Anurag Kashyap Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Anurag Singh Kashyap
Profession(s)	Film director, Screenwriter, Producer and Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 11" (178 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	As a Director: Paanch (Unreleased) As a Producer: Udaan (2010) As an Actor: Black Friday (Cameo Role, 2010)
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Screen Award for Best Screenplay with Saurabh Shukla for 'Satya' (1999) • Special Jury Award for 'Last Train to Mahakali' (2000) • Grand Jury Prize for 'Black Friday' (2007) • Best Story and Best Screenplay Award along with Vikramaditya Motwane (2011) • Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the government of France (2013) • Yash Bharti Award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh (2016)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	10 September 1972 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	52 Years
Birthplace	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
School	Green School, Dehradun, Scindia School, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
College/University	Hans Raj College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Science
Religion	Atheist
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Writing, Swimming
Controversies	• In 2000, his directorial debut film "Paanch" fell into controversy for the violent portrayal of youths. • In 2007, his other film "Black Friday" became controversial for displaying the sensitive issue of the 1993 Bombay Bomb Blasts. • He is often criticized by the media for promoting sex, drugs, and abuses through his films. • Kashyap has always been at the anvil of Censor Board and the latest in the series is his 2016 flick "Udta Punjab" in which he was criticized by the board for portraying Punjab in a bad sense. • On 19 September 2020, his name was dragged in #MeToo campaign when Bollywood actress Payal Ghosh accused him of sexual misconduct. Through her Twitter account, she levelled allegations against Anurag Kashyap and requested Narendra Modi to take action in the matter. Rekha Sharma, the chairperson of the National Commission for Women asked her to furnish more detail in the matter. Bollywod actress Kangana Ranaut also took to Twitter and defended Payal Ghosh's claims. Later, Kashyap, through a series of tweets, denied these claims and released his lawyer's statement to pursue the matter legally. Many Bollywood celebrities also came forward to support Anurag Kashyap, including Taapsee Pannu, Anubhav Sinha, and Hansal Mehta. [1]The Indian Express Later, on 23 September 2020, an FIR was lodged against Mr. Kashyap by Payal Ghosh at the Versova police station in Mumbai. Payal accused Anurag of raping her at a place on Yari Road in Versova in 2013. [2]NDTV In August 2023, Payal talked about the case and said that she was battling alone against Kashyap as he is an influential person in the industry, and nobody wants to raise voice against him. She said, "I am not the richest or the most powerful and so I don’t even expect others to come out and support me against him. I am fighting the battle alone and I know that’s how it is going to be in future as well. Nobody will take a stand for me and go against him. Everyone values their relations with him because he is a film director." [3]The Free Press Journal • On 3 March 2021, in a series of raids on Anurag Kashyap, Taapsee Pannu, and Vikas Bahl conducted by the Income Tax department, the discrepancy and manipulation in income worth Rs. 650 crore was found. The I-T dept. officials also revealed tax implications of about Rs. 350 crores; moreover, the officials also found unaccounted Rs. 5 crores cash received by a leading actress. Later, the raids were slammed by opposition parties on the pretext that the government was taking vengeance against those who criticized the government's policies and who supported the farmer's protest against the three farm bills passed by the Modi government. [4]Hindustan Times • He attracted controversy in April 2025 after he made a casteist remark against the "Brahmin" community living in India. In his remark, he said that he would "urinate on Brahmins." Following the comment, numerous FIRs were lodged against him in Jaipur. He, however, apologized later and defended himself by claiming that his comment was "distorted and misrepresented."
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Divorced
Affairs/Girlfriends	Aarti Bajaj Kalki Koechlin Shubhra Shetty
Family
Wife/Spouse	Aarti Bajaj, Film Editor (2003-2009) Kalki Koechlin, Actress (2011-2015)
Children	Son- None Daughter- Aaliya Kashyap
Parents	Father- Prakash Singh (Was a Chief Engineer of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited) Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- Abhinav Kashyap (Film Director and Screenwriter) Sister- Anubhuti Kashyap
Favourite Things
Food	Cheese, Cereals, Fish, Chocolate, Nespresso
Actor(s)	Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah
Actresses	Marilyn Monroe, Golshifteh Farahani, Scarlett Johansson
Film(s)	Bollywood- Pyasa, Bandit Queen, Sahib Biwi Aur Gulam Hollywood- Bicycle Thieves
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Mahindra XUV500 SUV
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 8 crores/film
Net Worth (approx.)	$110 million (as of 2018)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anurag Kashyap

• Does Anurag Kashyap smoke?: Yes
  

  Anurag Kashyap smokes

• Does Anurag Kashyap drink alcohol?: Yes
  

  Anurag Kashyap drinks alcohol

• In his school days, Kashyap had great affections with the films but after schools, he changed his mind and wanted to become a scientist and thus took admission at Hans Raj College, the University of Delhi in a Zoology course and during his college days he again diverted towards films.

• After completing graduation in 1993, he joined a street theater group “Jana Natya Manch”.

• Kashyap attended International Film Festival of India and saw 55 films in just 10 days and the film which inspired him the most was Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves.

• After being inspired by De Sica’s filmmaking, he left home with Rs. 5000 in the pocket and arrived Mumbai in 1993 to pursue his dream.

• During his initial days in Mumbai, he spent months on street and benches.

• His first job in Mumbai was at Prithvi Theatre, however, his first play was incomplete due to the director’s death.

• The turning point of his life was when Manoj Bajpayee introduced him to Ram Gopal Varma to write a film that eventually turned to be the movie Satya which later proved to be a huge success at the Box-office.
  

  Anurag Kashyap and Manoj Bajpayee

• His directorial debut film “Paanch” hasn’t been released yet.

• He founded his own film production company in 2009, “Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt. Ltd. (AKFPL).”

• Kashyap is known for his unique film-making style in which he pursues extensive research on each character and extensively uses light and colour effects.

• His film, Gangs of Wasseypur was well received by the Indian audience. The film was screened at 2012 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, London Indian Film Festival, and Toronto Film Festival.

• He has also acted in a few films like Shagird, Black Friday, Happy New Year, No Smoking, Bhoothnath Returns, Akira, etc.

• He is known for guerrilla filmmaking technique in which the camera is hidden and actors are given chance to improvise.

• British director, Danny Boyle was inspired by Kashyap’s works and copied the film-making style of Kashyap in some of the scenes of his Oscar-awarded movie “Slumdog Millionaire”.

• A Canadian critic, Cameron Bailey has called him “one of the most knowledgeable filmmakers.”

• He is a member of the board of the NGO, Aangan, which helps protect vulnerable children around India.

• While talking about the series ‘Maximum City,’ which was an adaptation of writer Suketu Mehta’s book of the same name, in an interview, Anurag Kashyap opened up about a difficult period in his life. He revealed that when Netflix decided to shelve the project, he faced feelings of loss and depression. Coping with the impact of Netflix’s decision, Kashyap turned to alcohol. He further mentioned that he suffered two heart attacks during that challenging period. ^[5]The Indian Express

• On 23 March 2024, he shared a post on Instagram in which he mentioned that he would charge money for meeting newcomers  – for 10-15 minutes, Rs. 1 lakh, for half an hour, Rs. 2 lakh, and for 1 hour, Rs. 5 lakh.
  

  Anurag Kashyap’s Instagram post about charging money for meeting new people