Talking about the famous Hindi film director, the name of Anurag Kashyap definitely comes up. Anurag Kashyap is well known for his impeccable style. Anurag does not shy away from expressing his opinion on any subject. Recently, Anurag Kashyap made a big reveal about another veteran Bollywood filmmaker, Sanjay Leela Bhansali. According to Anurag Kashyap, Sanjay did not like his popular movie ‘Dev D’, Anurag has also told the reason behind it.
In fact, in the year 2002, under the direction of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit, came the movie ‘Dev Das’ which turned out to be a huge hit. On the other hand, Anurag Kashyap directed the modern version of ‘Dev D’, a classic Bengali novel by writer Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The modern novel adaptation of her was done by Anurag Kashyap through this film. Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s reaction to ‘Dev D’ released in the year 2009 was very different. In a recent interview given to Unfiltered by Samdish, Anurag Kashyap has said that he (Sanjay Leela Bhansali) used to hate him. According to him, I have ruined Paro and Chandramukhi, the main characters of his Devdas.
He didn’t ask me to do this, he asked me to get Dev D’s co-writer, Vikramaditya Motwane. However, Anurag has further said that Sanjay Leela Bhansali is very talented and when it comes to music and choreography, he is second to none.
Director Anurag Kashyap has always been known for making unique movies. Even if it’s a blockbuster movie like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. In this way, Anurag’s ‘Dev D’ had made many headlines in his time. Actor Abhay Deol did a great job in this movie. While actresses Kalki Koechlin and Mahi Gill also impressed everyone with their acting.