Anurag Kashyap’s films: Mirror of society, Black Friday to Wasseypur

New DelhiAs soon as the name of filmmaker Anurag Kashyap comes, stories related to rebellious style and reality are refreshed in the brain. His cinema is not just entertainment, but a mirror of society.

Born on 10 September 1972 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, Anurag Kashyap has a birthday today. Directors, writers, producers and actors – have their own identity in the roles. He has given films like Black Friday, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dev D, Agli and Manmargiyaan, in which the truth and deep characters of life are seen.

Anurag Kashyap is considered to be the biggest face of independent and parallel cinema. His style has always been different, rebel and sensitive, which gave a new perspective to Hindi films. But very few people know that their first film five was banned by the censor board. In the year 2001, he made the film ‘Five’, which was a dark crime thriller based on the life of five friends. Violence, abusive and drugs were openly shown in the film. This was all new in Hindi cinema of that time. The Sensor Board did not like the film and he refused to pass it.

Filmmaker clashed with a sensor board

This film of Anurag was asked by the board to make many cuts, but Anurag refused. He said that this is against his artistic vision. The result was that the film could never be released. This shock was very big for him and he broke. But this defeat proved to be the real start of his career. He learned that the best way to fight the system is to trust his art. Later, her films became Black Friday and Gangs of Wasseypur became the masterpiece. In these, violence, abuses and dark reality were shown without any filter.