Overview
- In a new interview with Komal Nahta, Anurag Kashyap says Netflix has turned "massy" and too costly for what he views as repackaged television fare.
- He criticizes the streamer for placing The Great Indian Kapil Show and CID behind a subscription paywall after audiences watched them free on TV.
- Kashyap alleges Netflix exerted control over casting and story decisions, prompting him and other filmmakers to step away.
- He says the company "ghosted" his Maximum City adaptation after about 18 months of development and later called its Indian arm "dishonest and morally corrupt."
- Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria praises Kashyap's talent but disputes his assessment, saying the platform serves broad global entertainment.