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.