Anurag Kashyap recently appeared for a press event of the Hindi version of the acclaimed Malayalam film Footage. He could be seen praising the project and talking candidly about the culture of Bollywood.
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He has also backed the Malayalam version of Footage and was all praise of the Malayalam industry. He feels that there’s a lot Bollywood can learn from them.
One of the most important thing is that they appreciate each other and don’t want to eliminate their contemporaries. If a film does well they celebrate together without being jealous of the other’s success.
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Often Malayalam actors like Fahadh Faasil have chosen to stay behind the screens as producers and give opportunity to young talents. Bollywood stars have more of a rage to be seen on the screen even if the film at large suffers from this move.
He talked about the ultra-rich lobby of Bollywood that tries to control filmmakers. This happened with him during Bombay Velvet when he was forced to cut short the runtime of his film.
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As a result Bombay Velvet became one of the biggest flops of Bollywood. It incurred a loss of around 100 crores for its makers.
He shared that the individual talent of a director suffers because of such people. It was Anurag Kashyap’s candidness that won people over, netizens showered love on him and Footage.
