AnuragKashyaphappens to bean Indian director. He belongs to the contemporary era. He is regarded by many. He has made over forty films. It included direction, production, writing, or acting. He established his own independent film production firm. The name is AnuragKashyap Films. Kashyap was awarded the APSA Jury Grand Prize. It wasIn 2012. It was for his groundbreaking two-part series. The name is Gangs of Wasseypur. This was one of his features at the Cannes. Ugly (2014) and Psycho Raman (2016) were the other two. His producing credits include the 2010 candidate for Best Youth Feature featureUdaan. It also include the 2013 feature The Lunchbox. It won the APSA Jury Grand Prize. The French government awarded AnuragKashyap. It was with the title of Knight. It was of the Order of the Arts and Letter in 2013. It was given as a recognition of his artistic accomplishments. Psycho Raman marks his eleventh directing endeavor. It was his most recent feature film.
Early life
AnuragKashyapis from Gorakhpur. Kashyap received his early schooling at the Green School in Dehradun.Kashyap continued his education until he graduated from the Scindia School in Gwalior. His sister Anubhuti and younger brother AbhinavKashyap are both highly skilled performers. A wide range of movies have been written and directed by Abhinav. It includes including Dabangg, Gambar Singh, Manorama Six Feer Under, and others.Anubhuti has worked alongside Anurag on the majority of his film productions.
His primary goal was to fulfillKashyap’s dream of becoming a scientist. To help him accomplish this goal, he enrolled in Hans Raj College’s (University of Delhi) zoology department. He joined the street playgroup Jana NatyaManchIn 1993. It was after graduating from high school.
Personal life
A noteworthy facet of Kashyap’s personal life is his union with Aarti Bajaj. She was a skilled film editor. She has contributed to multiple highly acclaimed films. On 2009 the couple got divorce while they were still parents. Kashyap married actress KalkiKoechlin, whom he had met on the production of Dev.D (2009). The couple were married on 2013. The couple ended their two years marriagein 2015.
College days
He resumed viewing movies and began to experiment with drugs and alcohol while attending college. After joining the street theatrical group Jana NatyaManch, he started to feel confused and dejected. He consequently found himself taking part in numerous street plays. A few friends introduced him to the film industry that same year. The people concerned “urged [him] to catch a de Sica retrospective” at the India International Film Festival. He went to the festival and viewed fifty-five films in ten days. The most influential film for him was Bicycle Thieves by Vittorio de Sica, which he described as “an epiphany.”
Career
As a Director
When Kashyap first met Shivam Nair, he was a working film director; their acquaintance had arranged their meeting. The 1976 movies were seen by Kashyap and Nair on the same day. Kashyap was motivated to create anything by the movie. Soon after, he received an offer to edit Shiv Subramaniam’s original screenplay for the movie Auto Narayan. Still, the film’s production was eventually put on hold. Kashyap also had another setback in 1997. It was when Hansal Mehta’s first feature film was not able to get a theater distribution. The film was Jayate. He had scripted that. He did write the screenplay for the television series KabhieKabhie. It was another significant achievement of his.
Ram GopalVarma was having atough time. Actor Manoj BajpayeesuggestedAnurag’sname. RGV recruitedAnurag to write the screenplay. It was for his 1998 film Satya. It happened after RGV noticed his outstanding performance inAuto Narayan. Kashyap co-wrote the screenplay. It was Together with Saurabh Shukla. It came outas one of the most popular blockbusters in Indian movie history. He collaborated with Ram GopalVarma once more. It wasSoon after in 1999. It was for the movie Kaun.He contributed to the script of The Shool (1999). That year also saw the production of “Last Train to Mahakali,” a television short film featuring him.
Kashyap’s filmography was already marred by failure. His next picture was Black Friday. It was not allowed to be shown in theaters. This was due to its contentious subject matter. The movie garnered excellent reviews globally.It was made available to the general public in India. It was in 2007. Black Friday is regarded by many. It was one of the greatest Indian films ever made. It made its big screen debut as Anurag’s first Bollywood film. Kashyap’s next movie was No Smoking (2007). It was After Black Friday’s enormous success.No Smoking was a box office disaster. He also directed the animation of Return of Hanuman. It was released that year.
KalkiKoechlin featured in Kashyap’s second feature film. It was That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011).It earned positive reviews from Indian reviewers. Kashyap had already made a name for himself. He was recognized as a controversial director.He turn out to be a pioneer in the Indian indie film scene. Gangs of Wasseypurwas regarded by many. It was his most striving project to date. The two sections of the movie were released in India. They were titled Gangs of Wasseypur I and II. The movie went incredibly well in India. Gangs of Wasseypur is regarded as Kashyap’s artistic masterpiece frequently. It adhered to his severe storytelling and directing style. He has also directed Bombay Velvet on 2015. He has directed Mukkabaaz on 2018. He directed Raman Raghavon 2.0 2016. He has directed Choked on 2020.There is more to add. He has directed Manmarziyaan on 2018.He has directed Ghost Stories on 2020 as well.
As an actor
Anurag’s acting credits include Akira on 2016.He acted on Anjali CBI 2018. He acted on Bhootnath Returns. It was on 2014.He acted on AK vs. AK. It was on 2020. He has been featured in these movies. The musical drama Bansuri is helmed by HariViswanath. It was one of his noteworthy acting credits on 2021.
His net worth happens to be 120 million dollars. He is also involved in charitable projects on a national scale.
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