Anurag Kashyap Gets Candid About Epstein Files, Nishaanchi Failure And More
Updated on: 11 March, 2026 01:21 PM IST |Shweta Shah
Anurag Kashyap opens up on Epstein Files and Nishaanchi failure
Anurag Kashyap has been hitting the headlines, but this time, not for a good reason. Ever since the filmmaker`s name was mentioned in the infamous Epstein Files, all eyes have been on him.
This follows after his last film, Nishaanchi, turned out to be a disaster at the box office. Despite giving us some amazing films like Manmarziyaan, Black Friday, and Gangs Of Wassepur, among others, Kashyap has often seen lows in his career.
Now, in his recent interview with Mid-day, the director opened up about one too many things – Nishaanchi`s failure, being linked with the Epstein Files, and the IT raid at his home.
Anurag Kashyap reacts to the Epstein Files case
In a conversation in Sit With Hitlist, the filmmaker was asked his reaction to being linked to the most controversial case. He promptly said, “In a mail. In a random mail.”
He went on to say, “We get invitations from Harvard, Yale, everywhere. I don`t know. I have never been to Beijing. I had been to Shanghai in China once before 2014; I did a recce for Bombay Velvet.” He further joked that he thinks to himself, “Wow! What a company I have.”
Also Read: 10 Famous Celebrities Named in Epstein Files
The Manmarziyaan director also spoke about the IT raid at his house in 2021.
“It had more to do with Phantom Films, because we got out and we split, and the valuation. What was there? What wasn`t there? Who has it? Who doesn`t have it? All that kind of thing happened,” he explained.
Anurag Kashyap also elaborated about being in the producer phase and shared, “I was the happiest when I was not a producer.”
“I know how to spot people. I do that today as well, but I send them to places and people who I know will make the films,” he added.
Kashyap continued, “My weak point is handling money, for which I am always dependent on somebody else. And that somebody else has always let me down. So, instead of constantly being let down, it is better to work as a director.”
Anurag Kashyap on Nishaanchi`s failure
Talking about his recent release, Nishaanchi, the filmmaker said, “I have sat on Nishaanchi for 8 years to do it the right way, thinking I am doing something for myself, and this film as a whole is going to be a masterpiece.”
“By the time it came out, nobody wanted to see the film. They wanted to speed it up. After the film was released, I was talking to my producer, saying, ‘Do you think I should just sit down and try and make a faster cut for today`s generation?’ But that is not how I wanted to make this film.”
On the work front, Anurag will next be seen in Dacoit, co-starring Mrunal Thakur and Adivi Sesh.
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