Anurag Kashyap says he's 'not fearless, just honest'; explains why he is critical of film industry: 'I'm warning them'

Anurag Kashyap has built quite the reputation for his bold style of filmmaking and story telling. However, in his latest interview, the star director admits that he isn’t fearless, but rather truthful.“I don’t see myself as fearless. I’m very honest about my filmmaking. And I think filmmakers should be honest to their filmmaking,” Kashyap told PTI in an interview. He went on to explain, “In a sense, it's a choice you have to make. Do you want to make movies or do you want a lifestyle? Most people want fame and lifestyle. I want to keep making movies."

Kashyap on people calling him courageous

Kashyap, shared his take on people calling him 'courageous'. He went on to add, "People call me courageous because they lack courage.

Why should you need to be courageous to speak honestly? I’m just honest to myself."However, he did admit that things said about his family, often affect him. "My people are my team, my actors, everyone. I care about them. I care about cinema,” he said.

On protecting his family

The filmmaker is often in the headlines for his bold statements and unfiltered views on various social causes and matters pertaining to the film industry. Addressing his critical views abou the industry, he said, “I talk so much about what's wrong with cinema, not because I'm complaining, it's because I'm warning them.

I've seen that happen. I've been here so long. I've seen people come and go and I've seen people make the same mistakes.

I keep warning them and they don't like it.”

On moving away

According to Kashyap, the industry has become obsessed with churning out back-to-back hits rather than making films that come from a place of truth. "Earlier filmmakers would make films that they wanted to make. And want to do their best to make it into a film that reaches out.

That communicates what they want to communicate. But suddenly, the world has changed. It became about formulas and algorithms and everything else.

And I didn't want to get into that muck. So I wanted to step away from it."That move, according to the director, involved moving out of Mumbai and relocating. Without revealing where he has moved, He said, “I saw that in Kerala, and I’ve seen it in Hollywood too—you don’t have to live in Bombay to make films."