- By Vridhi Soodhan
- Sat, 20 Sep 2025 04:23 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actor Vicky Kaushal have collaborated on several acclaimed projects, a partnership admired by many Bollywood enthusiasts. Their work together includes movies like the psychological thriller Raman Raghav 2.0 and the romantic drama Manmarziyaan. Vicky Kaushal also had a cameo in Anurag Kashyap's recent film, Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat. Vicky Kaushal's latest movie, the historical drama titled Chhaava, has been a massive hit with audiences, who have widely praised the actor's performance as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. However, the film's success has also prompted Kashyap to speak publicly about his dislike towards the movie.
Anurag Kashyap recently revealed that he hasn’t seen Chaava entirely. During a recent interview with The Lallantop, the director shared that he has watched the movie in bits and pieces and compared it to The Passion of the Christ’. Anurag Kashyap said, “More than Chhaava, it felt like The Passion of the Christ. I didn’t like it. The emotion that was being created out of discomfort, I don’t appreciate. I basically watched it for Viineet. I don’t want to judge. I didn’t understand the filmmaker’s storytelling choices, but others did. That’s why I’m not a part of the mainstream; I’m a more romantic sort of person.”
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He further talked about Vicky Kushal and said, “I don’t have much interaction with him much these days. I don’t judge him, because every person has their own reasons… I don’t repeat myself. What I wanted to say, I said.”
After spending so many years in the city of dreams, the Nishaanchi director decided to leave Mumbai. Talking about this, he exclaimed, “I’ve left Mumbai. I want to stay away from film people. The industry has become too toxic. Everyone is chasing unrealistic targets, trying to make the next Rs 500 or Rs 800 crores film. The creative atmosphere is gone.”
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Meanwhile, the director has been busy with back-to-back projects. Anurag Kashyap’s Nishaanchi released on September 19. He also has another film called Bandar coming up with Bobby Deol, Sanya Malhotra, Sapna Pabbi, and Saba Azad, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.