Anurag Kashyap: We thrive on mediocrity, we celebrate it

Director Anurag Kashyap who is really occupied with the promotional events of his recently released flick ‘Bombay Velvet’, poured his heart out in a chat show. He shared his  views on how well the entire team worked for the flick. But later he talked about the personality he carries now. 

He said people are under the impression that I have a darker side. "That is the biggest misconception. I am a complete teddy bear. I do come across a child, everyone who knows me says this. That bit comes from within me. I have calmed down though I have my trigger points. People are quick to judge without knowing a thing, and that is what makes me angry. Also, I don't like the constant intrusion into my life. I like people to see my work”, he added.

Kashyap said, “Who is not arrogant in this world? You see arrogance even at the lowest level of society. Arrogance is human nature. I feel people should be people, just as they are. What makes them real people are the shortcomings. In mainstream Hindi film characters there are no shortcomings. We thrive on mediocrity, we celebrate it. Today as a filmmaker my biggest problem is every man on the street knows box-office figures but has stopped celebrating art”.