Anurag Kashyap directed films are changing now as the filmmaker is slowly moving towards making films where women drive his narrative and men are on the periphery. Men, power, guns and roses, which used to be the common ingredients of an average Kashyap film, have now changed.
Anurag’s films, be it short movies or feature films, have sincerely followed women as they make their way through messy relationships (Lust Stories, Manmarziyaan), fight paranoia and curses (Ghost Stories) or use cash which keep leaking from their kitchen sink (Choked).
In an interview recently, Anurag said, “I think I get along with women more than men. Women are easier to work with and simpler to deal with. Male insecurity is so much more. I find it easier to work with a Taapsee Pannu, Saiyami Kher or Amruta Subhash. I get a lot of trust from them! can’t work if I don’t get trust. When male actors are new, they give you all the trust but slowly the insecurity hits them. I have seen a lot of people change, with success and failure. Taapsee has stayed the same.”
Recalling about the time he first met Tapsee, Anurag said, “We had breakfast at the lounge and I found her so well behaved. She was soft spoken and our meeting was extremely pleasant. The next time I met her for Mannmarziya, she barged into the room and yelled, ‘I have read the story and I am not like this in real life’. So the entire impression went down,” Anurag jokes.
Anurag and Taapsee Pannu worked first time for the movie Manmarziyaan which was romantic drama released in 2018. The duo have now reunited for a new project titled Dobaaraa. The film is Anurag’s first theatrical release since the pandemic. The movie will release on August 19.
