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Anurag Kashyap, who has been actively promoting his new film ‘Bad Cop‘, opened up about past misunderstandings with actors Abhay Deol and Pankaj Jha. He described his episode with Pankaj as a complete misunderstanding, resolving it swiftly. However, Kashyap’s perspective on his disagreement with Abhay was notably different.
In a recent interview with Janice Sequeira, the filmmaker-actor said, “I am not bad at maintaining relationships.Abhay, I have not met him since the shooting of Dev D. He didn’t even come for promotions and he has never spoken to me since. If he wants to call me toxic, fine, it’s his side of story. The truth can’t be spoken, because if I will speak the truth, he won’t be able to show his face. There is too much truth in there that Abhay will also not have the courage to talk about. And I will not talk about it because it will make him look like s***.”
Anurag further said, “With Pankaj Jha, I don’t know, it just seems to be a misunderstanding… it’s been so long. I only remember that Pankaj Jha had joined the Osho ashram and he was not into acting, he had been painting. I wanted him for the role, he disappeared. He was busy. And I was running on a very tight budget, I had to get someone and Pankaj Tripathi was cast at the last minute. Simple thing. I am hearing now that Pankaj Jha is upset after 14 years, why is he upset after so long? He should have been upset back then no? In my head, Pankaj Jha had joined Osho, in a way he had taken sanyas, painting. I didn’t know he was still acting. He returned to acting with Panchayat. I have no clue what happened to him in between. He never called me up. I have no clue why he is so upset.”
Anurag Kashyap, known for his directorial contributions such as ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’, ‘Black Friday’, and ‘Gulal’, among others, has shifted his focus to acting. He is now gearing up to co-star with Gulshan Devaiah in ‘Bad Cop’. He also featured prominently in the film ‘AK vs AK’, alongside Anil Kapoor.
In a recent interview with Janice Sequeira, the filmmaker-actor said, “I am not bad at maintaining relationships.Abhay, I have not met him since the shooting of Dev D. He didn’t even come for promotions and he has never spoken to me since. If he wants to call me toxic, fine, it’s his side of story. The truth can’t be spoken, because if I will speak the truth, he won’t be able to show his face. There is too much truth in there that Abhay will also not have the courage to talk about. And I will not talk about it because it will make him look like s***.”
Anurag further said, “With Pankaj Jha, I don’t know, it just seems to be a misunderstanding… it’s been so long. I only remember that Pankaj Jha had joined the Osho ashram and he was not into acting, he had been painting. I wanted him for the role, he disappeared. He was busy. And I was running on a very tight budget, I had to get someone and Pankaj Tripathi was cast at the last minute. Simple thing. I am hearing now that Pankaj Jha is upset after 14 years, why is he upset after so long? He should have been upset back then no? In my head, Pankaj Jha had joined Osho, in a way he had taken sanyas, painting. I didn’t know he was still acting. He returned to acting with Panchayat. I have no clue what happened to him in between. He never called me up. I have no clue why he is so upset.”
Anurag Kashyap, known for his directorial contributions such as ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’, ‘Black Friday’, and ‘Gulal’, among others, has shifted his focus to acting. He is now gearing up to co-star with Gulshan Devaiah in ‘Bad Cop’. He also featured prominently in the film ‘AK vs AK’, alongside Anil Kapoor.
