Anurag Kashyap Claims He Is ‘Busier Than Shah Rukh Khan;’ Debunks Rumours Of Quitting Filmmaking, Saying, “I Am Frustrated”

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap never believes in mincing his words when it comes to sharing thoughts about film industry situation. From past few months, he has been raving about South film and their successes claiming how he wishes to relocate there. After this, rumours were rife that he has moved to Kerala. Now, Anurag Kashyap took to his Twitter and clarified he has not quit filmmaking.

Anurag Kashyap on rumours of quitting filmmaking

The Gangs of Wasseypur director wrote on X, “I have relocated cities. I have not left filmmaking. For all the people who think I am frustrated and gone. I am here, and I am busier than Shah Rukh Khan (I have to be; I don’t make as much money). I don’t have dates until 2028. He added, “I have five directorial projects hopefully coming out this year or maybe three now and two early next year. I have the longest IMDb, and I am so employed that I say no to 3 projects a day. So pls go suck your own **** or if you are flexible enough lick your own ***.”

I have relocated cities.i have not left filmmaking . For all the people who think I am frustrated and gone . I am here and I am busier than shah rukh khan ( I have to be, I don’t make
As much money😂) I don’t have dates until 2028. I have five directorial hopefully coming out…

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) April 17, 2025

When Anurag Kashyap called Bollywood Toxic

These assumptions regarding filmmaker come after he stated in an interview with The Hindu that he has decided to leave Mumbai. “The industry has become too toxic. Everyone is chasing unrealistic targets, trying to make the next Rs 500 or Rs 800 crore film. The creative atmosphere is gone. A city is not just its structures but also its people. And here they pull you down,” he stated.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, he said that he was moving to the South. “Right from the beginning, before the film starts, it becomes about how to sell it. So, the joy of filmmaking is sucked out. That’s why I want to move out of Mumbai next year. I am going to the South. I want to go where there is stimulation. Otherwise, I will die as an old man. I am so disappointed and disgusted by my own industry. I am disgusted by the mindset,” he said.

On the work front, Kashyap recently shared an update about his first Telugu/Hindi bilingual film Dacoit, which he is only an actor in. Kashyap’s last project as a director was the film festival hit Kennedy.

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