Anurag Kashyap says he was ‘bored’ of expectations to make a gangster movie: ‘Wrote a lot of other people’s scripts…’

Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming movie Kennedy is among the two Indian titles on the Cannes Film Festival this 12 months. Anurag, who has premiered a number of of his movies at Cannes over time, and is understood for making gritty, darkish movies has now revealed the explanation why he made the romantic musical Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat- which was seen as a departure from the director’s type. (Also learn: Sunny Leone reveals how she auditioned for Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy: ‘Worst examination I’ve taken in my total life’)

Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy stars Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhat in pivotal roles. The director took to Instagram to share the official poster of the movie, and wrote within the caption: “Aankh, Cannes sab khule rakhna…Kennedy aa raha hai! (Keep your eyes, as well as Cannes open, because Kennedy is here!) Here’s the official poster of #Kennedy, which is set to premiere at Festival De Cannes later next month!” The official poster reveals Rahul Bhat’s character in a face-mask, holding a gun. Sunny Leone’s character might be noticed within the retro-themed poster too.

Now, in a dialog with Variety, Anurag revealed the explanation why he made his final movie Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat. “I’ve liked everything that I’ve done. For me personally, I will not do what I don’t want to do. But sometimes in between, after Psycho Raman came a phase where this whole Phantom [the company set up by Kashyap and his partners that shuttered] fiasco that happened, the lockdown that happened, there were a lot of things going on,” mentioned the director.

Anurag additional added, “I worked a lot on other people’s scripts. I wrote a lot of other people’s scripts and only one that I wrote was Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat, which was an idea that originated out of nowhere and I wanted to explore that because I was bored of people always expecting me to go back and create another gangster movie. Unless you get something new and exciting that happens why would I do it?”

Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat was a romantic musical that starred Karan Mehta and Alaya F in pivotal roles. It revolved round modern-day younger relationships and their exploration in a world plagued with prejudices, predatory behaviour, and the unwillingness of older generations. Presented by Good Bad Films and Zee Studios, it was launched in theatres on February 3, 2023, and was accessible in streaming on Netflix from March 31.