Neeraj Ghaywan Owes His Success To Anurag Kashyap

Masaan director Neeraj Ghaywan has stated that Anurag Kashyap has always been his mentor. He also credits the Dev D director for all his success. Neeraj won a National Film Award for his directorial debut ‘Masaan’.

Talking to the reporters at the 63rd National Film Awards ceremony, the director stated, “Anurag has always been my mentor. Right now I am standing here (at the red carpet to receive National Film Award) for him”. Neeraj is also a candidate for the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director.

The director spoke about the film and shared, “We wanted to show right representation of the small town…and the first image that came to my mind before I conceived the film was of a ‘shamshan’ — where someone puts body of their beloved to fire”. The movie tells the story of four people from a small town and how their lives are changed by the notions of society. ‘Masaan’ stars Vicky Kaushal, Sanjay Mishra, Richa Chadda and Pankaj Tripathi.

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