Anurag Kashyap's Netflix Show 'Sacred Games' With Saif & Nawazuddin Has Left Us Wanting For More

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Feb 232018
 

As soon as Netflix announced that it will be making its way to India, fans of the online streaming service were ready with their credit cards. But when it finally was available, it caused widespread disappointment across the country as the content available was different and way too less as compared to other countries.

So in a way to compensate for the same, Netflix decided to go ahead and make content with Indian actors and storylines that would be relatable to the Indian audience. Its upcoming show ‘Sacred Games’ is an attempt at the same and its first look sure looks promising.

First Look At Netflix's New Indian Show 'Sacred Games'© Netflix

The first thing that got us intrigued is the fact that it is based on the critically-acclaimed best-selling novel of the same name by author Vikram Chandra and is being directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane.

First Look At Netflix's New Indian Show 'Sacred Games'© Goodreads

Our hopes were already at an all-time high and then we got to hear the next best news which is the cast of the show: Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Radhika Apte.

And today, the Twitter account of Netflix India provided us with the first look at them.

The deadliest games are the ones we’ve been fooled into playing. Here’s the first look of #SacredGames pic.twitter.com/F1gBkaVGSf

— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) February 23, 2018

Radhika’s serious and solemn expression and Nawaz’s unsettling smile sure look intriguing.

First Look At Netflix's New Indian Show 'Sacred Games'© Twitter (Netflix India)

First Look At Netflix's New Indian Show 'Sacred Games'© Twitter (Netflix India)

But its Saif’s character that has all our attention.

First Look At Netflix's New Indian Show 'Sacred Games'© Twitter (Netflix India)

It’s clear that Saif is playing the role of a Sikh police offer and his blood splattered face is just what was needed to get the audience hooked. Good job Netflix!

The series would revolve around Inspector Sartaj Singh (Evidently Saif) and Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. Sartaj’s life is going downhill for a variety of reasons when an anonymous tip promises him an opportunity to capture Ganesh.

But of course, it isn’t going to be as easy as it seems. While the two indulge in a classic hide-and-seek game, it becomes clear that both of them are a part of something which is way larger than it appears to be. A story full of violence, betrayal, corruption, and politics awaits us.

On being asked about the release date by a user, Netflix just tweeted that they will keep us posted.

Soon, Aditya. We’ll keep you posted.

— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) February 23, 2018

Well we are already hooked and can’t wait to watch what Netflix has got in store for its Indian audience.

Anurag Kashyap: Indians get into sports for government jobs

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Dec 202017
 

Ahead of release of boxing drama Mukkabaaz, Anurag Kashyap talks about how people from lower strata turn sportsmen for reasons other than love for the game

Anurag Kashyap’s Mukkabaaz may revolve around a boxer, but as is true of his films, this one too has multiple layers to it. Through the journey of his protagonist, a boxer who belongs to a lower caste, Kashyap addresses one of the biggest social evils of the country – casteism. He also trains the spotlight on how people from lower strata are attracted to the field of sports not for the love of the game, but for their own agenda.

Mukkabaaz
Mukkabaaz

“We all know the status of boxing in India. Professional boxing has started only recently here. Boxers in India come from certain strata of the society. People from lower strata get into sports to change their lifestyle, to upgrade themselves, to get government jobs. So there is not just casteism, but also reverse casteism,” he analyses.

Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap

One with a proclivity for nuances, Kashyap says he knew early on that he’d showcase the female lead of Mukkabaaz, played by Zoya Hussain, as a mute character. “The heroine is a metaphor for the women in Uttar Pradesh, where my film is set. They hear everything, but don’t speak up.”

The film, which stars Vineet Kumar Singh in the central role, won applause at the Toronto Film Festival. “My worry was how the audience out there will react to different elements of boxing in India. I was surprised that it found an audience in the West.”

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Rishi Kapoor lashes out at Anurag Kashyap and Anurag Basu yet again

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Sep 212017
 

Rishi-KapoorRishi Kapoor is not new to the world of controversies. His outright and frank nature on Twitter has gotten him into serious trouble on more than a few occasions.

The recent one being Rishi Kapoor’s statement on directors Anurag Kashyap and Anurag Basu for ‘Bombay Velvet’ and ‘Jagga Jasoos’ respectively made at Neha Dhupia’s audio-chat show ‘No Filter With Neha’. Both these ‘big-budgeted’ films featured Rishi’s son and nation’s heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor. Alas, both left audiences dejected and were a major let-down at the box-office.

On the show, the senior Kapoor was asked to speak about a topic for a minute, and it was any Anurag in his life!

Rishi Kapoor answered with spontaneity, “There is Anurag Kashyap, who made ‘Bombay Velvet’, but he made a better film in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. I couldn’t understand head or tale about ‘Bombay Velvet’.”

Talking about director Anurag Basu, who directed ‘Jagga Jasoos,’ his son Ranbir’s maiden production venture; Rishi Kapoor lashed out at him when the film tanked.

On Neha Dhupia’s show, he continued his ‘Anurag’ topic and said, “And then there was Basu (Anurag Basu), who made ‘Barfi’ an outstanding film. I am so happy he took my son for it. My son got great recognition for it, and then he made this ‘Gajja’ Jasoos… what ‘Jagga Jasoos’ whatever… which he made a total mess of. It was as messy as my pronunciation.”

“He probably got indulged too much. I guess both the ‘Anurags’ got indulged in their films. You know when they are good enough to work on a certain budget and suddenly they are given huge budgets in hand so ‘bandar ke haath mein khilona nahin aa jaata hai,’ he goes absolutely berserk. So I think that’s what actually happened with both these guys. They were given budgets they could not handle and I guess it happens. It happens with every director, every actor you can’t have a hundred percent record anyway…So it happens,” concluded the unfiltered audio by Rishi Kapoor.

Wonder what the Anurags have to say about it?

Rishi Kapoor lashes out at Anurag Kashyap and Anurag Basu yet again

 Celebrities
Sep 202017
 

Rishi KapoorRishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor is not new to the world of controversies. His outright and frank nature on Twitter has gotten him into serious trouble on more than a few occasions.

The recent one being Rishi Kapoor’s statement on directors Anurag Kashyap and Anurag Basu for ‘Bombay Velvet’ and ‘Jagga Jasoos’ respectively made at Neha Dhupia’s audio-chat show ‘No Filter With Neha’. Both these ‘big-budgeted’ films featured Rishi’s son and nation’s heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor. Alas, both left audiences dejected and were a major let-down at the box-office.

On the show, the senior Kapoor was asked to speak about a topic for a minute, and it was any Anurag in his life!

Rishi Kapoor answered with spontaneity, “There is Anurag Kashyap, who made ‘Bombay Velvet’, but he made a better film in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. I couldn’t understand head or tale about ‘Bombay Velvet’.”

Talking about director Anurag Basu, who directed ‘Jagga Jasoos,’ his son Ranbir’s maiden production venture; Rishi Kapoor lashed out at him when the film tanked.

On Neha Dhupia’s show, he continued his ‘Anurag’ topic and said, “And then there was Basu (Anurag Basu), who made ‘Barfi’ an outstanding film. I am so happy he took my son for it. My son got great recognition for it, and then he made this ‘Gajja’ Jasoos… what ‘Jagga Jasoos’ whatever… which he made a total mess of. It was as messy as my pronunciation.”

“He probably got indulged too much. I guess both the ‘Anurags’ got indulged in their films. You know when they are good enough to work on a certain budget and suddenly they are given huge budgets in hand so ‘bandar ke haath mein khilona nahin aa jaata hai,’ he goes absolutely berserk. So I think that’s what actually happened with both these guys. They were given budgets they could not handle and I guess it happens. It happens with every director, every actor you can’t have a hundred percent record anyway…So it happens,” concluded the unfiltered audio by Rishi Kapoor.

Wonder what the Anurags have to say about it?

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11 films you probably didn't know Anurag Kashyap has acted in

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Sep 102017
 

1. Film: ‘Black Friday’ (2004)

Anurag Kashyap in 'Black Friday'
Anurag Kashyap (right) in ‘Black Friday’. All pics/YouTube

2. Film: ‘No Smoking’ (2007)

Anurag Kashyap (left) in 'No Smoking'
Anurag Kashyap (left) in ‘No Smoking’

3. Film: ‘Luck By Chance’ (2009)

Anurag Kashyap in 'Luck By Chance'
Anurag Kashyap in ‘Luck By Chance’

4. Film: ‘Dev.D’ (2009)

Anurag Kashyap plays a cameo as one of Chanda’s (Kalki Koechlin) clients. He is seen during the ‘Paayaliya’ song sequence.

Anurag Kashyap in 'Dev.D'
Anurag Kashyap and Kalki Koechlin in ‘Dev.D’

5. Film: ‘Gulaal’ (2009)

Anurag Kashyap in 'Gulaal'
Anurag Kashyap in ‘Gulaal’

6. Film: ‘I Am’ (2010)

Anurag Kashyap plays the role of a child molester in Onir’s film ‘I Am’.

Anurag Kashyap plays the role of a child molester in Onir's film 'I Am'
Anurag Kashyap in ‘I Am’

7. Film: ‘Shagird’ (2011)

Anurag Kashyap made his full-fledged acting debut in 2011 with Tigmanshu Dhulia’s crime thriller ‘Shagird’ where he plays the antagonist Bunty Bhaiya.

Anurag Kashyap and Nana Patekar in 'Shagird'
Anurag Kashyap and Nana Patekar in ‘Shagird’

8. Film: ‘Tera Kya Hoga Johnny’ (2011)

Anurag Kashyap in 'Tera Kya Hoga Johnny'
Anurag Kashyap in ‘Tera Kya Hoga Johnny’

9. Film: ‘Bhoothnath Returns’ (2014)

Anurag Kashyap shares screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Bhoothnath Returns'
Anurag Kashyap shares screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Bhoothnath Returns’ 

10. Film: ‘Happy New Year’ (2014)

Anurag Kashyap plays a cameo as a judge, along with Vishal Dadlani, in ‘Happy New Year’. Shah Rukh Khan and his troupe qualify in the first round of World Dance Championship by blackmailing them with evidence of their secret homosexual relationship.

Anurag Kashyap and Vishal Dadlani in 'Happy New Year'
Anurag Kashyap and Vishal Dadlani in ‘Happy New Year’

11. Film: ‘Akira’ (2016)

Anurag Kashyap plays a negative role of ACP Rane in Sonakshi Sinha-starrer ‘Akira’. He has garnered positive response for his performance and he says people are appreciating him because of his ‘punch lines’.

Anurag Kashyap in 'Akira'
Anurag Kashyap in ‘Akira’. Pic/YouTube

Also see: Riya Sen – Controversy’s favourite child: MMS scandal to failed affairs
Riya Sen - Controversy's favourite child: MMS scandal to failed affairs

Do you think Anurag Kashyap should take up more full-fledged acting roles?

Other films where Anurag Kashyap has displayed his acting chops:

‘Encounter’ (2010)
‘Soundtrack’ (2011)
‘Trishna’ (2011)

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3 Indian Films Have Made The Cut For The Toronto International Film Festival This Year

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Jul 282017
 

The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals out there and it is a matter of great pride for us that three Indian movies will be representing the country there this year. 

Along with great movies from US, Britain, France, Germany, and Spain, Hansal Mehta's ‘Omerta', Anurag Kashyap's ‘Mukkabaaz', and Bornila Chatterjee's ‘The Hungry' will also have their world premiere at the film festival to be held from September 7-17.

Omerta, starring National Award-winning actor Rajkumar Rao, follows the infamous British-born terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who kidnapped and murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in 2002. Director Hansal Mehta shared the exciting news on Twitter. 

#OMERTA will have it's world premier at the Toronto International Film Festival 2017 (#TIFF2017). Congratulations & love to the team! pic.twitter.com/1mv5q3pV1s

— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) July 25, 2017

Mehta said in a statement: “'Omerta' is my most provocative film so far. It is a chilling political thriller – a reminder of the volatile times we live in. I'm delighted for the entire team that has patiently and diligently worked on this very difficult film.”

Another highly anticipated title at the festival is Anurag Kashyap's Mukkabaaz which shows the journey of a lower-caste boxer and his struggle to make his mark in the boxing world.

Indian Films Will Be Screened At The Toronto International Film Festival© Twitter

Based on Shakespeare's bloody tragedy 'Titus Andronicus', ‘The Hungry' unfolds at a big fat Indian wedding and features Naseeruddin Shah, Sayani Gupta and Tisca Chopra.

Indian Films Will Be Screened At The Toronto International Film Festival© Twitter

All of these movies have such interesting storylines and it's amazing to see they're getting recognized on such a huge platform. It just shows that Indian film industry can produce films with substance, but maybe the audience is just not ready for it yet. 

Vikramaditya Motwane on rumours of rift in Phantom Films: We boys are rock solid

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Jul 242017
 

Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap, Madhu Mantena and Vikas BahlVikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap, Madhu Mantena and Vikas Bahl

Soon after reports of filmmaker Vikas Bahl allegedly molesting a female colleague hit headlines in April, rumours of a rift between Bahl and the other members of the production house, Phantom Films, including Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena also spread like wildfire. But Motwane refutes the rumours, claiming that no obstacle is strong enough to break them apart.

“We boys are rock solid,” Motwane tells mid-day, adding, “Of course, there have been ups and downs, but things are good between us. Nothing is big enough to move us. Our production slate is a testament to the equation we share.”

The filmmaker adds that the team of four has a number of projects lines up in the near future, which should quell rumours of a split. “We are collaborating with Netflix and Amazon Prime. I believe that our work should speak for us. Give it time, answers will be found.”

It was suggested that Kashyap was among the wishing to part ways from the company, with news about his collaboration with Aanand L Rai for Manmarziya, giving credence to the rumours. But Motwane points out, “After Manmarziya, Anurag’s next, Mukkebaaz, will be produced by Phantom only. We are too busy focusing on the good work that needs to done to think about these rumours.”

Motwane, who is currently in the midst of the post-production work for his vigilante film, Bhavesh Joshi, featuring Harshvardhan Kapoor, might also helm Sacred Games, the Netflix originals series starring Saif Ali Khan, adapted from Vikram Chandra’s bestseller by the same name. “Saif likes us a lot, and thus, he came aboard. We are extremely excited about it.”

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New releases dont bring moolah at the box office

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Dec 162012
 

It was always a given that a film like ‘Cigarette Ki Tarah’ would struggle to even get a good release for itself.

This is what happened as major multiplexes stayed away from the film and even at single screens it didn’t get a good release. Worse, the film wasn’t even reviewed by most and those who did thrashed it completely.

A no-show by all means with nothing redeeming whatsoever to take home, the film has proven to be a non-starter at the box office with practically negligible collections.

Ditto for ‘Myoho’ that arrived unannounced and made one wonder what it was all about at the title stage itself. It got better reviews than ‘Cigarette Ki Tarah’ but poor release and zero buzz meant that it too couldn’t rise to the occasion.

‘The Last Act’, a concept film by Anurag Kashyap, hardly saw any good screenings for itself which means despite good reviews, there wasn’t much going for it. It may just hang on for a week but with no promotion whatsoever and post-release buzz missing as well, there are slim chances for it to bring in any moolah.

Meanwhile ‘Khiladi 786’ and ‘Talaash’ continued to enjoy an extended run and managed to strengthen their box office standing at single screens and multiplexes respectively. Absence of any competition as well as belonging to entirely contrasting genres has helped both films as they are not eating into each other’s business.

Also, their overall verdict would now be far better than what it had seemed immediately after their release. While ‘Khiladi 786’ may just manage to touch the 75 crore mark, ‘Talaash’ now has an outside chance to cross the 92 crore total of Excel’s ‘Zindagi Naa Milegi Dobara’.