Overview
- In a new Game Changers interview with Komal Nahta, Anurag Kashyap says Boney Kapoor once offered to buy him any flat between Bandra and Juhu to sign him before his debut released.
- Kashyap recounts that Paanch, inspired by the 1976 Joshi–Abhyankar murders, never released in theatres after CBFC objections over sex, drugs, and violence.
- He reflects that Paanch’s release would have changed his professional trajectory, calling it a formative turning point.
- Pointing to Udta Punjab, where the CBFC sought 89 cuts, he credits collective pressure from leading filmmakers with ensuring the film’s release.
- He says post-COVID OTT payouts have eroded such unity, though peers recently aided Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat, including Raju Hirani editing for two weeks and Vicky Kaushal working four days unpaid.