Overview

• Kashyap says he feels responsible for Ranbir Kapoor entering a period of self-doubt and for the actor briefly stopping his riskier role choices after the film’s failure.
• He admits compromising creative decisions to match the scale of the budget, saying he "bought into the bullshit" others pushed about stars and big money.
• The director points to a run of disappointments—Besharam, Bombay Velvet, and Jagga Jasoos—as the stretch that left Kapoor unsure for a time.
• Reiterating accountability, Kashyap argues that "Ranbir doesn’t do wrong" and that directors bear primary responsibility when a film fails.
• Released in 2015 with Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar, Bombay Velvet reportedly cost about Rs 120 crore and earned roughly Rs 23 crore; Kashyap later noted Kapoor’s renewed risk-taking with Animal.