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Anurag Kashyap Says Ranbir Kapoor Paused Experimenting After Three Flops

Kashyap cast the lull as a director's failure rather than the actor's.

Overview

  • In a Galatta Plus interview, Kashyap said Ranbir Kapoor entered self-doubt and "stopped experimenting" after Bombay Velvet, Besharam and Jagga Jasoos underperformed.
  • He praised Kapoor's habit of trusting filmmakers completely and called the actor's commitment "amazing."
  • Kashyap, who directed Bombay Velvet, stressed that filmmaking is collaborative but argued that directors make bad films when projects fail.
  • Coverage highlights Kapoor's commercial rebound with Animal, which reports peg at around ₹800 crore worldwide.
  • Reported upcoming projects include Nitesh Tiwari's two-part Ramayana slated for Diwali 2026, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Love And War, and a planned sequel titled Animal Park.