This Article is From May 24, 2014

Anurag Kashyap: I Couldn't Have Made Queen

Anurag Kashyap: I Couldn't Have Made Queen

Anurag Kashyap co-produced Queen with Vikramaditya Motwane

Highlights

  • Anurag Kashyap co-produced Queen and was involved in its editing, but the filmmaker has no qualms in admitting that he couldn't have made an entertainer like it.
  • According to him, a certain conviction is necessary for filmmakers towards the projects they take up.
  • Explaining his stance about making movies which reach out to an entire gamut of audience, he said, "We all try to do that. There is not a single filmmaker who does not want to reach out to the entire audience.
  • "Even Anand Gandhi (of Ship Of Theseus fame) wants to reach out to the entire audience. But we cannot do something that we have no conviction in. I might like some films, but I cannot make them.
  • "Like, I edited Queen and loved it, but I couldn't have made it."
  • Directed by Vikas Bahl, Queen features Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao, and it turned out to be a hit.
Mumbai: Anurag Kashyap co-produced Queen and was involved in its editing, but the filmmaker has no qualms in admitting that he couldn't have made an entertainer like it.

According to him, a certain conviction is necessary for filmmakers towards the projects they take up. (Also read:Anurag Kashyap: Kalki and I Remain Good Friends)

Explaining his stance about making movies which reach out to an entire gamut of audience, he said, "We all try to do that. There is not a single filmmaker who does not want to reach out to the entire audience.

"Even Anand Gandhi (of Ship Of Theseus fame) wants to reach out to the entire audience. But we cannot do something that we have no conviction in. I might like some films, but I cannot make them. (Also read:Anurag Kashyap: The World Before Her must be seen across India )

"Like, I edited Queen and loved it, but I couldn't have made it."

Directed by Vikas Bahl, Queen features Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao, and it turned out to be a hit.

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