'I am busier than Shah Rukh Khan': Anurag Kashyap stresses he has not left filmmaking

A day after coming down heavily on the Censor Board and the Brahmin community over the Phule film controversy filmmaker Anurag Kashyap clarified that he has not quit filmmaking He also revealed that he has five films scheduled for release this yearAnurag Kashyap says he is busier than everAnurag Kashyap took to his Twitter handle early Friday and emphasized that while he may have relocated he hasnt left filmmakingI have relocated cities I have not left filmmaking For all the people who think I am frustrated and gone mdash I am here and I am busier than Shah Rukh Khan I have to be I donrsquot make as much money I donrsquot have dates until 2028I have relocated citiesi have not left filmmaking For all the people who think I am frustrated and gone I am here and I am busier than shah rukh khan I have to be I donrsquot make As much money I donrsquot have dates until 2028 I have five directorial hopefully coming outhellipmdash Anurag Kashyap anuragkashyap72 April 17 2025He continued I have five directorials hopefully coming out this year mdash or maybe three now and two early next year I have the longest IMDb page and Irsquom so employed that I say no to three projects a day So please go suck your own camp mdash or if yoursquore flexible enough lick your own aampamp he added seemingly in response to online trollsAnurag Kashyap on moving out of MumbaiIn March this year the Gangs of Wasseypur filmmaker confirmed that he has moved out of Mumbai In an interview with The Hindu Kashyap said Irsquove left Mumbai I want to stay away from film people The industry has become too toxic Everyone is chasing unrealistic targets trying to make the next Rs 500 or Rs 800 crore film The creative atmosphere is goneAccording to several reports Kashyap has shifted his base to Bengaluru Reflecting on the move he said A city is not just its structures but also its people And here they pull you downThe Kennedy director also mentioned that many filmmakers have already quietly left Mumbai The biggest exodus is to the Middle East especially Dubai Others have relocated to Portugal London Germany and the US And these are mainstream filmmakers Irsquom talking about he addedWhy Anurag Kashyap left MumbaiKashyap known for films like Gangs of Wasseypur Black Friday and Sacred Games blamed the profitdriven mindset of the industry for his decisionThe joy of filmmaking is sucked out It now comes at a cost mdash which makes my producer start thinking about profits and margins even before the film begins It becomes about how to sell the film not how to make it Thatrsquos why I want to move out Literally next year I am moving to the South I want to go where there is stimulation Otherwise Irsquoll die out as an old manHe added Irsquom so disappointed by my own industry Not just disappointed mdash Irsquom disgusted by the mindset A script like Manjummel Boys would never be made in Hindi But when it becomes a hit suddenly a Hindi filmmaker or producer will say lsquoLetrsquos remake itrsquo Theyrsquoll call me the next day asking lsquoDo you know the filmmaker Can we get the remake rightsrsquo This is the mindset here They just want to remake whatrsquos already worked They donrsquot try anything new unless it has a reference point Irsquom so disgustedatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params