Anurag Kashyap recalls how ex-wife Aarti had kicked him out of house for being alcoholic: ‘I was depressed’

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap lately opened up about his previous when he was once a heavy drinker. He mentioned issues have been so critical that when his ex-wife Aarti Bajaj kicked him out of their home whereas their daughter Aaliyah was round 4 years previous. Anurag mentioned he was depressed and struggled together with his profession, which prompted him to rely upon alcohol. Also learn: Anurag Kashyap’s daughter Aaliyah ‘doesn’t give sh*t’ about his struggles

Anurag Kashyap began his profession in movies as a screenwriter till he made his directorial debut with Paanch. The movie was by no means launched because of censorship points. Later, he directed Black Friday (2004), primarily based on the namesake e-book by Hussain Zaidi in regards to the 1993 Bombay bombings. The movie launch was held up until 2007 by the District Board of Film Certification because of a case. It obtained essential appreciation, adopted by No Smoking (2007) which obtained detrimental opinions and flopped on the field workplace.

Anurag rose to fame after the industrial and important success of Dev.D in 2009. Looking again at his unhealthy section in movies, Anurag lately recalled the time when he resorted to alcohol to deal with the scenario. He advised Mashable India, “I locked myself in a room, and that’s when the drinking began. It was over. I used to drink heavily for a year-and-a-half. Aarti kicked me out of the house. My daughter (Aaliya) was only four years old then. That was a difficult phase. I was depressed.”

“Paanch had stalled, Black Friday had stalled, Allwyn Kalicharan was shelved, another film that nobody knows about was shelved, I was kicked out of Tere Naam (2003) and Kaante (2002). I was drinking and I was fighting all these battles. I was unceremoniously thrown out of projects I had written and I was a part of. That was a very bad phase, and it accumulated into anger, with the industry, with the system,” he added.

Anurag’s final venture was Dobaaraa, starring Taapsee Pannu. He is at present gearing up for the discharge of his subsequent venture, Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat that includes Alaya Fand Karan Mehta in lead roles. It additionally has Vicky Kaushal in a particular cameo look. The movie is scheduled to launch in theatres on February 3, this yr.