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

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Education: BSc
Hometown: Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
Age: 51 Years

Anurag Kashyap

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Full NameAnurag Singh Kashyap
Profession(s)Film director, Screenwriter, Producer and Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)5' 11" (178 cm)
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutAs a Director: Paanch (Unreleased)
As a Producer: Udaan (2010)
Anurag Kashyap produced Udaan
As an Actor: Black Friday (Cameo Role, 2010)
Anurag Kashyap acted in Black Friday
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 Birth10 September 1972 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2023) 51 Years
BirthplaceGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac signVirgo
NationalityIndian
HometownGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
SchoolGreen School, Dehradun, Scindia School, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
College/UniversityHans Raj College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India
Educational QualificationBachelor of Science
ReligionAtheist
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
HobbiesWriting, 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
Relationships & More
Marital StatusDivorced
Affairs/GirlfriendsAarti Bajaj
Kalki Koechlin
Shubhra Shetty
Anurag Kashyap with Shubhra Shetty
Family
Wife/SpouseAarti Bajaj, Film Editor (2003-2009)
Anurag Kashyap with his Ex-wife Aarti Bajaj
Kalki Koechlin, Actress (2011-2015)
Anurag Kashyap with his Ex-wife Kalki Koechlin
ChildrenSon- None
Daughter- Aaliya Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap with his daughter Aaliya Kashyap
ParentsFather- Prakash Singh (Was a Chief Engineer of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited)
Anurag Kashyap with his father
Mother- Name Not Known
SiblingsBrother- Abhinav Kashyap (Film Director and Screenwriter)
Anurag Kashyap with his brother Abhinav Kashyap
Sister- Anubhuti Kashyap
Sister of Anurag Kashyap
Favourite Things
FoodCheese, Cereals, Fish, Chocolate, Nespresso
Actor(s)Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah
ActressesMarilyn Monroe, Golshifteh Farahani, Scarlett Johansson
Film(s)Bollywood- Pyasa, Bandit Queen, Sahib Biwi Aur Gulam
Hollywood- Bicycle Thieves
Style Quotient
Car CollectionMahindra XUV500 SUV
Anurag Kashyap with his car behind
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)Rs. 8 crores/film
Net Worth (approx.)$110 million (as of 2018)

Anurag Kashyap

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anurag Kashyap

  • Does Anurag Kashyap smoke?: Yes

    Anurag Kashyap smokes

    Anurag Kashyap smokes

  • Does Anurag Kashyap drink alcohol?: Yes

    Anurag Kashyap drinks alcohol

    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

    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

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