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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicAnurag Kashyap

Topic: Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap is done pleasing people—pay for his time or get lost

Kashyap is well within his rights to choose the nature and extent of compensation for his talent and guidance. He does not owe his time to strangers.

Anurag Kashyap is wrong, Bengali cinema isn’t ‘ghatiya’. But dubbed Pushpa, KGF are winning

Kashyap’s comment that Bengali cinema has become ‘ghatiya’ has triggered rage and self-loathing. But the real problem is that Tollywood has been reduced to a cottage industry.

Almost Pyaar with Dj Mohabbat has no plans, no purpose. Anurag Kashyap is to be blamed

Anurag Kashyap's Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat explores social inequality, love jihad, same-sex marriages, and caste but without making any impact.

Anurag Kashyap’s Dobaaraa a time and space defying gem. Watch for Taapsee Pannu

It’s hard to say if Dobaaraa will survive this season of Bollywood boycotts, but its sure to find a shelf life of its own on streaming platforms.

Gangs of Wasseypur ended plastic NRI dramas. Gritty small towns have ruled Bollywood since

Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur introduced audiences to masterful storytelling in small-town India and foreshadowed the raw creative OTT boom.

Dev.D to BJP: How Mahie Gill went from being the new Tabu to ‘sanskari Bharatiya naari’

Mahie was the queen of indie cinema, the ‘chosen one’, who was cast by every major auteur from Kashyap to Tigmanshu Dhulia. So what happened?

‘Outcast at school, rejected for marriage’ — Wasseypur can’t live down Anurag Kashyap’s classic

Wasseypur has had a notorious image for decades. But things reached a head with 2012 release of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, and the film continues to impact their lives, say residents.

This 36-episode anthology was a launchpad for directors like Hansal Mehta, Anurag Kashyap

Star Bestsellers blended genres like drama, thriller, comedy and romance and aired from 1999-2000.

Modi govt’s move to dissolve film certification tribunal could increase censorship, experts say

The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal heard appeals by aggrieved filmmakers against Central Board of Film Certification orders. Its dissolution follows efforts by govt to streamline tribunals.

‘Happened in 2013 too’, says Sitharaman on I-T raids on Taapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap

While refusing to comment on individual cases, Sitharaman said the raids weren't an issue in 2013 and that it's in the national interest to know if some evasion is happening.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.