Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap

Born: September 10, 1972
in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Anurag Kashyap is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is often regarded as the face of an emerging new wave cinema for producing numerous independent films with newcomers. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama Satya (1998), and made his directorial debut with Paanch, which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues.

Apart from filmmaking, Kashyap serves as the Member of board of the Mumbai-based NGO, Aangan, which helps protect vulnerable children around India. He is the founder of two film production companies: Anurag Kashyap Films, which is run by Guneet Monga, Phantom Films with partnership from directors Vikramaditya Motwane and Vikas Bahl and producer Madhu Mantena.

Movies for Anurag Kashyap...

Rifle Club
Title: Rifle Club
Released: September 13, 2024
Type: Movie
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Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Title: Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust
Character: Sharab Customer (voice)
Released: January 20, 2024
Type: Movie
In a sophisticated near perfect society, citizens live with paper bags on heads to dissolve differences. Tensions rise when the whispers of a mythical land without the bags start to float and a fresh council member sparks an accidental revolution.
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Leo
Title: Leo
Character: Daniel (Uncredited)
Released: October 18, 2023
Type: Movie
A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, but it brings forth consequences with connection to a dangerous world, one which will shake his carefully constructed life to its very core.
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Haddi
Title: Haddi
Character: Pramod Ahlawat
Released: September 7, 2023
Type: Movie
A transgender woman, Haddi, moves to Delhi to join a gang of transpeople and cross-dressers headed by an influential man. But is this move aspirational or driven by revenge?
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Satya - ab tak pachchees
Title: Satya - ab tak pachchees
Character: Himself
Released: July 11, 2023
Type: Movie
The film is a compendium of several anecdotes, memories and observations of people who were directly involved in the making of Satya. At the same time, it presents views and commentary on Satya's legacy from people within the industry, whom Varma's film has greatly impacted.
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Kuttey
Title: Kuttey
Character: Politician
Released: January 13, 2023
Type: Movie
A van carrying crores of cash. One rainy night in the outskirts of Mumbai. Unaware of each other, three stray gangs cross paths on the hunt. Unfortunately, all of them have the same plan. Bullets... Blood... Betrayal... It’s every man for himself... All the dogs after one bone. Will these dogs bite the bone, or will they lose to greed?
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Title: Modern Love Mumbai
Character: Self
Released: May 13, 2022
Type: TV
Explore 6 unique yet universal stories of human connection and love in its varied forms – romantic, platonic, parental, sexual, familial, marital, self-love.
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Life in 24 Frames a Second
Title: Life in 24 Frames a Second
Character: Self
Released: June 26, 2021
Type: Movie
"Life in 24 Frames a Second" is a film about hardship, misfortune, perseverance and triumph. The personal stories of John Woo (The Killer), Anurag Kashyap (Sacred Games), Rithy Panh (The Missing Picture) and Lav Diaz (The Woman Who Left), who survived extreme poverty, disease, sexual abuse, genocide and civil war to go on to become maestros of world cinema. 'Survivors' united by their abiding love of the movies.
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The Flute
Title: The Flute
Released: April 16, 2021
Type: Movie
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AK vs AK: The Final Battle
Title: AK vs AK: The Final Battle
Character: Self
Released: December 29, 2020
Type: Movie
The roast of Anurag Kashyap and Anil Kapoor.
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AK vs AK
Title: AK vs AK
Character: Self
Released: December 24, 2020
Type: Movie
After a public spat with a movie star, a disgraced director retaliates by kidnapping the actor's daughter, filming the search for her in real-time.
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Ghoomketu
Title: Ghoomketu
Character: Inspector Badlani
Released: May 22, 2020
Type: Movie
An aspiring writer from a small town in U.P. runs away to Mumbai. He gives himself 30 days to try and prove his worth.
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Bombay Rose
Title: Bombay Rose
Character: Raja Khan (voice)
Released: August 28, 2019
Type: Movie
Amidst the bustle of a magnetic and multifaceted city, the budding love between two dreamers is tested by duty and religious divides.
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Making
Title: Making "Sacred Games"
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 2019
Type: Movie
VICE met up with the directors of Sacred Games, Netflix's first foray into originals in India. Veterans Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane explain their process to us.
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Title: Made in Heaven
Character: Anurag (Director)
Released: March 8, 2019
Type: TV
The story of two wedding planners in Delhi, where tradition jostles with modern aspirations against the backdrop of big fat Indian weddings revealing many secrets and lies.
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Fool For Love
Title: Fool For Love
Released: February 11, 2019
Type: Movie
It narrates the story of an Anglo indian couple Allan and Beatrice(bittu). Beatrice who lives in one of the christian dominant areas of Mumbai,India is visited by her husband one night after almost two years of disappearance. What happens next is bleak, poetic and surreal just like Shepard's plays.
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Imaikkaa Nodigal
Title: Imaikkaa Nodigal
Character: Martin 'Rudra' Roy
Released: August 30, 2018
Type: Movie
A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family
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Daas Dev
Title: Daas Dev
Character: Vishambhar Pratap Chauhan
Released: March 23, 2018
Type: Movie
Dev who takes control of his own life gets addicted to drugs and alcohol and eventually becomes hungry for power.
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Chhuri
Title: Chhuri
Released: December 19, 2017
Type: Movie
Smart. Subtle. Sharp.
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Akira
Title: Akira
Character: ACP Rane
Released: September 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Akira Sharma is your average Jane from Jodhpur. Early in life she sees an atrocity committed on a neighbour and learns to defend herself. And, a spitfire is born.
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Title: The Kapil Sharma Show
Character: Self
Released: April 23, 2016
Type: TV
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Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
Title: Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2015
Type: Movie
Indian cinema has the largest audience of any art form on the planet. With a population of over a billion, India has recently enjoyed an economic boom and its movie stars are treated like deities. Today their fame stretches across the diaspora, in what has become a truly global industry. As Indian cinema celebrates its centenary, Sanjeev Bhaskar travels across the subcontinent to get under the skin of the Indian movie business as never before. From young hopefuls in the slums of Mumbai to superstars like Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan, he meets the stars of the silver screen and the people behind the scenes - legendary producers, directors, musicians and choreographers - exploring the stories behind some of the greatest films ever made.
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Happy New Year
Title: Happy New Year
Character: Judge of World Dance Championship Auditions (Cameo)
Released: October 24, 2014
Type: Movie
Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.
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Title: Yudh
Character: Mr. Sikarwar
Released: July 14, 2014
Type: TV
Principled but hard-driving businessman Yudhisthir Sikarwar works to expand his empire whilst keeping an explosive secret.
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Bhoothnath Returns
Title: Bhoothnath Returns
Character: Himself (Cameo Appearance)
Released: April 11, 2014
Type: Movie
Boothnath vows to redeem himself when spirits tease him, and searches for a child to terrify. He befriends Akhrot, a slum kid, and helps him take on the country's most powerful politician.
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Title: Son of Abish
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2014
Type: TV
Son Of Abish is a variety comedy talk show with host Abish Mathew.
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Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut -  The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur
Title: Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut - The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur
Character: Self
Released: January 21, 2013
Type: Movie
An extensive, in-depth account of the making of an ultimate revenge saga through the eyes of Anurag Kashyap, the cast and the crew of "Gangs of Wasseypur".
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Soundtrack
Title: Soundtrack
Character: Self
Released: October 7, 2011
Type: Movie
Loud music, substance and alcohol abuse wreck the life and career of a talented music DJ, but Gauri helps him overcome his difficulties.
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Trishna
Title: Trishna
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2011
Type: Movie
When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?
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Shagird
Title: Shagird
Character: Bunty Bhaiya
Released: May 13, 2011
Type: Movie
Hanumant Singh is the quirky cop in the police department. He is a man of action who delivers most of the time but he has unusual ways to accomplish his mission. More importantly, he doesn't think twice before hobnobbing with corrupt politicians and gangsters and taking bribes for services rendered. Trouble begins when a new and seemingly honest recruit joins his team.
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I Am
Title: I Am
Released: April 29, 2011
Type: Movie
I Am is a 2011 Indian anthology film by Onir. It consists of four short films: "Omar", "Afia", "Abhimanyu", and "Megha". Each film shares the common theme of fear and each is also based on real life stories. The film was financed by donations from more than 400 different people around the world, many of whom donated through social networking sites like Facebook. There are four stories but the characters are interwoven with each story. "Abhimanyu" is based on child abuse, "Omar" on gay rights, "Megha" is about Kashmiri Pandits and "Afia" deals with sperm donation. I Am was released with subtitles in all regions as six different languages are spoken in the film: Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Kashmiri.
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Tera Kya Hoga Johnny
Title: Tera Kya Hoga Johnny
Character: Kashyap (Cameo Appearance)
Released: December 31, 2010
Type: Movie
An abused boy who sells coffee on a bicycle gets involved in a robbery.
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Gulaal
Title: Gulaal
Character: Man in the Party
Released: March 13, 2009
Type: Movie
A law student witnesses the struggles of the Rajputs, deception, homicide and crime after being elected as General Secretary of his college.
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Luck by Chance
Title: Luck by Chance
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: January 30, 2009
Type: Movie
Not wanting the same fate as befell her sisters, Sona Mishra re-locates to Mumbai to try to make a living making movies, but she soon finds that the path she has chosen is not an easy one.
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No Smoking
Title: No Smoking
Character: Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Released: October 26, 2007
Type: Movie
A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.
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Title: Koffee with Karan
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 2004
Type: TV
Celebrity host Karan Johar gets up close and personal with various Bollywood personalities and discusses their major career milestones.
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Black Friday
Title: Black Friday
Character: ISI agent at landing point
Released: August 13, 2004
Type: Movie
Bombs tear through Bombay, wreaking havoc and polarising the citizens. With perpetrators at large, the state launches a massive drive to unmask the truth behind these events.
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Gang
Title: Gang
Character: Police officer
Released: April 14, 2000
Type: Movie
After falling prey to underworld, four friends jeopardise their personal lives with point of no return.
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Maharaja
Title: Maharaja
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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Train from Chhapraula
Title: Train from Chhapraula
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
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One 2 One
Title: One 2 One
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie