Anurag Kashyap reveals going through depression, extreme sickness and being on steroids; ‘You have to prioritise yourself first’

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has been transparent about his health struggles, stating that he has recently experienced "extreme sickness." However, those who have come to him for advice have not been considerate of his time and effort. Kashyap said on social media in March that he was going to start charging individuals for consultations because he was sick of wasting his time coaching untalented people.

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In an interview, the filmmaker was questioned regarding the motivation behind his widely shared, talked about, and even mocked message that went viral. The message was "not for filmmakers, woh faltu logo ko bhagane ke liye tha," Kashyap added.

The director went on to explain that once upon a time, he had the "time and energy" to support "all kinds of independent films." According to Kashyap, over time, people came to believe that the director had a duty to assist everyone, without first determining whether or not he was truly capable of doing so.

He said, “What people are not aware and they don’t ask, is what zone are you in. I have gone through two and a half years of extreme sickness, dependency on medicines, I have gone through my whole phase of depression. In a phase like that, you have to prioritise yourself first. So, if I am not physically, mentally, emotionally healed…. If you see my interviews of last years, you will see it is on my face how unwell I was. Even then people come and ask you to read their script.”

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He added, “I was like, I am on so many steroids that I am unable to sleep and on top of that I sometimes drink whiskey too to numb it. I can’t watch good films. I am watching same old films of mine, I play those because I am familiar with them, the sound of it makes me feel like I am watching a film. Those films which don’t require you to use your mind. I just don’t have the mind space to watch a serious film, so I am watching those action films. I am in that stage and frame of mind and in the middle of that people come to me. I told them that time has past now. There was a time when I was doing these things, because nobody else was. Now there are enough people.”

He added, “ didn’t even know him, I told him I might watch it if I feel like, if I have the time but he said, ‘No sir you don’t understand, my father passed away.’ Par mujhe dukh nahi laga. I said I am sorry your father passed away,, but does it mean that I have to watch your film right now? Because I am dealing with a lot of my own sh*t. You have not come here after asking for my time, you just randomly ended up at my door. People would often call me from random numbers or make a powerful person call me, so that I watch their work, cast them or guide them.”

On the work front, Anurag is waiting for the theatrical release of his film Kennedy starring Sunny Leone.

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