:Anurag Kashyap

Kashyap was born on 10 September 1972 to a Hindu family in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.{{cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/anurag-kashyap-birthday-special-the-unlucky-love-life-of-the-renowned-filmmaker/1134615|title=Anurag Kashyap birthday special: The unlucky love life of the renowned filmmaker|last=Sonar|first=Mamta|work=The Free Press Journal|date=10 September 2017|access-date=30 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002508/http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/anurag-kashyap-birthday-special-the-unlucky-love-life-of-the-renowned-filmmaker/1134615|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Anurag Kashyap turns 41; finds birthday wishes awkward |work=Daily News and Analysis|date=10 September 2013 |access-date=10 July 2016 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-anurag-kashyap-turns-41-finds-birthday-wishes-awkward-1886989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024160837/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-anurag-kashyap-turns-41-finds-birthday-wishes-awkward-1886989 |archive-date=24 October 2016 }}{{cite news |title=Anurag Kashyap, the Godfather |author=Parul Khanna |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/anurag-kashyap-the-godfather/story-SW0CUzKTN8ElmqC7WKjPxL.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 July 2013 |access-date=7 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307211852/http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/anurag-kashyap-the-godfather/story-SW0CUzKTN8ElmqC7WKjPxL.html |archive-date=7 March 2016}} His father Sri Prakash Singh is a retired Chief Engineer of the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited and was posted in Obra Thermal Power Station in Sonbhadra district near Varanasi.{{Cite news|title=Clear light of day |url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main8.asp?filename=hub112704clear_light.asp |work=Tehelka |date=27 November 2004 |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023929/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main8.asp?filename=hub112704clear_light.asp |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}

He did his primary schooling from Hillgrange Prepratory School in Dehradun, and grade seven onwards, from the Scindia School in Gwalior.

Some of the locations used in Gangs of Wasseypur are also influenced from his own old house where he himself lived with his parents, sister, Anubhuti Kashyap, and brother, Abhinav Kashyap.{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090125/jsp/graphiti/story_10436021.jsp |title=Moving beyond art |date=25 January 2009 |access-date=23 June 2009 |work=The Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724095940/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090125/jsp/graphiti/story_10436021.jsp |archive-date=24 July 2009 }}{{cite news|url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main20.asp?filename=hub100706Catcher.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716183447/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main20.asp?filename=hub100706Catcher.asp |archive-date=16 July 2015 |title=Catcher in the Rye |author=Shoma Chaudhury |work=Tehelka |date=7 October 2006 |access-date=23 June 2010}} Abhinav is also a filmmaker, who made his directorial debut with the masala blockbuster, Dabangg (2010). Anubhuti has been his assistant in most of his films.{{Cite news|title=Sister Act |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anurag-kashyap-sister-anubhuti-to-venture-into-filmmaking/1/277757.html |work=India Today |author=Suhani singh |date=31 May 2013 |access-date=15 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092708/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anurag-kashyap-sister-anubhuti-to-venture-into-filmmaking/1/277757.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 }} She made her directorial debut with Doctor G (2022), a medical campus comedy, starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Rakul Preet Singh, Shefali Shah and Sheeba Chaddha.

Owing to his desire to become a scientist, Kashyap went to Delhi for his higher studies and enrolled himself into a zoology course at the Hansraj College (University of Delhi); he graduated in 1993.{{cite news|last=Akbar|first=Irena|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/%3Cb%3EWHY-SICA-MOVED-PATNA%3C/b%3E/322391/|title=Why Sica Moved Patna|work=The Indian Express|date=14 June 2008|access-date=4 May 2015|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011120918/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/%3Cb%3EWHY-SICA-MOVED-PATNA%3C/b%3E/322391|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/05anurag.htm |title=Black Friday is based on facts! |work=Rediff.com |date=5 April 2005 |access-date=4 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603110641/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/apr/05anurag.htm/ |archive-date= 3 June 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2007/01/03/interview-anurag-kashyap-part-1-a-man-with-a-vision/ |title=Interview Anurag Kashyap (Part 1) : A Man with a Vision |publisher=sakhijuneja.com |author=Saakshi Juneja |date=3 January 2007 |access-date=4 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112054000/http://sakshijuneja.com/blog/2007/01/03/interview-anurag-kashyap-part-1-a-man-with-a-vision/ |archive-date=12 November 2014 }} He then eventually joined the street theatre group, Jana Natya Manch; and did many street plays.[http://chavannichap.blogspot.com/2008/11/0-1993-0-0-0-1993-0-1995-0-0-0-0-0-0.html The 'Pahli Seedi' Anurag Kashyap Interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320003334/http://chavannichap.blogspot.com/2008/11/0-1993-0-0-0-1993-0-1995-0-0-0-0-0-0.html |date=20 March 2009 }}, excerpts from the interview (in Hindi) conducted by Pravesh Bhardwaj and Ajay Brahmatmaj The same year, couple of his friends "urged [him] to catch a de Sica retrospective" at the International Film Festival of India.{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/director/anurag-kashyap/ |title=Anurag Kashyap's Biography |publisher=Koimoi |access-date=7 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518013304/http://www.koimoi.com/director/anurag-kashyap/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 }} In ten days, he saw 55 films at the festival, and Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves was the film that influenced him the most.{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1226649 |title=Anurag Kashyap is jinxed no more |work=Daily News and Analysis |author=Aniruddha Guha |date=1 February 2009 |access-date=4 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203171338/http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1226649 |archive-date= 3 February 2009 }}

{{quote box|bgcolor=|align=right|width=25%|quote="As a 19-year-old student of zoology at Delhi's Hansraj College, I had no desire to be a filmmaker. Till I watched Bicycle Thieves, a 1948 Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica, at a film festival in Delhi in 1993. After the film got over, I decided to chuck it all and leave bag-and-baggage for Bombay to be a filmmaker."|source=—Kashyap on how one film changed his life.}}

After the de Sica experience, Kashyap arrived in Mumbai in 1993 with INR 5,000 in his pocket.{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/audacious-irreverent-yet-refreshingly-original/177107/0 |title=Audacious, irreverent, yet refreshingly original |work=The Financial Express |date=10 September 2006 |access-date=4 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808051403/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/audacious-irreverent-yet-refreshingly-original/177107/0 |archive-date= 8 August 2014 }} Soon the money ran out, and he spent months on the streets, staying in lofts, "sleeping on beaches," "under a water tank and in the St Xavier's [college] boys hostel." He then managed to find work at Prithvi Theatre, but his first play remained incomplete because the director died.

In 1995, an acquaintance introduced Kashyap to Shivam Nair. The day they met, Kashyap watched Taxi Driver (1976) at Nair's place, and the film inspired him to "write something". The team of Sriram Raghavan, Sridhar Raghavan and Shiv Subramaniam were working on two projects, one of which was a short TV series, Auto Narayan, based on the life of serial killer Auto Shankar; the second one was a film scripted by Kashyap. Auto Narayan got delayed because the script written by Subramaniam was not "working". Kashyap rewrote the script and got credit for the same, but it was scrapped. In 1997, he wrote the screenplay of Hansal Mehta's first film, Jayate which failed to find a theatrical release;{{cite news|title=Not all those who wander are lost: A filmmaker's conviction is vindicated |url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/artbeat/not-all-those-who-wander-are-lost-a-filmmakers-conviction-is-vindicated |work=The Sunday Guardian |last=Thakur |first=Tanul |date=10 May 2014 |access-date=20 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602191637/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/artbeat/not-all-those-who-wander-are-lost-a-filmmakers-conviction-is-vindicated |archive-date= 2 June 2015 }} and episodes of the TV series Kabhie Kabhie (1997).{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/B-Towners-who-made-a-splash-on-TV-in-2014/articleshow/45571100.cms |title=B-Towners who made a splash on TV in 2014 |work=The Times of India |date=19 December 2014 |access-date=7 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227165257/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/B-Towners-who-made-a-splash-on-TV-in-2014/articleshow/45571100.cms |archive-date=27 December 2014 }}

In 1998, actor Manoj Bajpayee suggested his name to Ram Gopal Varma to write a film.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-dont-see-Ram-Gopal-Varmas-films-Anurag-Kashyap/articleshow/15476406.cms |title=I don't see Ram Gopal Varma's films: Anurag Kashyap |last=Gupta |first=Priya |work=The Times of India |date=14 August 2012 |access-date=10 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720145208/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/I-dont-see-Ram-Gopal-Varmas-films-Anurag-Kashyap/articleshow/15476406.cms |archive-date=20 July 2015 }} Varma liked Kashyap's Auto Narayan and hired him, alongside Saurabh Shukla to write the script for his crime film, Satya (1998). Satya was a critical and commercial success,{{cite news|url=http://geocities.com/rgv_shiva/rgvfilmreviews.htm |title=Nothing but the truth |author=Khalid Mohammed |work=Filmfare |access-date=17 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202005645/http://geocities.com/rgv_shiva/rgvfilmreviews.htm |archive-date=2 February 2009 |url-status=unfit }}{{cite web|title=Box Office 1998 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA== |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017072524/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=204&catName=MTk5OA%3D%3D |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 October 2013 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=4 May 2015 }} and is regarded as one of the best films of Indian cinema.{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?227527|title=Behind The Scenes|author=Rachel Dwyer|work=Outlook|date=30 May 2005|access-date=18 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021210045/http://outlookindia.com/article.aspx?227527|archive-date=21 October 2010|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-11.html |title=100 Years of Indian Cinema: The 100 greatest Indian films of all time |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=17 April 2013 |access-date=12 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425234427/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13200-11.html |archive-date=25 April 2013 |url-status=unfit }} He later collaborated with Varma in scripting Kaun (1999) and writing dialogues for Shool (1999). In 1999, he made a short film, titled Last Train to Mahakali for television.{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-the-myth-of-paanch-is-bigger-than-the-film-/847510/ |title=The myth of Paanch is bigger than the film |work=The Indian Express |author=Dipti Nagpaul D'souza |date=18 September 2011 |access-date=1 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121944/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-the-myth-of-paanch-is-bigger-than-the-film-/847510/ |archive-date= 5 March 2016 }}

While working with Nair, Kashyap came across files related to the Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders that took place in Pune in 1976, which became the inspiration for his directorial debut Paanch.{{cite news|title=Total Knockout: A Censor Punch For Paanch |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Total-KnockPaanch/articleshow/1859229684.cms?referral=PM |work=The Times of India |date=10 August 2001 |access-date=4 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127023018/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Total-Knockout-A-Censor-Punch-For-Paanch/articleshow/1859229684.cms?referral=PM |archive-date=27 January 2015 }}{{cite news|title=Total recall |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/censor-board-refusal-to-clear-paanch-ignites-debate-over-artistic-freedom/1/231496.html |work=India Today |author=Sandeep Unnithan |date=22 October 2001 |access-date=4 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505062039/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/censor-board-refusal-to-clear-paanch-ignites-debate-over-artistic-freedom/1/231496.html |archive-date= 5 May 2015 }} A crime thriller about a group of five friends of a rock band who turn into criminals.{{cite news|title=Paanch: Holding up a mirror |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/archives/paanch-holding-up-a-mirror/article1-7621.aspx |work=Hindutan Times |date=29 July 2003 |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518125630/http://www.hindustantimes.com/archives/paanch-holding-up-a-mirror/article1-7621.aspx |archive-date=18 May 2015 }} The film faced trouble with the Central Board of Film Certification{{cite web|title=I'll fight to the finish |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/13paanch.htm |publisher=Rediff |date=13 October 2001 |access-date=30 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924130427/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/13paanch.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015 }} because the board felt that it dealt unapologetically with sex, drugs and celebrated violence.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wigBDgAAQBAJ&q=parinda+pigeons+film&pg=PT134|title=Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Bollywood Directors and Their Cinema|last1=John|first1=Vimal Mohan|last2=Viswamohan|first2=Ayusha Iqbal|publisher=SAGE Publications|year=2017|isbn=978-93-86062-40-6|page=134|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073130/https://books.google.com/books?id=wigBDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT134&cad=3#v=onepage&q=parinda%20pigeons%20film|archive-date=4 January 2018|url-status=live}}

It was cleared by the Board in 2001,{{cite news|title=Censor clearance, for Paanch|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/Censor-clearance-for-Paanch/articleshow/512840451.cms?from=mdr|last=Kapoor|first=Pankaj|work=The Times of India|date=3 December 2001|access-date=6 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028054631/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/Censor-clearance-for-Paanch/articleshow/512840451.cms?from=mdr|archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=live}} but remains unreleased due to some problems faced by the producer. In these years, he also wrote dialogues for many films including Paisa Vasool (2004), Mani Ratnam's Yuva (2004), the Canadian film Water (2005), Main Aisa Hi Hoon (2005) and Mixed Doubles (2006).

After a failed attempt to make Allwyn Kalicharan in 2003,{{cite news|title=Anurag Kashyap: He's India's Man at Cannes |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/markets-festivals/anurag-kashyap-hes-indias-man-at-cannes-1200486071/ |work=Variety |author=Shalini Dore |date=22 May 2013 |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906214018/http://variety.com/2013/film/markets-festivals/anurag-kashyap-hes-indias-man-at-cannes-1200486071/ |archive-date= 6 September 2015 }} Kashyap started working on Black Friday, a film based on the namesake book by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=3892405d-96ca-4f2f-b932-d35f0328e03d|title=I just can't be politically correct: Anurag Kashyap|work=Hindustan Times|author=Hiren Kotwani|date=23 February 2007|access-date=10 February 2009}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|title=We consciously kept Sanjay Dutt out of Black Friday: Anurag Kashyap |url=http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/we-consciously-kept-sanjay-dutt-out-of-black-friday-anurag-kashyap/17222 |publisher=Business of Cinema |date=6 February 2007 |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521124906/http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/we-consciously-kept-sanjay-dutt-out-of-black-friday-anurag-kashyap/17222 |archive-date=21 May 2015 }} The Bombay high court put a stay on the release of the film, until the judgement in the bomb blasts case was delivered. It was decided after a petition filed by a group of 1993 bomb blasts accused, challenging the release of the film based on their case.{{cite web|url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/31black.htm |title=No Black Friday till blasts case verdict |publisher=Rediff |date=31 March 2005 |access-date=10 February 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207031233/http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/31black.htm |archive-date= 7 December 2008 }} The film got censorship clearance in 2007, and was released after two years meeting universal acclaim.{{cite news|title=Controversial Black Friday finally cleared for release in India |url=http://www.screendaily.com/controversial-black-friday-finally-cleared-for-release-in-india/4030691.article |work=Screen International |date=6 February 2007 |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511161219/http://www.screendaily.com/controversial-black-friday-finally-cleared-for-release-in-india/4030691.article |archive-date=11 May 2015 }}{{rotten-tomatoes|id=10008022-black_friday|title=Black Friday}} Nikhat Kazmi gave the film a three star out of five rating and mentioned: "It was indeed a difficult film to make, yet the director has managed to grapple with all the loose threads and put them together in a composite whole. So much so, the film moves like a taut thriller, without ideology coloring the sepia frames."{{cite news|last=Kazmi |first=Nikhat |author-link=Nikhat Kazmi |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Black-Friday/movie-review/1587135.cms |title=Black Friday Movie Review |work=The Times of India |date=10 February 2007 |access-date=13 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614041015/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/Black-Friday/movie-review/1587135.cms |archive-date=14 June 2016 }}

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The same year, Kashyap adapted Stephen King's short story "Quitters, Inc." into No Smoking. A surrealistic thriller about a chain-smoker who gets trapped in the maze of a person who guarantees will make him quit smoking.{{cite web|title=No Smoking |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2007/09/no_smoking_preview.shtml |publisher=BBC |first=Manish |last=Gajjar |access-date=9 August 2012 |date=10 October 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012164307/http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/2007/09/no_smoking_preview.shtml |archive-date=12 October 2007 }} The film starring John Abraham, Ayesha Takia, Ranvir Shorey and Paresh Rawal in the leads with music by Vishal Bhardwaj, premiered at the Rome Film Festival.{{cite web|title=No Smoking in Rome |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/25john.htm |publisher=Rediff |access-date=14 August 2012 |date=25 October 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016200807/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/25john.htm |archive-date=16 October 2012 }} No Smoking received an overwhelming negative reception and failed at the box-office.{{cite web|title=Review: No Smoking |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Review-No-Smoking/Article1-254292.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |author=Khalid Mohamed |access-date=9 August 2012 |date=26 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121084409/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Review-No-Smoking/Article1-254292.aspx |archive-date=21 January 2012 |author-link=Khalid Mohamed }}{{cite web|title=No Smoking box-office report |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/no_smoking |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=4 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084902/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/no_smoking |archive-date=18 May 2015 }} CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand called it a "colossal disappointment".{{cite web|title=Review: No Smoking is a colossal disappointment |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/review-no-smoking-is-a-colossal-disappointment/ |publisher=Rajeev Masand |access-date=19 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521020009/http://www.rajeevmasand.com/uncategorized/review-no-smoking-is-a-colossal-disappointment/ |archive-date=21 May 2015 }} His final release of the year was Return of Hanuman, an animation film about adventures of the Hindu god Hanuman.{{cite web|title=Return of Hanuman (2007) |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/parties-and-events/cast-and-crew-at-dvd-launch-of-tamas/ |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=13 August 2011 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063337/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/508592/Return%20of%20Hanuman |archive-date= 8 December 2015 }}

In 2009, Kashyap had two releases. Dev.D, a contemporary takes on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel Devdas. It was the twelfth film adaptation of the Bengali novel.{{cite news|title=Dev.D Overview |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/451513/Dev-D/overview |access-date=5 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008023421/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/451513/Dev-D/overview |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Jason Buchanan |date=2013 |archive-date= 8 October 2013 }} Starring Abhay Deol who actually pitched the original idea of the film to Kashyap, with Mahie Gill and newcomer Kalki Koechlin portraying the characters of "Paro" and Chandramukhi respectively.{{cite news|title=Dev D is inspired by 'rich city brats' |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/EHUorKoEQAY93fAydkRrMN/Dev-D-is-inspired-by-8216rich-city-brats8217.html |work=Mint |date=5 February 2009 |access-date=15 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929044341/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/EHUorKoEQAY93fAydkRrMN/Dev-D-is-inspired-by-8216rich-city-brats8217.html |archive-date=29 September 2015 }} The film met with generally positive reviews and strong box office results.{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/06review-dev-d.htm |title=Dev D review |publisher=Rediff |last=Sen |first=Raja |author-link=Raja Sen |date=6 February 2009 |access-date=15 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601044801/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/06review-dev-d.htm |archive-date= 1 June 2016 }}{{cite news|last=Sharma |first=Sanjukta |title=Dev D {{!}} Style, substance (and length) |url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/05183439/Dev-D--Style-substance-and.html |work=Mint |access-date=13 November 2011 |date=6 February 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618040040/http://livemint.com/2009/02/05183439/Dev-D--Style-substance-and.html |archive-date=18 June 2009 }}{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Dev+D+strikes+gold+at+box+office/1/28529.html |title=Dev D strikes gold at box office |work=India Today |date=10 February 2009 |access-date=15 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520124007/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Dev%2BD%2Bstrikes%2Bgold%2Bat%2Bbox%2Boffice/1/28529.html |archive-date=20 May 2015 }} Gulaal, a political drama, was his final release of that year. Kashyap started working on the film in 2005 and had finished 70–80 per cent of the film in 2006, when its producer fell ill. Later on, Zee Motion Pictures took over the project and was finally finished in 2008 and released on 13 March 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/13review-gulaal.htm |title=Gulaal is a compelling watch |author=Raja Sen |date=13 March 2009 |publisher=Rediff |access-date=2 December 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090415015248/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/13review-gulaal.htm |archive-date=15 April 2009 }} Anupama Chopra gave the film three stars and referred to Kashyap as "the Anti-Yash Chopra".{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/gulaal-383 |title=Gulaal movie review |author=Anupama Chopra |publisher=NDTV |date=13 March 2009 |access-date=4 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504193812/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/gulaal-383 |archive-date= 4 May 2015 |author-link=Anupama Chopra }} Despite positive reviews, the film underperformed at the box office.{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/gulaal |title=Gulaal box-office report |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=4 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084900/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/gulaal |archive-date=18 May 2015}}

Mumbai Cutting (2010), an anthology film, was his next directorial venture. It consisted of eleven short films made by eleven directors.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/ode-to-mumbai/article1434140.ece|title=Ode to Mumbai|work=The Hindu|date=9 May 2008|access-date=19 May 2015|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011120920/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Ode-to-Mumbai/article15398546.ece|url-status=live}} He directed one of the short films. It premiered at the 2008 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/mumbai/20080411.htm |title=Fine directors get together in Mumbai Cutting |publisher=Rediff |date=11 April 2008 |access-date=5 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092041/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/mumbai/20080411.htm |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}

File:Anurag Kashyap Udaan Press meet.jpg, 2010.]]

In 2011, Kashyap directed That Girl in Yellow Boots, a thriller starring Kalki Koechlin who also co-wrote the film with him.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-anurag-kashyap/20110902.htm |title=Yellow Boots is my last film with Kalki |publisher=Rediff |date=2 September 2011 |access-date=27 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603143243/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-anurag-kashyap/20110902.htm |archive-date= 3 June 2015 }} The film was screened at many festivals including 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, 67th Venice International Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and the London Indian Film Festival.{{cite news |title=The Girl in Yellow Boots goes to US |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/The-Girl-In-Yellow-Boots-goes-to-US/articleshow/9525676.cms |date=8 August 2011 |access-date=7 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106055926/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-08/news-interviews/29863895_1_satellite-rights-distributors-film |archive-date=6 November 2012 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=The Girl in Yellow Boots my first worldwide release: Anurag Kashyap|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/That-Girl-in-Yellow-Boots-my-first-worldwide-release-Anurag-Kashyap/articleshow/9540717.cms|work=The Times of India|date=9 August 2011|access-date=5 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009193959/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/That-Girl-in-Yellow-Boots-my-first-worldwide-release-Anurag-Kashyap/articleshow/9540717.cms|archive-date=9 October 2017|url-status=live}} Shot in thirteen days, the film was released in September 2011.{{cite web|title=Anurag Kashyap's 'That Girl in Yellow Boots': A Must-See Film You'll Wish You Could Forget |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26/anurag-kashyap-that-girl-in-yellow-boots_n_937445.html |date=26 August 2011 |work=HuffPost|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150125003507/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/26/anurag-kashyap-that-girl-in-yellow-boots_n_937445.html |archive-date=25 January 2015 }} Roger Ebert gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the character-driven film and the portrayal of its lead alongside the city compared to most Hindi films: " a film like this provides a radically different view of India than you can find in the pleasures and excesses of Bollywood".{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111214/REVIEWS/111219990/0/COMMENTARY |title=That Girl in Yellow Boots review |publisher=rogerebert.com |work=Chicago Sun-Times |author=Roger Ebert |date=14 December 2011 |access-date=3 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309100449/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20111214%2FREVIEWS%2F111219990%2F0%2FCOMMENTARY |archive-date= 9 March 2012 }}

In 2012, Kashyap came up with his ambitious directorial venture Gangs of Wasseypur, which screened at the 2012 Cannes Directors' Fortnight,{{cite web|title=Gangs of Wasseypur: World premiere at Cannes |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gangs-of-wasseypur-world-premiere-at-cannes/251742-8-66.html |access-date=24 April 2012 |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425212045/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gangs-of-wasseypur-world-premiere-at-cannes/251742-8-66.html |archive-date=25 April 2012 }} London Indian Film Festival,{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/gangs-of-wasseypur-opens-london-indian-film-fest_115764.htm|title='Gangs of Wasseypur' opens London Indian Film Fest|publisher=Zee News|date=22 July 2012|access-date=28 November 2014|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011120928/https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/-gangs-of-wasseypur-opens-london-indian-film-fest_115764.html|url-status=live}} Toronto film festival{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/entertainment/Wasseypur-Shanghai-Peddlers-at-Toronto-film-fest/articleshow/15310537.cms|title='Wasseypur', 'Shanghai', 'Peddlers' at Toronto film fest|date=1 August 2012|access-date=31 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028054641/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/entertainment/Wasseypur-Shanghai-Peddlers-at-Toronto-film-fest/articleshow/15310537.cms|archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=live}} and the Sundance Film Festival in 2013.{{cite web|title=Gangs of wasseypur to be screened at the Sundance Film Festival |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gangs-of-wasseypur-to-be-screened-at-the-sundance-film-festival/308190-8-66.html |publisher=CNN-IBN |date=30 November 2012 |access-date=31 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203035834/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gangs-of-wasseypur-to-be-screened-at-the-sundance-film-festival/308190-8-66.html |archive-date= 3 December 2012 }} The film with an ensemble cast, was a two-part crime saga centered on the coal mafia of Dhanbad with the story spanning from the early 1940s to 2009. The first part was released on 22 June, and the second on 8 August 2012, both receiving appreciation from Indian and international critics alike.{{cite web|title=Gangs of Wasseypur |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/gangs-of-wasseypur/critic-reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=10 December 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105060720/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/gangs-of-wasseypur/critic-reviews |archive-date= 5 November 2015 }}{{cite web|last=Adarsh |first=Taran |title=Taran Adarsh Review |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/553285 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=5 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524030747/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/553285 |archive-date=24 May 2015 }}{{cite news|last=Lee |first=Maggie |title=Gangs of Wasseypur Review |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/gangs-of-wasseypur-1117947719/ |work=Variety |date=7 June 2012 |access-date=1 July 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092502/http://variety.com/2012/film/markets-festivals/gangs-of-wasseypur-1117947719/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}{{cite news|last=Marshall |first=Lee |title=Gangs of Wasseypur Review |url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/-gangs-of-wasseypur/5042672.article |work=Screen International |date=24 May 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628112312/http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/-gangs-of-wasseypur/5042672.article |archive-date=28 June 2012 }} The combined budget of the two films allowed it to be a box-office success.{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/breaking-news.aspx?news_id=541 |title=Gangs of Wasseypur 3rd week box-office collection |publisher=boxofficecapsule.com |date=14 July 2012 |access-date=1 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202135155/http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/breaking-news.aspx?news_id=541 |archive-date=2 February 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/breaking-news.aspx?news_id=638 |title=Gangs of Wasseypur 2 2nd week box-office collection |publisher=boxofficecapsule.com |date=26 August 2012 |access-date=1 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202153836/http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/breaking-news.aspx?news_id=638 |archive-date=2 February 2015 }}

In 2013, Kashyap directed That Day After Everyday, a 20-minute short film that was released on YouTube; starring Radhika Apte, Geetanjali Thapa and Sandhya Mridul. It showed the story of three working women facing troubles every day, both inside and outside their houses and how they overcome them. Dealing with issues like eve teasing and public molestation, the video got four lakh hits in two days.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movies/anurag-kashyap-s-that-day-after-everyday-gets-over-4-lakh-hits-in-2-days/article1-1146141.aspx |title=Anurag Kashyap's short film gets over 4 lakh hits in 2 days |work=Hindustan Times |date=1 November 2013 |access-date=31 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217070547/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movies/anurag-kashyap-s-that-day-after-everyday-gets-over-4-lakh-hits-in-2-days/article1-1146141.aspx |archive-date=17 February 2015 }} Speaking about the purpose of the project, Kashyap showed his intention to make people feel angry without offering a solution.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84yE8mDg8g |title=I want the audiences to feel angry: Anurag Kashyap |publisher=YouTube |access-date=31 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311013515/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f84yE8mDg8g |archive-date=11 March 2016 }} The same year he teamed up with Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar and Karan Johar to direct "Murabba", one of the four segments of anthology film Bombay Talkies. It was made to celebrate the 100 years of Indian cinema,{{cite news|last=Dubey|first=Bharati|title=Film industry to mark Phalke centenary|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Film-industry-to-mark-Phalke-centenary/articleshow/18165999.cms|date=25 January 2012|access-date=28 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419031257/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-01-25/news-interviews/36527754_1_film-industry-dadasaheb-phalke-indian-cinema|archive-date=19 April 2013|work=The Times of India|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Bollywood directors join hands to pay homage to Indian cinema|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Bollywood-directors-join-hands-to-pay-homage-to-Indian-cinema/articleshow/13020569.cms|date=7 May 2012|access-date=28 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622040500/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-07/news-interviews/31599052_1_cinema-karan-johar-indian-films|archive-date=22 June 2012|work=The Times of India|url-status=live}} and was screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/59652.html |title=Cannes 2013 official selection |publisher=Festival De Cannes |date=18 April 2013 |access-date=2 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212064729/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/59652.html |archive-date=12 February 2015 }} The film did not perform well at the box office,{{cite web |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/bombay_talkies |title=Bombay Talkies Box office report |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=15 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317215806/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/bombay_talkies |archive-date=17 March 2015 }} but was well received by critics.{{cite web|last=Adarsh |first=Taran |title=Bombay Talkies Review |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/588998 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=1 May 2013 |access-date=3 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504065247/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/588998 |archive-date= 4 May 2013 }}{{cite news|last=Chopra |first=Anupama |title=Anupama Chopra's review: Bombay Talkies |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Bombay-Talkies/Article1-1054502.aspx |access-date=4 May 2013 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504010958/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Bombay-Talkies/Article1-1054502.aspx |archive-date= 4 May 2013 }}

His next film was Ugly (2014), a thriller about the kidnapping of a struggling actor's daughter, and the events followed by it. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation.{{cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/ugly-receives-a-standing-ovation-at-cannes-3210.html |title=Ugly receives a standing ovation |work=Filmfare |date=22 May 2013 |access-date=27 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603105218/http://www.filmfare.com/news/ugly-receives-a-standing-ovation-at-cannes-3210.html |archive-date= 3 June 2015 }} The film's theatrical release was halted for over a year regarding censorship issues over depiction of smoking in it.{{cite news|title=Anurag Kashyap's Files Petition |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Anurag-Kashyap-files-petition-against-using-non-smoking-warning-in-Ugly/articleshow/26423382.cms |work=The Times of India |date=26 November 2013 |access-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103012004/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Anurag-Kashyap-files-petition-against-using-non-smoking-warning-in-Ugly/articleshow/26423382.cms |archive-date= 3 January 2014 }}{{cite news|title=Anurag Kashyap's Ugly Will Release with Smoking Ads |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/ugly-to-release-with-anti-smoking-ad/ |work=The Indian Express |date=1 June 2014 |access-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605021525/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/ugly-to-release-with-anti-smoking-ad/ |archive-date= 5 June 2014 }} Though it was released on 26 December 2014 to generally positive reviews.{{cite web|title=Ugly Review |url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/ugly-review/ |publisher=Koimoi |author=Surabhi Redkar |date=26 December 2014 |access-date=26 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141226233543/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/ugly-review/ |archive-date=26 December 2014 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/ugly-review-anurag-kashyap-back-best-film-since-black-friday-2013015.html |title=Ugly review: Anurag Kashyap is back, with his best film since Black Friday |date=24 December 2014 |work=Firstpost |access-date=25 December 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224091254/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/ugly-review-anurag-kashyap-back-best-film-since-black-friday-2013015.html |archive-date=24 December 2014 }}

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Kashyap's next release was Bombay Velvet (2015), a period film set in Bombay in the 1960s, based on Princeton University Historian Gyan Prakash's book Mumbai Fables. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bombay-velvet-first-look-karan-johar-villain-ranbir-anushka-starrer-photos-622856 |title='Bombay Velvet': First Look of Karan Johar as Villain in Ranbir-Anushka Starrer |last=Sen |first=Sushmita |work=International Business Times |date=9 February 2015 |access-date=26 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324034433/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bombay-velvet-first-look-karan-johar-villain-ranbir-anushka-starrer-photos-622856 |archive-date=24 March 2015 }} The film was co-edited by the Academy Award winner editor Thelma Schoonmaker, who is known for her collaboration with Martin Scorsese.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Bombay-Velvet-All-you-need-to-know-about-the-film/photostory/46051560.cms |title=Bombay Velvet: All you need to know about the film |work=The Times of India |access-date=7 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223233532/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Bombay-Velvet-All-you-need-to-know-about-the-film/photostory/46051560.cms |archive-date=23 February 2015 }} Released on 15 May 2015, some critics appreciated its retro-look, performances, styling and music, but criticized its faltered storytelling.{{cite news|title=Bombay Velvet review by Anupama Chopra: It's a glorious mess |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/bombay-velvet-review-by-anupama-chopra-it-s-a-glorious-mess/article1-1347859.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |author=Anupama Chopra |date=15 May 2015 |access-date=17 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517092631/http://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/bombay-velvet-review-by-anupama-chopra-it-s-a-glorious-mess/article1-1347859.aspx |archive-date=17 May 2015 }}{{cite news|title=Film Review: The Great Gatsby meets the Goodfellas in Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/film-review-the-great-gatsby-meets-the-goodfellas-in-anurag-kashyap-s-bombay-velvet-115051501031_1.html |work=Business Standard |date=16 May 2015 |access-date=17 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518050843/http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/film-review-the-great-gatsby-meets-the-goodfellas-in-anurag-kashyap-s-bombay-velvet-115051501031_1.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 }} It also emerged as a box-office failure.{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ranbir-kapoor-bombay-velvet-anurag-kashyap/1/438837.html |title=Bombay Velvet is Ranbir Kapoor's biggest career disaster |work=India Today |date=19 May 2015 |access-date=19 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520012114/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ranbir-kapoor-bombay-velvet-anurag-kashyap/1/438837.html |archive-date=20 May 2015 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/bombay-velvet-fades-against-piku/article7224212.ece?w=ma446|title='Bombay Velvet' fades against 'Piku'|work=The Hindu|date=19 May 2015|access-date=19 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928205305/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/bombay-velvet-fades-against-piku/article7224212.ece?w=ma446|archive-date=28 September 2018|url-status=live}} Bombay Velvet was Kashyap's dream project and its failure was a huge disappointment to him. In an interview with critic Rajeev Masand, Kashyap stated that at one point he wanted to leave India because he felt that people here did not understand his films but then realized that he did not manage the budget of the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crc7SyMBq74|title=Rajeev Masand interview with Anurag Kashyap|website=YouTube|date=13 May 2016|access-date=5 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928205304/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crc7SyMBq74|archive-date=28 September 2018|url-status=live}}

In 2016, Kashyap co-wrote and directed Raman Raghav 2.0, a thriller inspired by the notorious serial killer Raman Raghav. It starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the title character along with Vicky Kaushal. The film premiered at the 2016 Sydney Film Festival and the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, in the Director's Fortnight section to a positive response.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/raman-raghav-20-to-compete-at-sydney-film-festival/article8590299.ece|title=Raman Raghav 2.0 to compete at Sydney Film Festival|work=The Hindu|date=12 May 2016|access-date=19 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411072311/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/raman-raghav-20-to-compete-at-sydney-film-festival/article8590299.ece|archive-date=11 April 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-s-raman-raghav-2-0-lands-a-big-punch-in-cannes/story-3zEr4grsXrd7d2dGHL7ZhN.html |title=Anurag Kashyap's Raman Raghav 2.0 lands a big punch in Cannes |work=Hindustan Times |date=17 May 2016 |access-date=19 May 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518103756/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-s-raman-raghav-2-0-lands-a-big-punch-in-cannes/story-3zEr4grsXrd7d2dGHL7ZhN.html |archive-date=18 May 2016 }}

After working on Raman Raghav 2.0, Kashyap received a script from Vineet Kumar Singh of Mukkabaaz. He did not like the initial script but was excited by a "10-minute chunk" that he had not come across before.{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mukkabaaz-is-a-throwback-to-the-storytelling-prevelant-in-the-70s-says-anurag-kashyap-4296951.html|title=Mukkabaaz is a throwback to the storytelling {{sic|preve|lant|nolink=y}} in the 70s, says Anurag Kashyap|last=Srivastav|first=Abhishek|publisher=Firstpost|date=10 January 2018|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110162910/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/mukkabaaz-is-a-throwback-to-the-storytelling-prevelant-in-the-70s-says-anurag-kashyap-4296951.html|archive-date=10 January 2018|url-status=live}} He then rewrote the script with his team having the 10-minute as a base. Singh trained himself for six months for the film.{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/ringside-view/868071/|title=Ringside view|last=Khan|first=Faizal|work=The Financial Express|date=24 September 2017|access-date=7 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207140145/http://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/ringside-view/868071/|archive-date=7 December 2017|url-status=live}} The film was screened at 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, the Mumbai Film Festival

and was released theatrically on 12 January 2018.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mukkabaaz-premieres-at-toronto-anurag-kashyap-s-new-film-tackles-cow-vigilantism-provokes-reaction/story-HhLrnpF4LhiLyJmXTib5TM.html|title=Mukkabaaz premieres at Toronto: Anurag Kashyap's new film tackles cow vigilantism, provokes reaction|work=Hindustan Times|date=13 September 2017|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121020145/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/mukkabaaz-premieres-at-toronto-anurag-kashyap-s-new-film-tackles-cow-vigilantism-provokes-reaction/story-HhLrnpF4LhiLyJmXTib5TM.html|archive-date=21 January 2018|url-status=live}} Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV called it "one of the more important films to have come out of the Mumbai movie industry in recent times."{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/mukkabaaz-movie-review-anurag-kashyap-punches-back-with-riveting-boxing-film-1798637|title=Mukkabaaz Movie Review: Anurag Kashyap Punches Back With Riveting Boxing Film|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|publisher=NDTV|date=11 January 2018|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615111039/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/mukkabaaz-movie-review-anurag-kashyap-punches-back-with-riveting-boxing-film-1798637|archive-date=15 June 2018|url-status=live}} In 2018, Kashyap again collaborated with Banerjee, Akhtar and Johar for the anthology film Lust Stories. Based on the theme of lust, it had stories told from the female perspective.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/lust-stories-trailer-netflix-5182062/|title=Lust Stories trailer: Netflix original film promises tales of love and desire from the female perspective|last=Rawat|first=Kshitij|work=The Indian Express|date=18 May 2018|access-date=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518160217/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/lust-stories-trailer-netflix-5182062/|archive-date=18 May 2018|url-status=live}} Kashyap's story had Radhika Apte and Akash Thosar. The film was released on Netflix on 15 June 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/lust-stories-movie-review-netflix-anthology-is-another-step-forward-in-bollywoods-sexual-awakening-4510967.html|title=Lust Stories movie review: Netflix anthology is another step forward in Bollywood's sexual awakening|last=Ramakrishnan|first=Swetha|publisher=Firstpost|date=15 June 2018|access-date=15 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615113233/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/lust-stories-movie-review-netflix-anthology-is-another-step-forward-in-bollywoods-sexual-awakening-4510967.html|archive-date=15 June 2018|url-status=live}} It was followed by India's first Netflix Original series, the crime thriller Sacred Games, based on Vikram Chandra's novel of the same name.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-how-india-s-first-netflix-original-came-together/story-qDGceqq9SR4jStYluu1vhM.html|author=Choudhary, Vidhi|title=Sacred Games: How India's first Netflix original came together|date=7 July 2018|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715181326/https://www.hindustantimes.com/tv/sacred-games-how-india-s-first-netflix-original-came-together/story-qDGceqq9SR4jStYluu1vhM.html|archive-date=15 July 2018|url-status=live}} Kashyap co-directed the series with Vikramaditya Motwane. The show received critical acclaim,{{cite web|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/sacred-games-review-saif-ali-khans-netflix-series-garners-positive-reviews-worldwide/1313176|title='Sacred Games' review: Saif Ali Khan's Netflix series garners positive reviews worldwide|work=The Free Press Journal|date=10 July 2018|access-date=6 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713183045/http://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/sacred-games-review-saif-ali-khans-netflix-series-garners-positive-reviews-worldwide/1313176|archive-date=13 July 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/sacred-games-first-netflix-original-from-india-reviews-rotten-tomatoes-2018-7|last=Lynch|first=John|title=Netflix's first original series from India, 'Sacred Games,' is an addictive crime thriller with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes|date=9 July 2018|work=Business Insider|access-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726071835/https://www.businessinsider.com/sacred-games-first-netflix-original-from-india-reviews-rotten-tomatoes-2018-7|archive-date=26 July 2018|url-status=live}} with Lincoln Michel of GQ calling it the "best Netflix original in years."{{cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/sacred-games-is-the-best-new-show-on-netflix-you-arent-watching|title=Sacred Games Is the Best New Show on Netflix You Aren't Watching|last=Michel|first=Lincoln|work=GQ|date=21 July 2018|access-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813143458/https://www.gq.com/story/sacred-games-is-the-best-new-show-on-netflix-you-arent-watching|archive-date=13 August 2018|url-status=live}} His final directorial venture of the year was Manmarziyaan, a love triangle set in Punjab, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Tapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal. Written by Kanika Dhillon, the film was premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in India on 16 September to positive reviews.{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/in-toronto-abhishek-bachchan-is-husband-material-1875169.html|title=Abhishek Bachchan is 'Husband Material' According to TIFF, Here's Why|last=Mukherjee|first=Raka|publisher=CNN-News18|date=12 September 2018|access-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913123528/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/in-toronto-abhishek-bachchan-is-husband-material-1875169.html|archive-date=13 September 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/manmarziyan-movie-review-critics-verdict-rating-anurag-kashyap-film-780418|title=Manmarziyan movie review: Critics' verdict and rating of Anurag Kashyap film|last=Sarkar|first=Suparno|work=International Business Times|date=14 September 2018|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105335/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/manmarziyan-movie-review-critics-verdict-rating-anurag-kashyap-film-780418|archive-date=17 September 2018|url-status=live}} In December 2019, Kashyap launched the audio web-series titled Thriller Factory which he directed for Amazon's Audible Suno application. It features voices of Tabu and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.{{cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-ropes-in-tabu-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-for-thriller-factory-38000-1.html|title=Anurag Kashyap ropes in Tabu and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Thriller Factory|last=Deshmukh|first=Ashwini|work=Filmfare|date=13 December 2019|access-date=15 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214213812/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-ropes-in-tabu-and-nawazuddin-siddiqui-for-thriller-factory-38000-1.html|archive-date=14 December 2019|url-status=live}}

The next year, Kashyap reunited with his Lust Stories team to direct the horror anthology film Ghost Stories. His story was about a pregnant woman going through anxiety. It was released on Netflix on 1 January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ghost-stories-movie-review-dibakar-banerjees-political-short-film-elevates-an-otherwise-bland-anthology-that-just-isnt-scary-7848051.html|title=Ghost Stories movie review: Dibakar Banerjee's political short film elevates an otherwise bland anthology that just isn't scary|date=2 January 2020|website=Firstpost|access-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102043926/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ghost-stories-movie-review-dibakar-banerjees-political-short-film-elevates-an-otherwise-bland-anthology-that-just-isnt-scary-7848051.html|archive-date=2 January 2020|url-status=live}} He continued his association with Netflix and released his directorial venture Choked (2020) on the same. Starring Saiyami Kher and Roshan Mathew, the film tells the story of a bank cashier who finds a stash of cash hidden in her kitchen sink.{{cite news|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/anurag-kashyap-examines-balance-between-truth-power-and-money/22792242|title=Anurag Kashyap: Examines Balance Between Truth, Power And Money|work=Mid-Day|date=19 May 2020|access-date=21 May 2020|archive-date=25 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525181129/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/anurag-kashyap-examines-balance-between-truth-power-and-money/22792242|url-status=live}}

In 2022, Kashyap directed the science fiction thriller Dobaaraa. The film is an official remake of the 2018 Spanish film Mirage; it opened at the London Indian Film Festival and was released theatrically on 19 August 2022.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/asia/anurag-kashyap-dobaaraa-london-indian-film-festival-1235261978|title=Anurag Kashyap's 'Dobaaraa' to Open London Indian Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)|date=10 May 2022 |publisher=Variety|access-date=12 May 2022}} Dobaaraa met with mostly positive reviews with Tanul Thakur of The Wire writing: "A sharp adaptation, the film is deeper than it cares to admit and never slips into an instructional mode."{{cite web|url=https://thewire.in/film/dobaaraa-anurag-kashyap-film-review|title=Anurag Kashyap's 'Dobaaraa' Confounds, Confuses, Beguiles – Yet Stays in Your Head|last=Thakur|first=Tanul|work=The Wire|date=19 August 2022|accessdate=21 August 2022}}

Just months after releasing Dobaara, Kashyap released another directorial venture titled Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat. The musical romantic drama starred Alaya F and debutant Karan Mehta. It had its world premiere at the 2022 Marrakech International Film Festival and the film was released theatrically on 3 February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-almost-pyaar-with-dj-mohabbat-world-premiere-at-marrakech-film-festival-8272447/|title=Anurag Kashyap's Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat set for world premiere at Marrakech Film Festival|work=The Indian Express|date=16 November 2022|accessdate=4 February 2023}}

In 2023, Kashyap wrote and directed the thriller film Kennedy. He initially wanted to cast Vikram and had named the film after Vikram's real name. However, they could not work together because of some miscommunication.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/chiyaan-vikram-anurag-kashyap-clear-the-air-on-kennedy-casting/article66880619.ece|title=Chiyaan Vikram, Anurag Kashyap clear the air on 'Kennedy' casting|work=The Hindu|date=22 May 2023|accessdate=3 June 2023}} The role eventually went to Rahul Bhat; Sunny Leone also appears in a pivotal role. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/kennedy-film-review-anurag-kashyap-sunny-leone-cannes-1235380803/|title='Kennedy' Review: Anurag Kashyap's Mumbai Thriller Is Enjoyably Grim, But Weighed Down By Detail – Cannes Film Festival|last=Bunbury|first=Stephanie|website=Deadline|date=26 May 2023|accessdate=3 June 2023}}

Kashyap found his production company Anurag Kashyap Films in 2009, which is managed by Guneet Monga.{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tP9mOVFYoF0RJOSX4vCveP/Guneet-Monga--Sealing-the-deal.html |title=Guneet Monga: Sealing the deal |work=Mint |date=26 October 2012 |access-date=26 May 2013 |first=Nandini |last=Ramnath |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203021508/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/tP9mOVFYoF0RJOSX4vCveP/Guneet-Monga--Sealing-the-deal.html |archive-date= 3 December 2013 }}{{cite web|title=Cannes: India's New Wave Producer Guneet Monga |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-indias-new-wave-producer-524945 |date=22 May 2013 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=26 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609022133/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-indias-new-wave-producer-524945 |archive-date= 9 June 2013 }} The companies' first film was the critical hit Udaan (2010), which was screened in the Un Certain Regard category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Cannes-Calling/607444 |title=Cannes Calling |date=17 April 2010 |work=The Indian Express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422124109/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Cannes-Calling/607444 |archive-date=22 April 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/11023221/year/2010.html |title=Official Selection of Festival 2010: Udaan |publisher=Festival De Cannes |access-date=7 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224132804/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/11023221/year/2010.html |archive-date=24 February 2015 }} Since then, he has produced a number of projects including Shaitan (2011), Chittagong (2012), Aiyyaa (2012), Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012) and Shorts (2013).{{cite news|title=With over a dozen films in the pipeline, the very offbeat Anurag Kashyap has emerged as an unlikely big player in Bollywood |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anurag-kashyap-films-director/1/227481.html |date=3 November 2012 |work=India Today |access-date=26 May 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203152643/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anurag-kashyap-films-director/1/227481.html |archive-date= 3 February 2013 }} He has also co-produced a number of films that have gone on to film festivals, but are yet to release theatrically, including Michael, Peddlers and Monsoon Shootout.{{cite news|title=Anurag Kashyap is playing a positive role |url=http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/32884 |work=Forbes India |author=Abhishek Raghunath |date=9 May 2012 |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626114626/http://forbesindia.com/printcontent/32884 |archive-date=26 June 2015 }} In 2012, Kashyap produced The Last Act, India's first collaborative feature film from twelve directors to make ten-minute short films, with each film being a part of a larger story written by him.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anurag-Kashyap-roped-in-twelve-directors-for-The-Last-Act/articleshow/17531844.cms|title=Anurag Kashyap roped-in twelve directors for 'The Last Act'|work=The Times of India|date=8 December 2012|access-date=5 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928205304/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anurag-Kashyap-roped-in-twelve-directors-for-The-Last-Act/articleshow/17531844.cms|archive-date=28 September 2018|url-status=live}}

In 2013, his company co-produced the critically acclaimed drama The Lunchbox, which was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language; along with the biographical drama Shahid.{{cite web|title=BAFTA: 'Boyhood' wins top honours, 'The Lunchbox' misses award |url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/bafta-boyhood-wins-top-honours-the-lunchbox-misses-award_1543627.html |publisher=Zee News |date=9 February 2015 |access-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209235117/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/bafta-boyhood-wins-top-honours-the-lunchbox-misses-award_1543627.html |archive-date= 9 February 2015 }}{{cite news|title=Anurag Kashyap's film at Toronto Film Festival |url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/020812-Anurag-Kashyaps-film-at-Toronto-Film-Festival.htm |work=Mid-Day |date=2 August 2012 |access-date=26 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820002212/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/020812-Anurag-Kashyaps-film-at-Toronto-Film-Festival.htm |archive-date=20 August 2012 }} The same year Kashyap, with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures co-produced five short films with the theme of 'India is Visual Journey'.{{cite web|title=Anurag Kashyap co-produces short film project on youtube |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/indian-director-anurag-kashyap-produces-562450 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=4 June 2013 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924184837/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/indian-director-anurag-kashyap-produces-562450 |archive-date=24 September 2015 }} The short films were Moi Marjaani, Chai, Hidden Cricket, Geek Out and The Epiphany.{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/jun/060613-anurag-kashyap-to-mentor-and-co-produce-another-string-of-short-films.htm |title=Anurag Kashyap to mentor and co-produce another string of short films |work=Mid-Day |date=6 June 2013 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019102907/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2013/jun/060613-anurag-kashyap-to-mentor-and-co-produce-another-string-of-short-films.htm |archive-date=19 October 2013 }} He also served as the creative director in the Amitabh Bachchan starrer TV series Yudh (2014),{{cite news|title=Yudh to replace Bade Achhe Lagte Hain |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/yudh-to-replace-bade-achhe-lagte-hain/article1-1236645.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 July 2014 |access-date=6 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706013147/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/television/yudh-to-replace-bade-achhe-lagte-hain/article1-1236645.aspx |archive-date= 6 July 2014 }} and subsequently presented two documentary film's, The World Before Her (2012) and Katiyabaaz (2014).{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-the-world-before-her-must-be-seen-across-india-638853 |title=Anurag Kashyap: The World Before Her must be seen across India |publisher=NDTV |date=23 April 2014 |access-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519203711/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-the-world-before-her-must-be-seen-across-india-638853 |archive-date=19 May 2015 }}{{cite news|title='Katiyabaaz': A documentary maker challenges mainstream space |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Katiyabaaz-A-documentary-maker-challenges-mainstream-space/articleshow/40768405.cms |date=23 August 2014 |access-date=30 August 2014 |work=The Times of India |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826170221/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Katiyabaaz-A-documentary-maker-challenges-mainstream-space/articleshow/40768405.cms |archive-date=26 August 2014 }}

In 2011 Kashyap co-founded his director-driven production company Phantom Films with partnership from Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/phantom-in-conversation-with-team-box-office-india/ |title=Phantom in conversation with team box office India |publisher=Box Office India |date=4 October 2013 |access-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421122612/http://www.boxofficeindia.co.in/phantom-in-conversation-with-team-box-office-india/ |archive-date=21 April 2015 }} The companies first film was the period romance Lootera (2013), starring Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha. Based O. Henry's short story, The Last Leaf, the film was critically acclaimed.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Lootera-a-slow-pace-romantic-saga-worth-watching-say-critics/Article1-1087457.aspx |title=Lootera: a slow pace romantic saga worth watching, say critics |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 July 2013 |access-date=30 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112201259/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/bollywood/Lootera-a-slow-pace-romantic-saga-worth-watching-say-critics/Article1-1087457.aspx |archive-date=12 November 2013 }}

File:Anurag Kashyap at the Imaikaa Nodigal Success Meet.jpg

He then went on to collaborate with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions to produce the romantic comedy Hasee Toh Phasee (2014). The film starring Parineeti Chopra and Sidharth Malhotra was directed by the debutant Vinil Mathew.{{cite news|title=Movie review: Parineeti Chopra re-defines Bollywood heroine in Hasee Toh Phasee |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-hasee-toh-phasee-is-an-experimental-rom-com/article1-1181343.aspx |last=Kaushal |first=Sweta |work=Hindustan Times |date=7 February 2014 |access-date=7 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207035359/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/reviews/movie-review-hasee-toh-phasee-is-an-experimental-rom-com/article1-1181343.aspx |archive-date= 7 February 2014 }} Kashyap then co-edited and co-produced the comedy drama Queen, starring Kangana Ranaut. The film was a critical and commercial success, it also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi.{{cite news|last=Mehta |first=Ankita |title='Queen' Review Roundup: Watch it for Kangana's Superb Performance |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/542085/20140306/queen-movie-reviews-critics-kangana-ranaut-songs.htm |access-date=10 March 2014 |work=International Business Times |date=6 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310011304/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/542085/20140306/queen-movie-reviews-critics-kangana-ranaut-songs.htm |archive-date=10 March 2014 }}{{cite web|title=Top Ten Worldwide Grossers 2014 |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/toptenworldwidegrossers2014 |publisher=Box Office India |access-date=8 May 2014 |date=8 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508150134/http://boxofficeindia.com/Details/art_detail/toptenworldwidegrossers2014 |archive-date= 8 May 2014 }}{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/62nd-national-film-awards-winners-haider-wins-five-queen-two/ |title=62nd National Film Awards' winners: 'Haider' wins five, Kangana Ranaut's 'Queen' two |work=The Indian Express |date=24 March 2015 |access-date=24 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325062007/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/62nd-national-film-awards-winners-haider-wins-five-queen-two/ |archive-date=25 March 2015 }}

In 2015, Kashyap co-produced Anushka Sharma's production debut NH10, and the sex comedy Hunterrr. Both films proved to be successes.{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/anushka-sharma-turns-producer-with-nh-10-1204737.html |title=Anushka Sharma turns producer with NH10 |publisher=Firstpost |date=31 October 2013 |access-date=13 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405103304/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/anushka-sharma-turns-producer-with-nh-10-1204737.html |archive-date= 5 April 2016 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/hunterrr-and-nh10-score-well-8768.html |title=Hunterrr and NH10 score well |work=Filmfare |date=30 March 2015 |access-date=11 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518104025/http://www.filmfare.com/news/hunterrr-and-nh10-score-well-8768.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 }} Masaan, was Phantom's fourth release of the year. The film won the FIPRESCI Award and the Promising Future award at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/masaan-to-release-in-india-on-july-24/article7255001.ece|title='Masaan' to release in India on July 24|work=The Hindu|date=28 May 2015|access-date=3 June 2015}} The final release of Phantom of 2015 was Shaandaar, which proved to be a box-office flop.{{cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/pyaar-ka-punchnama-still-raking-in-moolah/ |title=Pyaar Ka Punchnama still raking in moolah |work=The Free Press Journal |date=31 October 2015 |access-date=3 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122152546/http://www.freepressjournal.in/pyaar-ka-punchnama-still-raking-in-moolah |archive-date=22 January 2016 }} In October the same year, Kashyap teamed up with Ridley Scott and Richie Mehta for Google, as the executive producer for the documentary India in a Day.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/ridley-scott-google-richie-mehta-anurag-kashyap-india-in-a-day-1201563394/ |title=Ridley Scott And Google Team Up With Richie Mehta And Anurag Kashyap For 'India In A Day' |last=Jaafar |first=Ali |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=1 October 2015 |access-date=5 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004040310/http://deadline.com/2015/10/ridley-scott-google-richie-mehta-anurag-kashyap-india-in-a-day-1201563394/ |archive-date= 4 October 2015 }} The project was for people across India to film a snapshot of their day and upload it on Google's official website.{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/google-ridley-scott-anurag-kashyap-team-for-india-in-a-day-1201606860/ |title=Google, Ridley Scott, Anurag Kashyap Team for 'India in a Day' |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |work=Variety |date=1 October 2015 |access-date=5 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005033055/http://variety.com/2015/film/asia/google-ridley-scott-anurag-kashyap-team-for-india-in-a-day-1201606860/ |archive-date= 5 October 2015 }}

The following year, Kashyap collaborated again with Ekta Kapoor to produce Udta Punjab (2016), a crime drama by the director Abhishek Chaubey that documents the substance abuse endemic in the Indian state of Punjab. Udta Punjab generated controversy when the Central Board of Film Certification demanded extensive censorship before its theatrical release, citing that the portrayal of Punjab in it was negative.{{cite news|last=Parussini |first=Gabriele |title=How the Movie Udta Punjab Sparked a Debate About Drug Use in India |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/06/09/how-the-movie-udta-punjab-sparked-a-debate-about-drug-use-in-india/ |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=9 June 2016 |access-date=15 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619081944/https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2016/06/09/how-the-movie-udta-punjab-sparked-a-debate-about-drug-use-in-india/ |archive-date=19 June 2016 }} After Kashyap filed a lawsuit against the board, the Mumbai High Court cleared the film for exhibition with a single scene cut.{{cite news|title=Udta Punjab row: Bombay HC clears film with just one cut, tells CBFC not to act like grandmother |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/udta-punjab-censor-board-cuss-word-cbfc-bombay-high-court-anurag-kashyap2850443/ |work=The Indian Express |date=13 June 2016 |access-date=15 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627103545/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/udta-punjab-censor-board-cuss-word-cbfc-bombay-high-court-anurag-kashyap2850443/ |archive-date=27 June 2016 }} His company, Phantom Films, also produced a Gujarati film Wrong Side Raju, that same year.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Gujarati-film-industry-still-a-work-in-progress/article14585070.ece |title=Gujarati film industry, still a work in progress |last=Narayan |first=Hari |work=Mint |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=17 March 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221085455/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Gujarati-film-industry-still-a-work-in-progress/article14585070.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016 }} Kashyap co-produced Haraamkhor (2017), the survival drama Trapped (2016) and the superhero film Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018).

Phantom Films was dissolved in October 2018,{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-anurag-kashyap-vikramaditya-motwane-vikas-bahl-and-madhu-mantena-dissolve-their-production-company/articleshow/66092937.cms|title=EXCLUSIVE! Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena dissolve their production company|last=Shaikh|first=Samina|work=The Times of India|date=6 October 2018|access-date=6 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005202707/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-anurag-kashyap-vikramaditya-motwane-vikas-bahl-and-madhu-mantena-dissolve-their-production-company/articleshow/66092937.cms|archive-date=5 October 2018|url-status=live}} largely in response to the sexual assault allegation on Vikas Bahl by a former Phantom employee, which was reported in 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/10/06/queen-director-vikas-bahl-sexually-assaulted-me-phantom-films-did-nothing-survivor-speaks-out_a_23552623/|title='Queen' Director Vikas Bahl Sexually Assaulted Me, Phantom Films Did Nothing: Survivor Speaks Out|last=Pathak|first=Ankur|work=HuffPost|date=6 October 2018|access-date=7 October 2018|archive-date=6 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006235055/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/10/06/queen-director-vikas-bahl-sexually-assaulted-me-phantom-films-did-nothing-survivor-speaks-out_a_23552623/|url-status=live}} Kashyap, and the other three founders issued statements on Twitter confirming the company's disbanding and moving on to independent projects.{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2018/phantom-films-dissolved-anurag-kashyap-says-all-dreams-come-to-an-end-278047.html|title=Phantom Films Dissolved; Anurag Kashyap Says, 'All Dreams Come To An End'!|date=6 October 2018|website=www.filmibeat.com|access-date=2 September 2021|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902191031/https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2018/phantom-films-dissolved-anurag-kashyap-says-all-dreams-come-to-an-end-278047.html|url-status=live}}

In 2020, Kashyap launched another production company titled Good Bad Films with partnership from Dhruv Jagasia and Akshay Thakker. Their maiden production was Choked.{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anurag-kashayp-forms-new-production-company-6437094/|title=Anurag Kashyap launches new production company|work=The Indian Express|date=2 June 2020|access-date=2 June 2020|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609114155/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anurag-kashayp-forms-new-production-company-6437094/|url-status=live}}

Kashyap has made cameo appearances in his films and those of others, including Black Friday, No Smoking (2007 film), Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (2008), Luck by Chance (2009), Dev.D, Gulaal, Soundtrack (2011), Trishna (2011), Bhoothnath Returns (2014), Happy New Year (2014) and I Am (2010), playing a child abuser.{{cite news|title=Birthday special: Meet Anurag Kashyap – The Actor |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/birthday-special-meet-anurag-kashyap---the-actor/16523242 |work=Mid-Day |date=10 September 2015 |access-date=5 October 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004160728/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/birthday-special-meet-anurag-kashyap---the-actor/16523242 |archive-date= 4 October 2015 }} The same year, he played a police officer in the short film Encounter (2010), co-starring Nimrat Kaur.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnX4dOWx85A |title=The Front Row Breakout Star- Nimrat Kaur |publisher=YouTube |access-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310105146/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnX4dOWx85A |archive-date=10 March 2016 }} In 2011, he playing the full-fledged role of the antagonist Bunty Bhaiya in Tigmanshu Dhulia's crime thriller Shagird (2011).{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Shagird/movie-review/8273318.cms |title=Shagird Movie Review |author=Nikhat Kazmi |work=The Times of India |date=12 May 2011 |access-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821000131/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-review/Shagird/movie-review/8273318.cms |archive-date=21 August 2014 }}

In 2016, Kashyap starred in AR Murugadoss's Akira, starring Sonakshi Sinha; where he played the role of a corrupt police officer.{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/anurag-kashyap-injures-himself-during-akira-shoot-115062000540_1.html |title=Anurag Kashyap injures himself during 'Akira' shoot |work=Business Standard |date=20 June 2015 |access-date=21 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621170108/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/anurag-kashyap-injures-himself-during-akira-shoot-115062000540_1.html |archive-date=21 June 2015 }} In 2017, he acted in the short film titled Chhuri, alongside Tisca Chopra and Surveen Chawla.{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chhuri-review-tisca-chopra-anurag-kashyaps-short-film-is-sharp-but-not-as-powerful-as-chutney-4267299.html|title=Chhuri review: Tisca Chopra, Anurag Kashyap's short film is sharp but not as powerful as Chutney|last=Kashyap|first=Archita|publisher=Firstpost|date=20 December 2017|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222010835/http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chhuri-review-tisca-chopra-anurag-kashyaps-short-film-is-sharp-but-not-as-powerful-as-chutney-4267299.html|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=live}} He also played the role of the antagonist in the Tamil-language thriller Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018) directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu.{{cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/imaikka-nodigal-reviewthe-film-benefits-from-actors-who-play-the-lead-roles-review-tamil-si4pfgbihdadc.html|title=Imaikka Nodigal review:The film benefits from the exceptional actors who play the lead roles|website=Sify|date=30 August 2018|access-date=30 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830142301/http://www.sify.com/movies/imaikka-nodigal-reviewthe-film-benefits-from-actors-who-play-the-lead-roles-review-tamil-si4pfgbihdadc.html|archive-date=30 August 2018|url-status=dead}} In 2020, Kashyap played an exaggerated version of himself in AK vs AK directed by Vikramaditya Motwane, opposite Anil Kapoor.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ak-vs-ak-movie-review-anil-kapoor-unleashes-inner-chembur-against-anurag-kashyap-in-inventive-but-inconsistent-netflix-film/story-PU2XSzNzSeqZaj4mg5ygcJ.html|title=AK vs AK movie review: Anil Kapoor unleashes inner Chembur against Anurag Kashyap in inventive but inconsistent Netflix film|last=Naahar|first=Rohan|work=Hindustan Times|date=25 December 2020|access-date=25 December 2020|archive-date=28 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228131015/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ak-vs-ak-movie-review-anil-kapoor-unleashes-inner-chembur-against-anurag-kashyap-in-inventive-but-inconsistent-netflix-film/story-PU2XSzNzSeqZaj4mg5ygcJ.html|url-status=live}} He also wrote the dialogues and served as one of the executive producers.{{cite web|url=https://thewire.in/film/ak-vs-ak-netflix-movie-review|title=AK vs AK's Audacious Premise and Self-Awareness About Bollywood Ultimately Falls Short|last=Thakur|first=Tanul|website=The Wire|access-date=25 December 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229192650/https://thewire.in/film/ak-vs-ak-netflix-movie-review|url-status=live}}

In 2024, Kashyap played the role of villain Kazbe in Disney+ Hotstar's Bad Cop (TV series).{{Cite web |date=2024-06-08 |title=Anurag Kashyap calls his character Kazbe in Bad Cop 'very contrasting': He may be the villain but he's not the bad guy |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-calls-his-character-kazbe-in-bad-cop-very-contrasting-he-may-be-the-villain-but-hes-not-the-bad-guy-101717813896945.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}

In June 2024, Kashyap starred as Selvam in the Tamil movie Maharaja alongside Vijay Sethupathi.{{Citation |last=Saminathan |first=Nithilan |title=Maharaja |date=2024-06-13 |type=Action, Crime, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26548265/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |others=Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap, Mamta Mohandas |publisher=Passion Studios, The Route}} He received widespread critical acclaim for essaying a layered negative role.{{Cite web |last=Raman |first=Sruthi Ganapathy |date=2024-06-14 |title=Maharaja Review: A Flawed Yet Gripping Human Drama In Which Storytelling Is The Hero |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/maharaja-review-a-gripping-flawed-human-drama-in-which-writing-is-the-hero-vijay-sethupathi-anurag-kashyap |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=www.filmcompanion.in |language=en}} His performance also garnered international attention with director Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu offering Kashyap a role in his upcoming project.{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2025-01-15 |title=Alejandro Iñárritu offers Anurag Kashyap a role after watching 'Maharaja' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/alejandro-i%C3%B1%C3%A1rritu-offers-anurag-kashyap-a-role-after-watching-maharaja/article69099361.ece |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

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Kashyap was first married to film editor Aarti Bajaj, with whom he has a daughter, Aaliyah Kashyap. They divorced in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-my-life-has-always-been-controlled-by-women-611899 |title=Anurag Kashyap: My life has always been controlled by women |publisher=NDTV |date=10 May 2013 |access-date=10 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518031352/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-my-life-has-always-been-controlled-by-women-611899 |archive-date=18 May 2015 }} He later married actress Kalki Koechlin, whom he first met during the making of Dev D, at her maternal home in Ooty.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-mr-and-mrs-anurag-kashyap/20110502.htm |title=Anurag kashyap married to kalki |publisher=Rediff |date=2 May 2011 |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403235843/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-mr-and-mrs-anurag-kashyap/20110502.htm |archive-date= 3 April 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/anurag-kashyap-s-girlfriend-kalki-news-bollywood-kkfsz3hccfa.html |title=Anurag Kashyap's girlfriend Kalki |website=Sify |date=24 January 2009 |access-date=5 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222103213/http://www.sify.com/movies/anurag-kashyap-s-girlfriend-kalki-news-bollywood-kkfsz3hccfa.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 }} In 2013, Kashyap and Koechlin announced that: "they are taking time apart from their more than two-year-old marriage."{{cite news|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=817179 |title=Kashyap & Kalki Separating |work=Outlook |date=13 November 2013 |access-date=22 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227070038/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=817179 |archive-date=27 February 2014 }} In May 2015, they were divorced at the Bandra family court in Mumbai.{{cite news|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Conscious-uncoupling/articleshow/47336207.cms |title=Conscious Uncoupling |author=Ankur Pathak & Sharmeen Hakim Indorewala |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=19 May 2015 |access-date=19 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520132123/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Conscious-uncoupling/articleshow/47336207.cms |archive-date=20 May 2015 }}

When asked about his religious views, Kashyap replied: "I am an atheist. Cinema is the only religion I believe in."{{cite web|title=Anurag Kashyap is atheist|date=4 July 2013 |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1hmhnx/anurag_kashyap_here_ask_me_anything_begins_3_pm/cavr2lz|publisher=Reddit|access-date=11 October 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616010912/http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1hmhnx/anurag_kashyap_here_ask_me_anything_begins_3_pm/cavr2lz|archive-date=16 June 2014}}

On 3 March 2021, the Income Tax Department raided 28 locations in Mumbai and Pune in connection with tax evasion by firm Phantom Films connected to Anurag Kashyap. Income Tax Department said it found a discrepancy of around ₹300 crore which the Kashyap company official has not been able to explain.{{cite web|title=Found discrepancy, manipulation in income worth ₹650 crore|date=4 March 2021 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/found-discrepancy-manipulation-in-income-worth-rs-650-crore-says-i-t-dept-after-raids-on-anurag-kashyap-taapsee-pannu-101614862392768.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|access-date=5 March 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210313180520/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/found-discrepancy-manipulation-in-income-worth-rs-650-crore-says-i-t-dept-after-raids-on-anurag-kashyap-taapsee-pannu-101614862392768.html|archive-date=13 March 2021}}{{cite web|title=Over Rs 650 cr discrepancies found after raids on Pannu, Kashyap|date=4 March 2021 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/over-rs-650-cr-discrepancies-found-after-raids-on-pannu-kashyap-and-others-claims-it-dept-7214527/|publisher=Indian Express|access-date=5 March 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210313180613/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/over-rs-650-cr-discrepancies-found-after-raids-on-pannu-kashyap-and-others-claims-it-dept-7214527/|archive-date=13 March 2021}}

Kashyap is regarded as an auteur and is credited for pioneering India's indie scene in the early 2000s.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JsjfCwAAQBAJ&q=anurag+kashyap+auteur&pg=PA287|title=The Global Auteur: The Politics of Authorship in 21st Century Cinema|last1=Szaniawski|first1=Jeremi|last2=Jeong|first2=Seung-hoon|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781501312656|page=287|year=2016|access-date=26 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226130810/https://books.google.com/books?id=JsjfCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA287#v=onepage&q=anurag%20kashyap%20auteur|archive-date=26 December 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-28122756|title=How India's film festival boom is boosting indie cinema|last=Francis|first=Alys|publisher=BBC|date=16 July 2014|access-date=5 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216224343/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-28122756|archive-date=16 December 2017|url-status=live}} While promoting Bombay Talkies in Anupama Chopra's show, Dibakar Banerjee described Kashyap's aesthetics as "purely new age or purely Indian"; projecting "modern post independence India" in his films.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l7PRBgAAQBAJ&q=front+row+book+anupama+chopra|title=The Front Row: Conversations on Cinema|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2015|isbn=9789351770022|access-date=8 November 2020|archive-date=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029193917/https://books.google.com/books?id=l7PRBgAAQBAJ&q=front+row+book+anupama+chopra|url-status=live}} He prefers shooting on real locations by employing guerrilla-filmmaking techniques with hidden cameras,{{cite web|title=We shot Black Friday with hidden cams: Anurag Kashyap |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/feb/07anurag.htm |work=Rediff.com |date=7 February 2007 |access-date=29 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227205755/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/feb/07anurag.htm |archive-date=27 December 2014 }} and often makes his actors improvise their dialogues on set.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/24anurag.htm |title=Our cinema is immature |work=Rediff.com |date=24 October 2007 |access-date=1 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144449/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/24anurag.htm |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/anurag-kashyap-says-he-is-bored-with-his-own-ideas/ |title=Anurag Kashyap says he is bored with his own ideas |last=Ghosh |first=Sankhayan |work=The Indian Express |date=2 January 2015 |access-date=1 February 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104190835/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/play/anurag-kashyap-says-he-is-bored-with-his-own-ideas/ |archive-date= 4 January 2015 }} In Ugly, he did not show the script to any of the lead actors.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/true-to-its-title-ugly-portrays-awful-side-of-india/article4728292.ece |title=True to its title, Ugly portrays awful side of India |work=The Hindu |date=19 May 2013 |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140215041031/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/true-to-its-title-ugly-portrays-awful-side-of-india/article4728292.ece |archive-date=15 February 2014 }} He frequently uses hand-held camera and experimental soundtracks.{{cite web|last=Sen |first=Raja |title=Review: Gangs of Wasseypur is a brilliant soundtrack |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/music-review-gangs-of-wasseypur-is-a-brilliant-soundtrack/20120601.htm |work=Rediff.com |access-date=1 July 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621040423/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/music-review-gangs-of-wasseypur-is-a-brilliant-soundtrack/20120601.htm |archive-date=21 June 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-the-bombay-velvet-album-is-experimental/20150503.htm |title=Bombay Velvet album is experimental |work=Rediff.com |date=3 May 2015 |access-date=7 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505185853/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-the-bombay-velvet-album-is-experimental/20150503.htm |archive-date= 5 May 2015 }}

Film maker Zoya Akhtar wrote: "He has a very strong storytelling style and he proved that you could tell a great story with not a lot of money."{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anurag-kashyap-bombay-velvet/1/438119.html |title=Anurag Kashyap: The Runaway Director |last=Jayaraman |first=Gayatri |work=India Today |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=19 January 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128005415/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anurag-kashyap-bombay-velvet/1/438119.html |archive-date=28 January 2016 }} Actor Ranbir Kapoor said, "All his films may not be big money spinners but the impact Anurag has, his contribution to Indian cinema, is immense." Canadian film critic and festival programmer Cameron Bailey has called Kashyap as "one of the most knowledgeable filmmaker".{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/cameron-bailey-kashyap-one-of-the-most-knowledgeable-filmmakers/articleshow/61767906.cms|title=Cameron Bailey: Anurag Kashyap one of the most knowledgeable filmmakers|work=The Times of India|date=23 November 2017|access-date=25 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228210244/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/cameron-bailey-kashyap-one-of-the-most-knowledgeable-filmmakers/articleshow/61767906.cms|archive-date=28 December 2017|url-status=live}}

The protagonists of his films often deal with excessive drug, smoke or alcohol consumption, personal guilt, extreme rage and arrogance which leads them into self-shattering situations.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/why-end-of-drugs-will-only-leave-anurag-kashyap-at-a-loss/|title=Why end of drugs will only leave Anurag Kashyap at a loss|last=Shekhar|first=Nishant|work=The Indian Express|date=22 June 2016|access-date=6 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025454/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/why-end-of-drugs-will-only-leave-anurag-kashyap-at-a-loss/|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}} Often portrays small but strong female characters.{{cite web|url=http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/gossip/27522-10-times-anurag-kashyap-proved-he-is-the-most-badass-celebrity-in-bollywood.html |title=10 Times Anurag Kashyap Proved He Is The Most Badass Celebrity in Bollywood |last=Kataria |first=Naina |publisher=MensXP.com |date=2 September 2015 |access-date=6 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905005701/http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/gossip/27522-10-times-anurag-kashyap-proved-he-is-the-most-badass-celebrity-in-bollywood.html |archive-date= 5 September 2015 }} Most of his films deal with realistic scenarios and take clues from real incidents.{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-inspiration-behind-anurag-kashyap-films/20120621.htm#1 |title=The Inspiration Behind Anurag Kashyap's films |work=Rediff.com |date=21 June 2012 |access-date=30 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928013700/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-inspiration-behind-anurag-kashyap-films/20120621.htm |archive-date=28 September 2015 }} Like the 1976–77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders reference in Paanch, the 1993 Mumbai bombing in Black Friday, the 1999 Delhi hit-and-run case and DPS MMS Scandal in Dev.D{{cite web|url=http://dearcinema.com/interview/in-conversation-with-anurag-kashyap/4028 |title=In conversation with Anurag kashyap |publisher=Dear Cinema.com |date=8 February 2009 |access-date=1 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202154514/http://dearcinema.com/interview/in-conversation-with-anurag-kashyap/4028 |archive-date= 2 February 2015 }} and the depiction of real life gang wars in Gangs of Wasseypur.{{cite web |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/23-anurag-kashyap-1111.asp |last=Sheth |first=Rachana |title=Mumbai mafia is more {{sic|glamo|urous|nolink=y}} |publisher=Glamsham |access-date=25 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625115045/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/23-anurag-kashyap-1111.asp |archive-date=25 June 2012 }} Ugly came from his "personal guilt" of not spending enough time with his daughter and the fear of losing her. With several real-life incidents like IAS officer whose wife filed a case of brutality against him.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anurag-Kashyap-Ugly-comes-from-personal-guilt/articleshow/45615096.cms |title=Ugly comes from personal guilt |work=The Times of India |date=23 December 2014 |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305052111/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anurag-Kashyap-Ugly-comes-from-personal-guilt/articleshow/45615096.cms |archive-date= 5 March 2015 }} A song "Sylvia" in Bombay Velvet was named after the Nanavati case, where Sylvia Nanavati was K. M. Nanavati's wife.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sylvia-inspired-by-nanavati-case-anurag-kashyap/ |title=Sylvia inspired by nanavati case |work=The Indian Express |date=5 May 2015 |access-date=6 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518141640/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/sylvia-inspired-by-nanavati-case-anurag-kashyap/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}

Kashyap's work inspired British director Danny Boyle, who has cited Black Friday and Satya as the inspirations for his Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Boyle stated that a chase in one of the opening scenes of Slumdog Millionaire was based on a "12-minute police chase through the crowded Dharavi slum" in Black Friday.{{cite news|author=Amitava Kumar |title=Slumdog Millionaire's Bollywood Ancestors |work=Vanity Fair |date=23 December 2008 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2008/12/slumdog-millionaires-bollywood-ancestors |access-date=25 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143319/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2008/12/slumdog-millionaires-bollywood-ancestors |archive-date= 2 April 2015 }} He also described Satya{{'s}} "slick, often mesmerizing" portrayal of the Mumbai underworld, which included gritty and realistic "brutality and urban violence," directly influenced the portrayal of the Mumbai underworld in Slumdog Millionaire.

Kashyap has expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of Bollywood, citing a "toxic" environment focused on high-grossing films at the expense of creativity. He has relocated from Mumbai and is exploring opportunities in South Indian cinema.{{Cite news |date=2025-05-31 |title='Chhaava' director Laxman Utekar tells 'Chale Jao Beshak, koi zabardasti nahi hai,' as he reacts to Anurag Kashyap's statement about leaving Bollywood: 'Aap wahin atke huye ho' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/chhaava-director-laxman-utekar-tells-chale-jao-beshak-koi-zabardasti-nahi-hai-as-he-reacts-to-anurag-kashyaps-statement-about-leaving-bollywood-aap-wahin-atke-huye-ho/articleshow/121530768.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-06-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

[[File:Jury du 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra).jpg|thumb|left|Kashyap (left) along with

Sandrine Bonnaire, Joe Dante, Ang Lee, Liliana Cavani, Sergei Bodrov and Luciano Ligabue at the 2009 Venice Film Festival]]

On 20 May 2013, Kashyap was made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government at 2013 Cannes Film Festival, when India was the guest country of the festival to commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema.{{cite web|title=French distinction conferred on Anurag Kashyap at Cannes, 20 May 2013 |url=http://www.ambafrance-in.org/French-distinction-to-be-conferred |website=France in India (French Embassy in India) |access-date=28 June 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310215216/http://www.ambafrance-in.org/French-distinction-to-be-conferred |archive-date=10 March 2016 }}

He has also served as one of the jury members at many film festivals including the 2009 Venice Film Festival,{{cite news|title=Anurag Kashyap on the Venice Film Festival jury |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-anurag-kashyap-on-the-venice-film-festival-jury-1278398 |work=Daily News and Analysis |date=30 July 2009 |access-date=26 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203141414/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-anurag-kashyap-on-the-venice-film-festival-jury-1278398 |archive-date= 3 February 2015 }} 2013 Sundance Film Festival,{{cite news|title=Anurag Kashyap part of Sundance film festival jury |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anurag-Kashyap-part-of-Sundance-film-festival-jury/articleshow/17693827.cms |work=The Times of India |date=20 December 2012 |access-date=26 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723092758/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Anurag-Kashyap-part-of-Sundance-film-festival-jury/articleshow/17693827.cms |archive-date=23 July 2015 }} 13th Marrakech Film Festival,{{cite news|title=Anurag Kashyap to be a part of Marrakech International Film Festival 2013|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/anurag-kashyap-to-be-a-part-of-marrakech-international-film-festival-2013/1189721/|work=The Indian Express|date=1 November 2013|access-date=30 May 2015|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011120930/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/anurag-kashyap-to-be-a-part-of-marrakech-international-film-festival-2013/1189721/|url-status=live}} and the 20th Busan International Film Festival.{{cite news|title=Anurag Kashyap in Busan Film Festival's jury |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-in-busan-film-festivals-jury/ |work=The Indian Express |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=28 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820204522/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-in-busan-film-festivals-jury/ |archive-date=20 August 2015 }} In 2016, Kashyap was awarded with Yash Bharti Award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh for his contribution in the field of cinema.{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/anurag-kashyap-arunima-sinha-among-others-honoured-with-yash-bharti-award/articleshow/51496163.cms |title=Anurag Kashyap, Arunima Sinha among others honoured with Yash Bharti award |work=The Economic Times |date=21 March 2016 |access-date=24 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324090232/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/anurag-kashyap-arunima-sinha-among-others-honoured-with-yash-bharti-award/articleshow/51496163.cms |archive-date=24 March 2016 }}

In 1999, Kashyap shared the Screen Award for Best Screenplay, along with Saurabh Shukla for Satya.{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/saurabh-shukla-makes-theatre-comeback-with-red-hot/745101/|title=Saurabh Shukla makes comeback with red hot|work=The Indian Express|date=2 February 2011|access-date=6 May 2015|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011120933/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/saurabh-shukla-makes-theatre-comeback-with-red-hot/745101/|url-status=live}} The next year, his short film Last Train to Mahakali won the Special Jury Award at the same awards. His feature film debut Black Friday won the Grand Jury Prize at the 3rd Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles,{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/archive/2005/film05.html |title=Grand Jury Award for Black Friday |access-date=5 May 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505054926/http://www.indianfilmfestival.org/archive/2005/film05.html |archive-date= 5 May 2015 }} and was a nominee for the Golden Leopard (Best Film) Award at the 57th Locarno International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/itihaas/fullstory.php?id=13476924 |title=Mid Day's Black Friday reaches Locarno |website=Sify |date=17 May 2004 |access-date=8 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909005136/http://www.sify.com/itihaas/fullstory.php?id=13476924 |archive-date= 9 September 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://archive.pardo.ch/details.do?methodcall=filmDetails&oc=75901&l4=en |title=Black Friday |publisher=Pardo.ch |access-date=8 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095253/http://archive.pardo.ch/details.do?methodcall=filmDetails&oc=75901&l4=en |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}

In 2011, Kashyap shared the Best Story and Best Screenplay Award at the 56th Filmfare Awards with Vikramaditya Motwane for Udaan.{{cite web|title=Winners of 56th Filmfare Awards |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/winners-of-56th-filmfare-awards-2011-news-bollywood-lb4j5zjacfesi.html |website=Sify |date=30 January 2011 |access-date=5 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911132242/http://www.sify.com/movies/winners-of-56th-filmfare-awards-2011-news-bollywood-lb4j5zjacfesi.html |archive-date=11 September 2015 }} The next year he shared the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue with Zeishan Quadri, Sachin Ladia and Akhilesh Jaiswal for Gangs of Wasseypur at the 58th Filmfare Awards; the film also won the Critics Award Best Movie at the same award show.{{cite web|title=Winners of 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012 |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/4432 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=20 January 2013 |access-date=23 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123055038/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/features/type/view/id/4432 |archive-date=23 January 2013 }} At the 60th Filmfare Awards, Kashyap won the Filmfare Award for Best Editing with Abhijit Kokate for Queen.{{cite news|title=60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete list of winners |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/60th-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-2014-Complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/46080277.cms |work=The Times of India |date=31 January 2015 |access-date=31 January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203081332/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/60th-Britannia-Filmfare-Awards-2014-Complete-list-of-winners/articleshow/46080277.cms |archive-date= 3 February 2015 }}

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• Paanch (2003)
• Black Friday (2004)
• No Smoking (2007)
• Return of Hanuman (2007)
• Dev.D (2009)
• Gulaal (2009)
• That Girl in Yellow Boots (2011)
• Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
• Ugly (2014)
• Bombay Velvet (2015)
• Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)
• Mukkabaaz (2018)
• Manmarziyaan (2018)
• Choked (2020)
• Dobaaraa (2022)
• Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat (2023)
• Kennedy (2023)}}

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