Anurag Kashyap on His Film Nishaanchi, Newcomers in Bollywood & His Love for Mumbai

In an exclusive and rare interaction, Anurag Kashyap talks to LatestLY about his new directorial, ‘Nishaanchi’. The prolific writer-filmmaker and actor also reveals his thoughts on outsiders in Bollywood, how he sees the city of Mumbai as Batman’s ‘Gotham City’, the blockbusting success of YRF’s ‘Saiyaara’ versus their ‘War 2’ debacle, and what the Hindi film industry should do to survive in times of the box office race and decreasing audiences for formulaic films. He also talks about his work as an actor and how the director in him takes a backseat when he is acting. The ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ director also speaks about choosing unique films to produce and present, like the recent films – ‘Bad Girl’, ‘Bandar’, ‘Songs of Forgotten Trees’, ‘Stolen’, ‘Jugnuma – The Fable’ and other films. He also talks about his admiration for the South film ‘Lokah’. Watch the video for the full interview of Anurag Kashyap.