team about the problems they went through when they were trying to shoot in India. You’ll be shocked how he was treated.
His equipment was held by customs. There are thousands of stories. Let’s stop bullsh**ting ourselves that there is a system that empowers cinema.
” Anurag Kashyap’s previous statements about the lack of support for independent cinema came after Payal Kapadia’s won the prestigious Grand Prix Award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Congrats t.