Unfiltered By Samdish ft. Anurag Kashyap | Director, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Black Friday, No Smoking

Have you ever called Hrithik as Hrithik? No. It's a random joke. You got him out as a director? Yes, after writing. Which film is it? Tere Naam. Even if it wasn't, it would have worked. What's with you? It was Agra Mathura's film. It's not like that. It's Salman's film. Why are you going into so much detail? It's not Yuva Guru. You don't like this film? I'm the writer of the film. Then, okay. Let Sleeping Dog play. Okay, fine. We won't go into too much detail. I didn't mean to create a controversy. I'm a small YouTuber.

Let Sleeping Dog play. What can I say? I landed in Saudi and got arrested. Because I walked into the land of Saudis totally drunk. You got arrested? David saw it. He said, Anurag, you act. When you act, you make money and you make a film. But you direct. No one makes money. Not every son is as good as Abhinav. Some Anurag also comes out. That's true. Have you ever used a dating app? Yes, I downloaded it on Tinder. For yourself? For myself. Then? I downloaded it. You were on it as Anurag Kashyap? Yes. It showed

the person closest to me. First, it showed me my manager. Next person it showed me was Guneet Monga. I deleted it. I thought it was showing my own people. What is the weirdest meat you've ever had? I ate everything. Frog, snail, crocodile, all kinds of deer. After I was done with it, I realised our ancestors have done it. And they've arrived at fish. Mutton. Chicken. Everything. Shekhar was here. Kejriwal was here. And someone asked him a question. Shekhar or someone asked him a question. While he was answering, there was a crowd reaction. There was a

clapping. He did this and showed it. So at one moment, I thought this man plays to the crowd. He will play to the crowd. When I spoke exactly, I said what this man is going to be this. And that is exactly what he has become. And I said, you give him power, he'll do worse. He's giving free food. This means he's admitting that 80 crore people can't even buy their own food. In India, documentaries have been nominated for the Oscars for the past two years. Absolutely. Is it celebrated? No, right? Absolutely not. Anything that is

documented will not be celebrated. The truth will not be celebrated. That's why documentaries are not celebrated. Nobody talks about it. The truth must not be documented for any kind of a regime to survive. Greetings to all of you. You've come again to watch an exciting and great interview. Before starting this interview, let me give you this context. Listen to me with love. It's very rare that the person I'm talking to, the person I'm interviewing, I really like them. It happens, but it's rare. So this time, the person you're going to talk to, the person you're

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course. I think the only person I am scared about, like talking about films, is with you. Why? Because I feel that the way I talk about films... I will say everything you ask. Okay. I don't have any filter in my life. Do you know the name of this channel? What? Unfiltered by Samdesh. I don't have any filter anyway. The day there is an interview, the next day there is a controversy. So after this, do you want controversy or are you playing safe? Do I have anything in my hand? No. My name is Samdesh. Now I

know everything. Okay. How much is the power of the spectacles? Don't ask me. My spectacles are not clean. It will be done with my T-shirt. Come. No, you do it. This is the thumbnail. What a cute man. I had also interviewed Taapsee. And he said that he walks like a penguin and he is like a teddy. And I believed it after seeing you. People think that I am a dangerous man. And people think that I don't have a cigarette. He has something else. That can also happen. No, no. Why am I allergic? No one is

ready to believe me. But you used to do... Never. Never? Not once in my life. Other stuff? No, no. I had a face. Yes, you had a face. I had a face. After that face, I made a DVD and that face left. You left smoking, right? I left it for 8 months. No, I had gone for diving and both my ears were torn. So, I got stuck on the boat. On the dive boat. Because you can't take a flight until your ears heal. Okay. In April, I left. In May, I had a heart attack. After

that, I had a massive asthma attack. Then I went back on steroids. Then again, slide into drinking. In depression, Vishal ji called me. Come, let's do that. What is it called? Modern Love. So, Asmaan called me. Let's do that. Then Zoya also called me. So, in all three places, on chair and stick, I acted, if you see. Your socks are not that good in comparison to your shoes. These socks... I don't wear such socks which have no connection with the film. Okay. These are BFI socks. Okay. British Film Institute socks. How old do you feel?

Now, I feel old. You feel? I feel old. You feel 55? I meet Sudhir ji. Sudhir Mishra is now 29 years old. Yes. A few days ago. 29 years old. Okay. Manoj Bajpayee is now 42 years old. Yes. Kabir Bedi is 50 years old every year. Okay. Shekhar Kapoor is also 50 years old. Yes. But, I am also 50 years old. I feel 50. When you guys meet, what do you talk about? Half the time, everyone is trying to prove that I am young. What are you saying? When we all meet and I am the

youngest. Who is the most boring of you guys? Socially? The one who can't talk and is very boring. No. There is no one like that. Everyone talks. Who is the least entertaining? Everyone talks. Who is the most diverse? I don't know. When we sit together, we have a lot of fun. And most of the time, we talk about food. Hansal himself is a dangerous cook. Anubhav himself is a foodie. Sudhir ji is a hypochondriac. I mean, he is still wearing a mask. Correct. And he wears 4 masks sometimes. Correct. If you sit, you sit so

far away. He did the same with us. He did the same. There is a circle. There is another circle. There is Motwani, who is an actor. Hmm. These are not intermixed. These are separate circles. Yes, there are two separate circles. This circle, Sudhir, Mishra, Hansal Mehta, is there a space of differing political opinions or are you all part of the same chamber? Yes, there is a lot. No, no. A lot. Do you guys fight sometimes? Yes. Sudhir bhai is the most passionate. When he talks, he is the most aggressive. Does it ever happen that if

someone's film goes well, then nothing happens? No. Everyone is secure? Yes, everyone is secure. And in that circle? It is secure there too. There, there is a lot of talk about the box office. There, there is a lot of talk about the box office. But, everyone is secure among themselves. My best support system is the filmmakers. I have a very strong backing of filmmakers. Have you ever used a dating app? Yes, I downloaded Tinder. For yourself? For myself. Okay. And then? And I downloaded it. You were on it as Anurag Kashyap? Yes. And, it showed

the person closest to me. First, it showed me my manager. Next person it showed me was Guneet Monga. I deleted it. I thought, it's showing my own people. I immediately deleted it. Are you regular at therapy? I was. Okay. Then why did you give it up? I didn't give it up. I just lost a lot of time because of my sickness. Okay. So, you didn't continue after that? No, my therapist also moved out of India. She also just recently became a mother. Are you particular about your therapist being a female and not a male? Yes.

Why? Because, I think the perspective is very different. First of all, we grew up in a boy's school. There are only girls in my life. Because, I was the youngest. Someone told my father that this boy will become a great philosopher. He is a genius. What happens in a small town? My father is also excited. He put me in school at a young age. I was the youngest in my class in my entire life. But, do you believe that you are a philosopher and a genius? No. No? Okay. I am a regular idiot. That's what

happens. Okay. Anyway, we were at your childhood. Why did you specify that your therapist should be a female? Because, when my father sent me to school, I was the youngest in my class for 2 years. Okay. And, this was throughout university. Which is why, when people go to college, I graduated. I graduated between 18 and 19. Okay. I stayed in a boy's hostel all my life. Boys are a bit cruel when they are 8 or 10 years old. Correct. Because, we were growing up, I was short. So, people would push me easily. They would beat

me. Anything could happen. Any kind of bullying, abuse, everything was going on. So, I would hide in a library. My whole life is shaped up because of that. Because, library became my hiding place where no one used to go. So, I started reading in the library. So, I put up a Hindi literature chart when I was 14 years old. I used to read whatever was available at that time. I used to read everything. I used to read Badi Wali Ramayana. Did you have any friends at that time or you were an absolute loner? Did you

have one or two best friends? No, I didn't have any best friend. Never. Did you have any wish? No, I had a best friend in college. But, he passed away right after university. Okay. There were only girls in my class. In Hansraj? In Hansraj. Out of 70, there were 4 or 5 boys. But, they were the age of 18. They don't like younger boys. Okay. So, I was the brother of the entire class. When did you have sex? Yes, many times. No, I mean consensual. Around 21. 21. My focus at that age was only on

what I was doing. And in 18, I discovered cinema and theatre. In 18-19. Yeah. Through Sunit Sinha who is my friend who runs a theatre company. He showed me the theatre and I became an addict. My life revolved around it. Were you active in the college-aged theatre there? No. I used to do backstage there. Okay. There was a teacher called SK. He played Kalki's father in Devdi. Yes. He was an English teacher. He used to do theatre. Okay. My classmate was Shiva Chadda. Okay. She was the actress in Imtiaz Ali Hindu. She started her theatre

group in Hindu. Imtiaz Ali was a junior from there for a year. He was also an actor-turned-photographer in Monsoon Wedding. Praveen Dabbas. Praveen Dabbas was also in our college. Chiranjeev Lal. Yeah. Praveen Dabbas and everybody were doing... They were the actors of SK. Shiva Chadda, Praveen Dabbas, Anshuman Mahale, Amit Saxena who is the director of Ajism. He was an amazing actor. Praveen Dabbas and Anshuman Mahale who is the cinematographer. So you only studied Hindi in school? Only Hindi. I started studying English when I was 15-16. I started from Sydney Sheldon. I graduated from Sydney Sheldon

to Godfather and then I went straight to Kafka. Okay. From Sydney Sheldon to Kafka. Not even Kafka. I studied Jude the Obscure. For my audience once, what is the difference between Jude and Kafka? When I read Kafka I felt that I didn't understand or something happened. So I read it twice. I got very confused. I felt very as if I don't understand or know anything. It had an impact on me but I did not understand what it did to me. Okay. That sent me off on a journey. And Sydney Sheldon Kamu Outsider Dostoevsky I realized

when I read Crime and Punishment I realized that I had read it in Hindi. Really? Because earlier all Russian literature was published in Hindi. Really? So you had read it in school? I had read it at home. So all Russian literature from Pushkin to Notes from Underground. Then I went on a different journey. Then I met Sridhar Raghavan and he introduced me to Noir. He introduced me to James M. Kane, Richard Stark, Dashiell Hammett. That changed my world of reading. So you were living in Hansraj's hostel when you were in college? I was in Hansraj's

hostel. Where did you hang out in Delhi? I used to live in a canteen in Hansraj and read in a room. We used to go to Chanakya. Did you know anything about Chanakya? I didn't know anything about it. I had a habit of not knowing anything about it. Do you feel like you're crazy? Do you feel like you're you're crazy. I'm not crazy. No, I didn't mean it as an offensive question. I'm sorry if it was offensive. I genuinely think I'm not crazy. People say you have a lot of courage. I don't think I have

courage. But you are a bit of a maverick. But that is your definition. I see life like this. I want to do new things. I want to support the cinema I love. When I have the capacity, when I don't, I don't do it. I want to study, I want to travel. I do whatever I like. I don't have money but I still buy shoes. It doesn't happen that you don't have money. They show my network on the internet. It's a combined network of Reliance and Phantom. The gun used to run from my shoulder. And the

one who used to run the gun from my shoulder, he has 720. Do you invest in anything? I don't believe in investment. You don't believe in investment as a concept? Yes. I grew up like this. There was a dialogue in Nayak. What was it? When I wrote the dialogue in Nayak, If your son is capable, he will earn his own money. If he is not capable, he will spend it. So what's the need to save money? There is no place like that. It's a rainy day. You are a father. I'm sure you... It's a rainy

day. My father had said something about me. And this is in the history of my family. That a brother is always crazy. It happens. Is it you? No, it happens. When he loses sense of the world. And whatever... Take it. If it's something important, please put it on speaker and take it. Please give some content. He is my friend. From Thailand. Friend from Thailand. Please. Interesting conversation. No, no. So what is it for me? My father told me that as long as you have a brain, you will keep working. And the day you lose your

mind, even if you are on the road, you will still feel like you are in heaven. If I go crazy, for what rainy day should I save? For your loved ones maybe? I don't know. My loved ones are self sufficient. I was brought up like this. My father never paid a penny to me, my brother or my sister after we finished our education. That's a good value system I would say. He said, it's my job to give you education. He went out of his way and borrowed money to send me to the best school in

India. No television at home. Nothing at home. But my kids are studying at Sindhia school. My daughter is studying in Jaipur in Sophia's. Or Ajmer. So he sent us all to great schools and because of which we are who we are. Whatever we went through. And my daughter says the same thing. Your guilt was that you were given such good education and you wanted to be a filmmaker at that time. And so you needed validation from your father. Right? And my problem is, my father did not need to borrow money to send me to school.

So your struggle was very different. You had to make a name for yourself. You were trying to break into the industry. My struggle is to be myself and explain to you that why am I happy on YouTube. Too many questions I have with what you just said. But firstly, do you look down upon YouTube? I don't understand YouTube. You don't understand it? I don't understand the influencer world. I have done a lot of things. I have interacted with a lot of people. The biggest question is how do you monetize it? How do you survive on

it? How does it become a lifetime career? Does it have a beginning and an end? Why do you need a lifetime career? Today's kids consider YouTube and influencing as everything. And they have made it a lifetime. Correct. I think time will tell whether it's a lifetime or not. I don't judge. Do you consume YouTube? No, but it's not. The very simple thing is, my parents didn't understand why do I make films. And when I started making films, they did not understand why do I make these kind of films. That's true. So when my brother made

Dabangg, my father was very happy. So he understood that this is the right guy. He said, son, look at this and look at yourself. I think my father liked Gulal, Gangs of Azipur. My mother didn't like anything. My mother must have liked Hanuman Returns. I don't know if she has seen it or not. At least my son is religious. My mother liked Mukkabass. Mukkabass is also a good film. Both my parents liked it. Did you watch the parade today? I don't watch it. Why? I don't watch it. It's okay. It's nothing like that. Have you

ever gone to India Gate and watched the parade? Our school's representation happens every year in the Republic Day Parade. We used to watch it to see the band of our school. We used to watch it just to see when the band of our school would come. We didn't know who was following us. Watching the parade and all that, it's not like… You say that you love your country a lot. I love India a lot. I can't leave India because my food is best here. My culture is best here. My food is here. It's what I

like the most. Everything is here. When I love everything here, I love India too. That's why I don't have the courage to go out and work. I'm going only if there's an option left. I'll go. But if people consider your love on the basis that you watch the Republic Day Parade or not, you say Jai Hind or not, you play the national song before the cinema, you fight against it, then you don't love your country. You're making fun of me. You're making fun of me. It's not like I don't stand up. But whenever I do,

I wonder why. I don't watch it. I used to watch it to see the band of my school. When was the last time you beat someone up? I've always had a problem with authority. I always fight with authority. People think that I only fight with the governments. I used to fight with Congress, BJP, but now I'm fighting with the government. Why is it important to fight with the government? I've read the constitution. I know my rights. I fight for the things that... Do you believe in the constitution? I believe in it. Do you believe in

the constitution? Because it's very balanced. It gives rights to everyone. And rights are only misused by people in authority. Only misused. Everything they do, they have no right to do it. If you go by the constitution. Do you watch porn? I've seen porn, yes. No, right now at this age. At this age? Yeah. At this age? Ever since I've been sick, no. Okay. Before that, yes. Have you ever been addicted to it? We didn't have a generation of addicts. Okay. You didn't have access? We didn't have internet. When we were kids, we used to go

to the video library. They'd say, give us that film. Okay. And they'd put it in a black bag and give us that film. And we'd watch it in a group. 30-40 hostels would watch it in a group. So we didn't get addicted. Those 40 frustrated people, who didn't know anything, would just watch it. I was asking from the perspective of a filmmaker. Do you look at the craft involved in that kind of filmmaking? Is that filmmaking or not? No, no, no. But is that filmmaking or not? Everything is filmmaking. Even TikTok is filmmaking. I'll tell

you something about the porn industry. I was film-based around that also. When I went to the US for the first time, and I saw porn DVDs for the first time, I went and bought a lot of them. Because it gave you a sense of power. I'd distribute them here. This was back in 2005-6. But that's when I discovered that every technology is first tested on porn. DVDs, VHS cassettes, were first made for the porn industry. To give it access. VCR and VHS were made for porn. DVDs were first used by porn. HD, to make porn

look more real. HD, Blu-ray, everything was made for porn. Where are people watching porn these days? In VR. In the US. People are watching porn in VR because it feels more real. And because of which they're making point-of-view porn. Yeah. It will reach here too. VR machines, VR films will be made, people will watch porn on that too. Every technology is tested in that market. It's like, when anything is released in India, they first test it in the secondary market. Coke was launched in Indore. So, porn is a testing market. Is it good, Pathan? I

want the film to hit, and I'm very happy with Shah Rukh Khan's comeback. Okay. Yeah, I mean... What does it feel like? How does a person make such a body? How does he keep himself so fit? I can't do it. Have you ever thought of working with him? I've thought about it a lot. He's my senior from college. He calls me, so I attend the call and stand up. You're saying this for the camera. No, no, genuinely. In life. I take his call, I stand up and take his call. He's there. He's really... He's given

up on me now. He's given up on you now? He's given up on you now? Yes. Why? What does that mean? Well, in the sense that... He thinks I don't understand. I can't do anything now. He's there. He's like a big brother who keeps telling me what I must not do. He told me why I should not say something. Why should I not be on Twitter? Oh, he gives you this advice too? Yes, he told me about everything. In the film too. Earlier, because... Ashoka came to me to write. He had a lot of projects.

I avoided him since then. He's Shahrukh Khan. He has a stardom, a world view. The film I want to make, I want to make that. It is not just him. Everybody who cares about me wants me to see life the way they see it. You said you don't save. Why don't you be practical? Why don't you do this? Everything that a normal person should do or must do in the eyes of the world. Everyone is like that. I run away from them. Because I don't want to live like that. I don't want to live like

that. Nobody travels more than me. I go to all film festivals. I have met every person I admire. I have befriended them. I read what I want to read. I watch what I want to watch. I eat what I want to eat. When I drink whisky, I drink the best whisky in the world. I drink the best coffee. I look for it and get it. I spend my money properly. I don't know what others do. I know how to spend my money. Sometimes I spend out of my limits. And then I face the consequences. Have

you ever been in huge debt? Yeah, at this moment. How much is the debt? Lots. Tell me. You are seriously in debt? I don't understand the number of when I am not in debt also. In debt to whom? In debt to lots of frauds. Are you in debt to banks or people? No, no. People? No, I am not in debt to banks. I am in debt to situations. In terms of... It's very complicated. You know, right? There was an IT raid 2 years ago. Why did it happen? You tell me. It's not a simple thing.

When we separated from Phantom, something happened. It is like a... How do I explain it? I don't understand finances myself. I don't understand it. But I still don't understand how am I in debt. Are you good at maths? I am good at maths. But I don't understand how am I in debt. But I am in debt. Because I have been told I am in debt. What is the weirdest meat you have ever had? Meat? I mean the food. Crocodile. How was it? Very bad. I ate everything. Frog, snail, crocodile, all kinds of animals. When I

went to Africa, Africa, Europe, after I was done with it, I realized our ancestors have done it. And they have arrived at fish, mutton, chicken, everything. It's not just that people eat these things. Our ancestors have tried everything. And after doing everything, they have arrived at something. So let's not question it. Have you ever thought about what you are eating? Even when I am not eating, I think about food. My favorite pastime is going through Zomato. I see food reels on Instagram. What are you saying? Reading the menu is a joy for me. I read

the entire menu wherever I go. And I look at the food photos. How does divorce shape a man? How does that transition happen? What was it like for you, if you'd like to talk about it? I think it does changes in you. It does changes in you. One is, suddenly, the first thing that happens is that the ground slips from below. Suddenly, you are on a free fall. The first time, I was on a free fall. I went on a free fall. How old were you then, the first time? I was 23. Was it a

separation? Yes, I went on a free fall during a separation. That was 2005. The second time, I did not go into a free fall for a long time. I was there for 6-8 months. The seventh separation. I got divorced later. I was on a free fall during a separation. Not for a long time. But the second time, I went and hit the gym. I started swimming vigorously. How long was that free fall? The first time. I found something to do. Until Black Friday released. Then No Smoking released. My films have been my saviour all the

time. I went abroad. That's when I did workshops. I wrote Return of Hanuman, No Smoking. Being away from my daughter has been the biggest guilt of my life. That you'll see in a lot of my films. The equation of father-daughter is the same. I conceived Agli only then. Because I was very close with her. The first 5 years, we were very close together. Like inseparable. And she also held it inside her for a long time. How was her birth for you? Cathartic. Were you there? I was there. I did not stop weeping for the longest

time. Everybody was there. You'll see Irfan in old photos. Everyone used to come to see her. Everyone was happy. It was very cathartic for me. So how old was the daughter when the separation happened? She was 5. 4 or 5. And you had to be away from her. For how much time? Quite some time. Because I was drinking. But I was still around for the daughter. But I was drinking. And mother didn't want me around with alcohol. And my daughter would lick from the ash tray and put tobacco ash on her face. She was like,

this is not how she should grow up. There was no argument. I packed my bags and left. It was the beginning of my alcoholism at that time. I wanted to go through my own thing and come out of it. Aren't you someone who takes care of your daughter? How do you treat her then? I let her be. Not right now. You can let her be right now. Every time when her mother tells me that we need to talk about this and that with her, I would go and do that conversation with her. But I don't

tell her how to live her life. When I worry about her, I ask her a question. But two days before I asked her a question she said that I will pay my own rent now. I was like, okay. She was like, how? I was like, Papa, I'm earning now. I was like, from YouTube and this and that. She was like, yeah. I was like, okay. For me, it's like coming to terms with that. I was like, okay. When did I slide into depression? Because my biggest emotional attachment is with my daughter. When she got affected

because of me, I slid into depression. How did she get affected? Because of my Twitter. Because of how I would speak on Twitter. When they could not get to me, they got to her. On social media, not physically. And the threats were so horrific and real. That got to you? No, she started getting massive anxiety attacks. It really affected her. And that got to me. And I just slid and I started thinking about everything. Because until then, I lived in the moment. I didn't care. Whatever I wanted to do, I would do it. If I

couldn't make a film in my company, I would go abroad. I would do it somewhere else. Whatever I wanted to do, I would do it. I had won. I started thinking when my daughter got affected. I was like, I can go out and survive anywhere in the world. And enjoy doing things. Give me my books. Give me my films. I am happy. And there is water nearby to swim in. Monogamy? You are still in monogamous. But monogamy as a... As a thing that the society follows largely. No, I am not somebody who believes in anything.

I am not somebody. I have met people who are not monogamous. Everything is good. Everything is fine. For me, it is... Life has forever been a search for that one place which can be home. But I am sure you find it inside you. The home that you are looking for. Isn't it inside you? Or are you looking for it externally all the time? No, I don't look for it externally. Because I don't have time. I don't go out on dates. Simple thing. Because I call it a mating game. I am saying, you already have an

end goal in your mind. The rest of the people lie to each other. They do sex first. In Iceland, people get together. They have sex first and then they start a conversation or relationship. I don't believe in that. I need to be comfortable. I need to connect emotionally. Of course. And I have had that kind of friends in my life. So then, are the friends the home? The metaphorical home? The problem is not always with the other person. The problem lies here. My house looks like a film geek's library. It doesn't look like a home.

And you can't expect the other person to come and fit in and try and make space for themselves there. And you are not willing to make the effort to make space for them. Then I will not feel safe if that is changed. You have made your home with films. I don't get the middle way. It's unfair of me to expect somebody else to come and live in a fucking film library. And a geek's home, from coffee machine to whiskey to everything is to my convenience. Right? You have your palace in place. And then turn it

into a home where I will be lost. And it's unfair on that person. So I need to find a clone of me in a woman. That would be too chaotic. Which is a very, very, very massive thing. Man, it is an absurd thought also. Yeah, I am saying, how? Two people make a home together. I am not ready to leave her. How will it be? Have you ever had imaginary friends? Everyone had imaginary friends in childhood. I used to live with imaginary friends. I used to play imaginary games. I used to become the owner of

a cinema hall. When my brothers and sisters used to play at home, I used to become the owner of a cinema hall. And then I used to print a photo in Lucknow. I used to cut it and stick it. I am showing you this film today. And I used to sell tickets for carrom board and chess board. House full. Every night. What is your favorite Govinda film? My favorite Govinda film? Dhule Raja. Shake hands. It is his best film. Inspired by Cheech and Chong's film. It is a total rip-off of that film. But I don't

care. Is that film also as funny? Cheech and Chong's films are very funny. I was having a conversation with someone and they told me to talk to you about Kadar Khan. I love Kadar Khan. Kadar Khan was a genius. It's like I really... Why didn't Kadar Khan get a lifetime achievement? Why didn't Kadar Khan get a lifetime achievement? The industry didn't give him a due. The industry didn't give him a due. The industry didn't give him a due. I had said it once. I think a few people had heard it. Gurudutt's cameraman was given a

due. A lot of people... Abrar Alvi didn't get a due. Because he was the first dialogue writer who had put spoken language on the screen in Urdu. If you see Abrar Alvi's films it looks like he is talking to the characters. In Gurudutt's films. In other films it looks like he is saying dialogues. Theater is going on. After Abrar Alvi, there was Salim Javed. And then there was Gulzar. He used spoken language. Even if he was using poetry. I see Hindi films these days. People think in English and write in Hindi. Who talks like this?

Kadar Khan was like that. People forgot him. I was thinking some days back. From Coolie to Coolie No. 1. He has written everything. He has done the full transition. Open IMDB. Start looking at his credits. What all he has written. You will be shocked. What all performances he has done. His range of acting. Is at par with Govinda. Correct. If not better. If not better. Definitely. Industry is like this. Lifetime achievements are only for actors. Rest... Most of the time, a filmmaker gets it. He gets it only if his son is still a star. Who

doesn't have a legacy. In terms of offsprings. People forget him. It's like that. If my father was an actor. I would say, your father has done a lot. Give him a lifetime. What else? Have you ever been privy to such a conversation? You know. 30 years in the industry. It happens. I have said it before. Why don't you give him a lifetime achievement? No. How did you feel when you met Scorsese for the first time? When did it happen? What was it like? When I got the request, he wants to see your films. I got

scared. I told Guneet Monga. I was going to New York. I told him to drop the films at home. He dropped the first film. We forgot. Then I got a letter. I told him I saw it. Then I got a message. He is heading the jury. He would want you to participate in his jury. What was in that letter? That letter is public. It's published everywhere. He saw Gangs of Wasseypur and Devdi. Then he saw the next one. He asked for the next one. He asks for my every film. That was the first letter. I

printed it and kept it at home. Then he asked me for the jury. I was excited. In the first meeting, I was nervous. He is severely asthmatic. He can't smoke. I was smoking behind him. A man was smoking next to me. He asked if I was in the jury. I said yes. I was so nervous to meet him. I said, Hi, I am Anurag. He said, I am Paulo. I said, sorry. I was so nervous. That's how we met. Me and Paulo met. Both of you are nervous to meet Scorsese. I came to meet Scorsese.

That's why I came to Pakistan. How was the experience when you were smoking with Scorsese in the jury? He was staring at me. Was there any disagreement in that jury? No. One filmmaker who had to speak has time to watch other people's films. He loves films passionately. He supports cinema. He supports so many other things. He is not the kind of a man who tells people what to do. He will let us discuss. He immediately makes you an equal. My meeting with Coppola was so beautiful because I am the one who is in awe. I

was talking to him. He didn't understand. His daughter was also there. She said, he can't hear properly. He is asking you to come and sit. I said, in his lap? He said, yes, in his lap. I sat in his lap. I asked him what I was saying. It was such a surreal moment. Richa Chaddha and Ali Fazal took a picture of me. I sat in his lap. He said, you are a filmmaker from India. I said, what films have you made? He said, how can I see your films? I said, you are a filmmaker. I

am making pasta tomorrow for all the filmmakers. I said, I have got the invite. He said, you are coming? I said, yes. He said, I will come the next day. There were just filmmakers on the table. One actor, what's his name? I had the best introduction of him ever in my life. Wes Anderson. How can I remember his name? Wes Anderson. The main actor of every film. Owen Wilson. Bill Murray. My introduction to Bill Murray. He was singing to his own penis in the bathroom. He was actually doing it? He is like that. He is

funny. You saw him and the penis? No, I saw him. He is in a cubicle. He was singing to his own penis in the bathroom. And he is hilarious. And he never stops singing. And then we met on the table again. I told him, when the introduction happened I said, I saw you singing. He is casual about it. Who is the director you would have loved to meet but you can't now because you are no longer alive? Who is that filmmaker? DC's Melville. Freed Slang. Freed Slang is the father of them all. The people who

used to make silent films and old films they were real geniuses. Because they discovered filmmaking on its own. Earlier when there was a role shoot, it used to be a single role shoot. Then two perspective shoots and then cutting and joining it. And then making a conversation. And then slowly changing it from a conversation to a story. Changing the camera angles. They discovered this. Or invented it. They made cinema. Created it. We are just telling a story now. We are just telling a story. They gave everything to us. Hitchcock made Lodger. A silent film. Look

at its climax. Very recently from the Hangman Square. I think. Single shot climax. The man is caught that he is a psychopath. He is the one who is the killer. He knows he is getting caught. But he has to play his last symphony. He is also a concert pianist. And he is playing the piano. The girl he is doing it for. And he puts the whole thing on fire. In just one shot. While he is playing the piano and how the fire catches on and there is chaos and everything and he keeps playing in that

fire. How do they do it? Why everything was created and invented? Why did a steadicam came into being? Stanley Kubrick took a long shot in Path of Glory. Which was outside. Of the soldiers. That shot which still inspires. All Quiet on the Western Front, 1917. All the films. It was the precursor of that shot. Now he wants that shot in the corridor in Shining. The camera can't get in. And how will the camera travel? And when the cameraman does it with his hand the whole camera shakes. And he is jogging on the media and he

is thinking if I jog the world doesn't shake. If I look through the camera that means I need to see it from a distance. The whole science behind this was to take the eyepiece away from you. So you could control it. For that shot that shot in Shining. The one with the socks. The one with the carpet. That's why the steadicam came into being. There are stories behind everything. And when you understand those stories you will understand cinema. What people do nowadays is jump cut. Goddard said it was revolutionary. Correct. When he was making the

film he shot everything in single shot. He had to cut the legs. He didn't have the legs. He started taking them out. Things are made in it. As needed. Do you want to time travel? Is there no point in Indian history that you want to go to meet someone? Who is your favourite Indian historical figure? Favourite Indian historical figure? I want to go and see how people lived in those times. What times? I read Ramayana, Mahabharata and Gita in our house. So at a very young age I read it. It had a massive impact. When

people talk about it I feel like no one has read it. Otherwise it doesn't happen. What version have they read? What manipulation have they done? What have they made? What do you think of this? We can talk about the mob. I am talking about the problem of the mob. My biggest problem is when we were growing up and we didn't study our mother used to tell us to study. Otherwise look at him. Look at his condition. You will become like him. And the one you used to point at has become a leader today. Wearing orange

and waving a flag on a bike. He is telling because he got a chance to say that I am something. And the same people are roaming everywhere. And educated people are scared of him. Because his drawback is education. But it's not like that. The educated people are also in a fundamentalist approach. But the educated people have the opportunity. The middle man is doing everything. The middle man has no skill. He only knows how to multiply money and earn more money. He misuses opportunity, connection and power. People don't understand the system. People don't understand why our

billionaires and trillionaires exist. Because they get loans easily. And what is that loan? It's the money deposited in our bank. It's our savings. Our savings are our taxes. A powerful man sanctions his own people. It's their right. But we can't get a loan. And if our EMI doesn't go on time, we get 50,000 calls. And at that level the loans are forgiven. Because a lot of people are connected. Why is there hunger for power? Hunger for power is to have control. How hungry are you now? I'm hungry. Let's go. Let's go eat. This is too

intimate. This is too intimate. What? This is better. A little bit too close. Do you make Maggi? Yes. The vegetable one? I add sugar to it. Have you met Jodorowsky? No. He's like a devotee. He greets me. Does he respect you? No. What do you call yourself? Liars. I am. Why do you call yourself a liar? Why do you call yourself a liar? What is your definition of this word? Fool. Fool. There's no other meaning. I think so too. There's no other meaning. It's a normal word. Are you okay to do this on camera? I

am okay. We don't have to edit, right? People will know that I smoke tobacco. I smoke Golden Virginia. I don't get anything out of it. This is plain tobacco. People think that I'm a Charsi or a Ganjedi. And that's what I do. Because I roll my cigarettes. They don't know. And they think that cigarettes come out of packets. 14-15 years now. You know that we came from Delhi to shoot, right? I don't know. Four of us came from Delhi. The rest are from Bombay. I don't know. You don't know? We came from Delhi to shoot.

I don't know anything. All your fans are here. Ishashwar, Ranjan, everyone. Sir, do it. Okay, do it. They sent me a lot of links. Have you seen Pankaj? This is the problem with you too. I'm overcoming the first half. The problem with people like you is that you've given too many interviews. That's the reason I don't watch my interviews. Then you become very aware. You don't watch your interviews. That's why you're repeating stories. Which is a good thing. I don't watch because I just talk. Then you become careful about what to say and what not

to say. So the problem for an interviewer like me, interviewing someone like you is what's new to ask. You've asked a lot of things that no one asked me. Do you watch YouTube videos where other great filmmakers are talking about... I've watched YouTube videos of Hrithik Roshan's dances and Sanjay Bansali's songs. I watch a lot of reels. I was obsessed with Nora Fatehi's reels. Now I watch food reels. I watch songs and dance reels. Nora Fatehi. Nora Fatehi. Nora Fatehi's face was there for 3 months. Hrithik Roshan's face is there. My go-to is watching Hrithik

Roshan's dances and Sanjay Bansali's songs. That's my go-to stress buster. I watch Bansali's songs for an hour. Why don't we talk about Bansali, the music director, more often? Bansali is a genius. When it comes to music, choreography, he's just a freaking genius. And now he's also discard violence. In Gangubai, he showed violence. I was so happy about it. I went and told him. I remember we had a conversation before Devdas. What did he think about Devdi? He hated it. He said... You've ruined a classic. You've ruined my Chandramukhi and Paro. But it's not his to

ruin. He didn't say it to me. He said it to Vikram. Vikram was his assistant. Vikram was a co-writer on Devdi. Who told Vikram? I wrote about Black Friday once. It was published in Tehelka. Which upset him a lot. He thought I'm his enemy. Which I'm not. You said Black Friday. You didn't like Black? I didn't. I didn't believe it. I didn't believe it. And I wrote about it. Which upset him a lot. But that writing was not supposed to be for publication. That was personal to him. We were good friends before that. Now we're

friends again. The ice broke again. I had to break it myself. Do you think he would talk to someone like me? He is a very reserved person. He also is very awkward in public. I keep telling him he needs to let go off. I don't think he will talk very openly. What should we do to gain his trust? It takes a lot of time to gain someone's trust. He also deals with his own trauma. He's very closely seen in the industry. As a kid. That he hated. Should I ask a controversial question? Kejriwal or Rahul

Gandhi? Kejriwal is a definite no. Why? Because I feel like I see a sign. I saw it before it came. I was in a seminar. And there were these RTI activists. This was before he even got into politics. He was an activist then. He was an activist and he was talking. And there was another person called Shekhar. We used to work with him. They were both sitting and sharing a stage. Shekhar was here. Kejriwal was here. And someone asked him a question. Shekhar or someone asked him a question. And while he was answering there was

a crowd reaction. He did this. So at one point I thought this man plays to the crowd. He will play to the crowd. But isn't that necessary in his profession? I'm saying at that time I'm talking about an activist. He followed exactly the same thing that I expected. He'll get into politics. And we had a long discussion about before he got into politics between me and my ADs. When I spoke exactly I said this man is going to be this. And that is exactly what he has become. And I said you give him power he'll

be worse. That man is a total... He's a Pol Pot. The dictator of Cambodia. The man who thinks he knows what is right for people with good intentions and will restrict everyone from letting them be. Because that kind of a man who thinks he's doing it for them but actually he's not. He'll spit on his own words and there's only one way to live for him which he thinks is right. So that's what he does. I find him more dangerous. And what about the other chap that I mentioned? See problem is not what you are

before you get power. Problem is what you become after you get power. Correct. I'm talking about someone who can take criticism. Someone who was criticized on Facebook or social media and they didn't try to silence him. What kind of a leader is he in this country? You know I discovered one thing Anurag, recently. Nehru said in his interview Nehru used to write under some other name criticizing the policies of his own government. And he used to have a sarcastic take on Nehru while writing under another name. That's the way of doing things. Constitutionally or based

on a contract wise in a company also when you know that majority is that side and I'm on this side and majority is taking a decision which is dangerous and self serving how do you address that? You come from outside from anonymity and criticize that. I've done that to myself. To my own films. I've trashed my own film writing a review where I was part of. I've done that because that's the only way out. I've done that in my own company also. I wrote a review called Shakala Ka F**k F**k. Under some other name. Under

my name. Because the whole review that I trashed the film. I didn't trash the film. I trashed myself. I have no right to trash myself and my participation in it. Was there a TV at home in your childhood? No. We used to go to see Chitrahaar. When there was a TV at home, we used to go to see Chitrahaar on Wednesday evening. Then World This Week started so we used to go to see that. Chitrahaar, World This Week and Sunday morning 11 o'clock movie Jungle Book. How was the World This Week when you were watching

it? When it started? It was amazing. Have you met him? I met him years back. I met Dr. Roy before coming to Bombay. What is your impression of the guy? Amazing. He had charisma. Arun Puri had charisma. But look now. People become pliable. And I don't judge them because it's fine. To each their own. To each their own because whatever you do the consequences are yours. And if you are happy in that, then be happy. During Udta Punjab, I would get a call from everyone. From you to Congress. We are standing with you. I had

to put out a tweet saying that please you and Congress stay away from me. This is my personal fight. It's not political. I had to put out a tweet. Why? Won't you take help if they are helping you? I don't need help. I know how to fight. I don't need help. I don't need help from the political party because I am fighting for a film. I am not fighting against a government. Against a party. Everything becomes about party. I fight with the government. Yeah, but if it's strategically aligning it with you. I am fighting with

the government which has come in power with a mandate. People's mandate. My fight is always with the government and with misgovernance and when they try to take my rights away. That has been my only fight. I have never fought against a party. How did you feel after watching your brother's film? It's better than all your films. I feel proud. But it was very difficult for me. What a film! I got a lot of benefits because of it. People thought you made it. No, no, no. I made Wasseypur because people asked me who is the director

and who made Dabangg. Really? I am very proud of the film. Do you have any problems with that film? No. Except for Salman Khan. I don't have a problem with that. I like Salman's films Sultan, Dabangg and Bajrangi. Bajrangi is a very good film. Bajrangi, Sultan and Dabangg. I liked all three films. Have you met Dharmendra? I have met him a lot of times. How does he look? He is very cute. I met him a long time ago in the beginning of my career. I met him to tell him a story. He was very happy.

He told me that it's been a long time since he put make-up on his face. He told me that he liked my story. I told him that I won't do the film. He told me that I won't do the film. I told him that I won't do the film. Actually, it's a fact. No, there was no such film. Deols don't die. Yes, at that time. I am talking about way back in 90s. How did you like the film? Sunny ji was our next generation's favourite actor. Arjun Dacaiyat. He said it. And because also that belief

system was such that hero dies in the film, film flops. Oh yes, in Sholay, Amit ji dies. Hero dies in the film, film flops. Yes, that belief system is very strong. Yes, that belief system is very strong. I have messaged you once or twice. I think the mic has come off. No, no, it's stuck to my hair. Don't you remove hair from your chest? Are you mad? I was removed from a film. I told the hero to grow hair. You were removed as a director? Yes, after writing. Which film? What are you saying? Even if

it's not, it's okay. It was Agra Mathura's film. It's not like that. It's Salman's film. What are you saying? I was making it in your name. Mani Ratnam. What? He brought respect to cinematography and Rahman. He brought respect to cinematography and Rahman. He brought respect to cinematography and Rahman. He brought respect to cinematography and Rahman. What's the name of the film? Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. Okay, okay. We won't go into that. I didn't mean to create controversy. I'm a small YouTuber. Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. Pose for Shahrukh once. What? Shahrukh's pose. What a guy! What

a guy! Pose for Salman once. I don't know. Pose for Aamir once. What's Aamir Khan's future? There's no more shrewd, genius producer than Aamir Khan. There's no more shrewd, genius producer than Aamir Khan. Tare Zameen Par? Outstanding film. If you talk about which actor has had highest number of great films, that I like is Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar and Aamir Khan. Highest number of great films. You must have met him. I've seen Goddard. He's sitting at the same place where the story was told. David Lynch went to meet Goddard. Okay. It's on the floor of

a cafe in St. Germain. Goddard used to sit there. David Lynch recognised him. He went to meet Goddard. Hello, sir. I said, I'm a filmmaker. I'm a fan. What films do you make? David Lynch gave me the names of the films. I don't know them. Poor guy left. When I saw Goddard, he told me a story. I was happy to see him. Goddard is a cat man. Don't you think so? People want to be... Sometimes I sit and I don't want people to disturb me. That's fine, but... Everyone has their own privacy. Stars are there.

No one disturbs them. I've sat down with so many big people there. Nobody comes and disturbs them. Nobody. You have privacy. The actors there... A superstar like Isabel Lupe who goes to her own fiat and does her own shopping. She goes to school holding her child's hand. It's such a normal life. Once, I went to Mario Cotillard's house for a professional meeting. He said, come home. I have to cook for the kids. I'm narrating in the kitchen. I'm cooking for my kids who are coming back from school. When I went to London, to shoot for

Devdi, I had to meet Danny Boyle because I needed help. He said, come and call me. I called him and said, the plumbing in my house is broken. I'm fixing it. Before my kids come to school, I have to make sure... Danny Boyle? He was fixing the plumbing himself. Shall we meet tomorrow? I came to meet him the next day. But actors like him will be famous here. Not just famous, two Indians have come to take a selfie with me. No one has disturbed them yet. We Indians have a problem. We can go anywhere. We're

still growing. Didn't you hear the story of Ranbir Kapoor? He saw Natalie Portman on the street. He saw her and took a photo. She ignored him and left. Ranbir too. I think Natalie Portman is... Ranbir doesn't have a nickname. Let's meet the kids. I don't want to meet the kids in someone's house. Isn't there a small art appreciation course outside like FTI? I want to go. Don't go. There's no learning here. Look at the picture and do your own learning. According to the course, it will become your formula. Look at the picture. Don't listen to

anyone. This is Brahmastra. Look at the picture and make your own opinion. He's an individual. Do you see arrogance in the kids who come out of the institute? There's a lot of peer pressure. Direction students can't make films. If you're studying in a film institute and in a direction course, when you come out of it, the film director doesn't make the film for himself or the audience. He makes it for his other classmates. That's the biggest problem. So that his other classmates say, wow, what a great film. That's where you get stuck. You can't get

out of it. Do you read books regularly? Recommend a book for our audience. What kind of book? Understand the film through Anurag Kashyap. Hitchcock by Truffaut. The game is over. Read one chapter and read the film you were discussing. Then read the second chapter. Read the film after that. The film will be film-making. Hitchcock by Truffaut. Or Billy Wilder by Cameron Grove. Filmmakers talking to filmmakers. Billy Wilder by Cameron Grove. Whoever taught me script writing who hasn't written a script, I don't read. I only read screenwriters on screenwriters. Have you heard of audiobooks? Audiobooks work

in travel. You listen to them? What was the last audiobook you listened to? Tarantino's new book. Which is called? I don't know. Cinema Projections. Have you ever flown in a private plane? Private planes move a lot. How many people were sitting in a small plane? Four people. Whose plane? I don't remember the name. Was it a Hindi film person? No, not a film person. It was a businessman. I was in the ministry having a conversation. They wanted me to stay back. They dropped me. What is your worst flight experience apart from this? Come, come. I

had a flying experience. During Volcanic Ash. I was selected to fly in Cannes. I was stuck in Denmark. I was a producer in Denmark. I had to come back soon. I didn't have a flight because of Volcanic Ash. I was in Iceland. Volcano erupted. The train took me to Rome in two days. I was so exhausted. I had a wine. I took a ticket. I was there for five hours. I had only one flight. Saudi Arabia. I went to the lounge. I sat in the lounge and started drinking. I wanted to pass out. I sat

in the flight. I passed out. I landed in Saudi Arabia. I was arrested. Because I walked into the land of Saudis totally drunk. After that, I was in a bad condition. You were arrested? No, I was arrested. I was questioned. I asked in English. Suddenly, no one knew English. Luckily, I had my phone. I called up. I sent a text to Ronnie's crew. What flight are you flying? I didn't know which airline I was in. I didn't know which airline I was in. I was sitting there. They went out. I was alone in the room.

Two or three people came. You were behind the bars? I was in the questioning room. I realized that I had a bag in my hand. There were pork sausages in the bag. I didn't pay attention. I was holding it tight. I didn't want to open the bag. I didn't know what was happening. Suddenly, a guy came. He took my ticket and passport. He went out. Two or three Indian pilots came in. I said, yes, this is the person. They said, no, but we can't. They fought. I called them up. Jet Airways refused to fly without

me. I got a call. Jet Airways had a three-hour delay. He was standing in the tarmac. We won't go without him. I sat him down. The plane took off. Do you face serious threats? Yes. Physically also or just on the internet? I face them everywhere. It's not just about right now. Have people come up to you and threatened you? I was given police security when I was shooting Yellow Boots because I spoke something about Raj Thackeray. MNS had threatened. I explained to MNS people because they thought he was Anurag Kashyap. That guy is Amar Kaushik,

the director of Bhediya. When Black Friday was released, I went to see if there was a threat. There was no threat. There are indirect threats. Their way of working is very indirect. They are smart enough to not attack you directly. They spend time trying to find skeletons which they couldn't. Then they try to find your weakness. Then they attack your weakness. They got to my daughter. Do you see non-despotic rulers right now? Leaders? Anywhere? The world is going right-wing because of social media. It is not the problem only of India. It's the world over. The

world over privilege of education has passed people by. It has been given to very few. And the technology has come. To give voice to everyone. So today the number is more. Because these people know to speak the language that they want to hear. And they are very aware that they are speaking to a larger mass. Do you fear or do you imagine a future where there is large-scale violence? There will be. Everything also comes to an end. And it will not come to an end because of education or lack of education. It will come to

an end because of hunger. In whichever country hunger, poverty and joblessness have come to an end. We are giving free food to 80 crore people. This means we are admitting that 80 crore people can't even afford to buy their own food. How long will you give free food? And how many will you give? These things will only happen when hunger and poverty will reach every home. No one can do anything. You can make a film. But you can't attack these themes and make a film. What will you do by making a film? Where will it

come? Will it be released in Pakistan? No, it won't be released. If we make a film like this, will it be released? Aadhaar has not been released. For the past two years, documentaries have been nominated for the Oscars. Is it celebrated? It will not be celebrated. That's why documentaries are not celebrated. Nobody talks about it. The truth must not be documented for any kind of a regime to survive. It's a big thing. The truth must not be documented for any regime to survive. That's the ultimate truth. That's why they have a problem with documentaries. Border

is a good film. What if I say I haven't seen it? You are definitely anti-Indian. I have been a big fan of J.P. Dutta. I have been a big fan of J.P. Dutta. Ghulami, Yatim, Hathiyar, and Batwara. No border, no LOC, no refugee. No film after that. Which is David Dhawan's best film? David is a genius. I used to call him an auteur. His favourite film is Aankhen. His favourite film is Aankhen. Because there is no screenplay, no script. It's a montage of incredible... There are so many elements. Everything is going anywhere. Aankhen is like

RRR of its time. It will run after the Oscars. Aankhen is a dangerous film. Aankhen is a very dangerous film. David Dhawan used to be its first editor. He was a serious filmmaker. He made a remake of Untouchables. Untouchables? He made a remake with Kumar Gaurav. David Dhawan made Aankhen. It was a transition. Divya Bharti and Govinda's film was Aankhen ke Pehle. Shola Shabnam. David Dhawan found his voice. After that, he broke it. He will continue to break it. He gave me an advice. An amazing advice. I acted in a South Indian film. David saw

it. He said, Anurag, you act. When you act, you make money and the film too. But you direct. No one makes money. That's true. Why didn't you listen to him? I didn't want to. But seriously, he speaks very lovingly. He has been a very big support system. His wife, Lali Dhawan, has been very supportive. I wouldn't have made it without her. How much time do we have? We have an hour. Give me 10 minutes. Will you come to the outro? The producer of the film will come. What is the film called? Almost Pyaar Bhi DJ

Mohabbat. It's a name of the film. My daughter's generation who are navigating life and our parents become villains they think they are better. They ruin their lives by short-routing. That's the whole story. The whole film was a promotion. No, the whole story is the film. Did you and Mr. Bhatt decide that you will name your daughter Alia? No. My spelling is different. It's Y-A-H. Rule number one all the time. Why did you do it to her? Tell me. What does it mean? Sublime. Supreme. Are you happy? Of course. You should be a father. Of course.

You want to give a message to the society. It's amazing that you are a father of a daughter. If you have a son, make him fall. Joke. Don't put it in itself. Cruel joke. Tell me. He will make his son fall. Yes. Every son is not as good as Abhinav. Some Anurag also comes out. Looking at this camera, tell me how was the experience? Validate me once again in front of my audience. Tell me the purpose. Why is it the best Anurag Kashyap film till date? It's a very emotional film. Master sir. The film came

from here. I had to make it for many years. And we have made everything. Almost Pyaar Bhi DJ Mohabbat. It's coming on 3rd February in the cinema hall. Go and watch it. And all this nonsense that happened between us. It happened because of this. Because our film is coming. I was very excited for a long time. I hope you enjoyed it. I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you so much. You have taken a lot out of me. I am okay. I don't mean to create any confusion. I have not said anything that I didn't mean.

That is good. But in the flow, you must have said something that you didn't mean. I don't say anything that I didn't mean. I get angry. When I say something in anger, hurtful things come out. Anger reduces. Very less. Thank you so much. Wonderful.