Anurag Kashyap on ditching Bollywood

Anurag Kashyap on ditching Bollywood. Star filmmaker Anurag Kashyap relocated from Mumbai to down south and now speaking to scribes, shared why he left Mumbai and Bollywood. He said I want to stay away from film people. The industry has become too toxic. Everyone is chasing unrealistic targets, trying to make the next ₹500 or ₹800 crore film. The creative atmosphere is gone."

He went on to add , "I envy them (South filmmakers). Because now, it's difficult for me to go out and experiment. Because now, it comes at a cost, which makes my producers think about profit. They're like, ‘Where are my margins? I’m losing money.’ I'm like, ‘You don’t want to make this movie? Don’t make this movie.’ But I just cannot. Because right from the beginning, before the film starts, it becomes about ‘how do we sell it?’ So the joy of filmmaking is sucked out. That's why I want to move out. Literally, next year, I'm moving out of Mumbai."

Anurag Kashyap is playing a fearless cop in Adivi Sesh's Dacoit and he is currently promoting his Malayalam film Footage.