The filmmaker has a knack for humour, having a stockpile of "dad jokes and sick jokes".
Speaking to IANS, Anurag said that he finds humor in mundane things.
“I have a storehouse full of dad jokes, bad jokes and inappropriate jokes (laughs),” he said. Humor is something you have to figure out which style works for you, you may be good at clean comedy, slapstick comedy or dark jokes. It is up to you to identify what you are good at and then keep practicing it with your timing, your delivery and pauses.I find humor in everyday things and I use it as I wish in my films.
Throughout his career, Anurag deviated from the traditional norms of the Hindi film industry and made the films he wanted to make. He is one of the most successful independent filmmakers in the country today.
However, such success comes at a price. Not every creation is immediately liked by the audience.Sometimes, a film receives recognition long after its theatrical release, being labeled as a cinematic masterpiece or 'a film ahead of its time', a phrase which Anurag refuses to accept. Are.
Anurag told IANS, “For me, every film has a different reason for making it. It's very easy for someone to say, 'You made a film that was ahead of its time.' But, when it came to my mind, I made that film. I'm not racing against time; Maybe the audience can get behind.When you watch films from France, Germany, Siberia and Iran, you realize how far behind we are compared to them in terms of quality content.
The director feels that Hindi cinema is still largely stuck in formulas. “People out there are making amazing pictures,” he said.
But then, he reformed himself and set an even stronger example for the Malayalam film industry.
Anurag told IANS, “I think the main problem in Hindi cinema is chasing trends.Look at the Kerala film industry, they are really doing some great work. Let me tell you a satire. I watched 'Manjummel Boys', and wrote on Letterboxd (an online social cataloging service for films) that no one in the Hindi film industry would have put their money on 'Manjummel Boys', but, if it gets a good response, then People will do this. It's a remake."
What else? It happened exactly as he had predicted.
He said, "The film released and two days later, I got a message from a producer asking if I knew the people behind 'Manjummel Boys' because he wanted to remake the film in Hindi.,
Anurag told IANS, “If S.S. Had Rajamouli been a Hindi director, he would never have been able to make the kind of films for which he is known. Having said that, I would say that I am the most privileged indie filmmaker in the country because I get to make the films that I want. Sadly, other filmmakers don't get a chance to put their voices out there."
He also pointed out that with India having a very low number of screens in proportion to its 1.4 billion population (the largest in the world), the market is being dictated by trends.
His upcoming streaming series 'Bad Cop', which is set to premiere on June 21 on Disney+Hotstar, sees him playing an antagonist.When asked if the crime genre also appealed to him as an actor, he said: "My life started with Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' at that age, which was my most impressionable age. I have always been in this world."
“I read a lot of noir and crime fiction. “There is a certain intrigue in crime stories about what makes a person a criminal and what motivates them to commit a crime,” he said.''
Speaking to IANS, Anurag said that he finds humor in mundane things.
“I have a storehouse full of dad jokes, bad jokes and inappropriate jokes (laughs),” he said. Humor is something you have to figure out which style works for you, you may be good at clean comedy, slapstick comedy or dark jokes. It is up to you to identify what you are good at and then keep practicing it with your timing, your delivery and pauses.I find humor in everyday things and I use it as I wish in my films.
Throughout his career, Anurag deviated from the traditional norms of the Hindi film industry and made the films he wanted to make. He is one of the most successful independent filmmakers in the country today.
However, such success comes at a price. Not every creation is immediately liked by the audience.Sometimes, a film receives recognition long after its theatrical release, being labeled as a cinematic masterpiece or 'a film ahead of its time', a phrase which Anurag refuses to accept. Are.
Anurag told IANS, “For me, every film has a different reason for making it. It's very easy for someone to say, 'You made a film that was ahead of its time.' But, when it came to my mind, I made that film. I'm not racing against time; Maybe the audience can get behind.When you watch films from France, Germany, Siberia and Iran, you realize how far behind we are compared to them in terms of quality content.
The director feels that Hindi cinema is still largely stuck in formulas. “People out there are making amazing pictures,” he said.
But then, he reformed himself and set an even stronger example for the Malayalam film industry.
Anurag told IANS, “I think the main problem in Hindi cinema is chasing trends.Look at the Kerala film industry, they are really doing some great work. Let me tell you a satire. I watched 'Manjummel Boys', and wrote on Letterboxd (an online social cataloging service for films) that no one in the Hindi film industry would have put their money on 'Manjummel Boys', but, if it gets a good response, then People will do this. It's a remake."
What else? It happened exactly as he had predicted.
He said, "The film released and two days later, I got a message from a producer asking if I knew the people behind 'Manjummel Boys' because he wanted to remake the film in Hindi.,
Anurag told IANS, “If S.S. Had Rajamouli been a Hindi director, he would never have been able to make the kind of films for which he is known. Having said that, I would say that I am the most privileged indie filmmaker in the country because I get to make the films that I want. Sadly, other filmmakers don't get a chance to put their voices out there."
He also pointed out that with India having a very low number of screens in proportion to its 1.4 billion population (the largest in the world), the market is being dictated by trends.
His upcoming streaming series 'Bad Cop', which is set to premiere on June 21 on Disney+Hotstar, sees him playing an antagonist.When asked if the crime genre also appealed to him as an actor, he said: "My life started with Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' at that age, which was my most impressionable age. I have always been in this world."
“I read a lot of noir and crime fiction. “There is a certain intrigue in crime stories about what makes a person a criminal and what motivates them to commit a crime,” he said.''
