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Anurag Kashyap is known for his candid and honest opinions on cinema and society. Recently, Pankaj Jha called him ‘spineless’ and accused him of offering the role of Sultan in Gangs of Wasseypur to Pankaj Tripathi. Pankaj (Jha) claimed that Anurag had initially promised him the role. In an interview with India Today, the filmmaker reacted to the Panchayat actor’s statement and said that the latter is always unrepresentative. (Also Read: Panchayat MLA accuses Pankaj Tripathi of glamorising ‘struggle’)
Anurag Kashyap reacts to Pankaj Jha’s ‘spineless’ comment
Recalling the incident, Anurag said, “I don’t remember exactly what happened. But we were shooting for The Girl in Yellow Boots and he had gone to Osho in Pune to paint. We had to start shooting for Gangs of Wasseypur and he (Pankaj Jha) was not available. Our budget was very low and we couldn’t wait for him. We made the film in a very different situation and budget. Now, he must be thinking 20 years later that he could have become Pankaj Tripathi.”
He further added, “I have worked with him and he is actually my favourite actor. We have worked in Gulaal and Black Friday. I would love to work with him again, but the truth is that he is not accessible at all.”
About Anurag Kashyap
Anurag made his directorial debut with Paanch, which never released. His second film Black Friday also faced a delay in release due to its depiction of the 1993 Mumbai blasts and the socio-political climate of the time. The filmmaker gained immense popularity with films like Gulaal, Dev D, Gangs of Wasseypur – 1 and 2, Mukkabaaz, Manmarziyaan and Dobaara. However, his crime action-thriller series Sacred Games gained a greater audience after its release on Netflix. The show was based on Vikram Chandra’s novel of the same name.
Anurag will next be seen as a villain in a new web show Bad Cop. It also stars Gulshan Devaiah in the lead role. He is also playing a negative role in Vijay Sethupathi’s Maharaja. His upcoming directorial film Kennedy was screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2023.
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