Anurag Kashyap (born 10 September 1972) : He is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor. He got famous after his film Masaan and Gangs Of Wasseypur. He has won many awards including a National Film Award, and four Filmfare Awards.
Some lesser known facts.
- After completion of School, he wanted to become a Scientist and that’s why he got admission as B.Sc graduate.
- During struggle days in Mumbai he spent most of the time on Bench and Street.
- The turning point was when Manoj Bajpayee interoduce him to Ram Gopal Varma to Write a movie script and he wrote a super duper hit script Satya.
- He always make a film which is unique in Industry some of the Anurag Kashyap’s Film name is Gangs Of Wasseypur, Manmarziyaan, Ugly, Raman Raghav 2.0, Super 30 etc.
- He also have his own production company with name Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt. Ltd. (AKFPL)
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Anurag Singh Kashyap |
| Full Name | Anurag |
| Profession(s) | Film director, Screenwriter, Actor and Producer |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 11″ |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 86 kg in Pounds- 190 lbs |
| Body Measurements | – Chest: 42 inches – Waist: 32 inches – Biceps: 14 inches |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut |
As a Producer: Udaan (2010) As an Actor: Black Friday (Cameo Role, 2010)  |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements |
• Best Screenplay with Saurabh Shukla for ‘Satya’ (1999) in Screen Award • 20 May 2013 Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government at 2013 Cannes Film Festival • Best Story and Best Screenplay Award at the 56th Filmfare Awards with Vikramaditya Motwane for Udaan. • Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue with Zeishan Quadri, Sachin Ladia and Akhilesh Jaiswal for Gangs of Wasseypur at the 58th Filmfare Awards • Yash Bharti Award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh (2016) • 60th Filmfare Awards, Kashyap won the Filmfare Award for Best Editing with Abhijit Kokate for Queen |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 10 September 1972 |
| Age (as in 2018) | 47 Years |
| Birthplace | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| School | Green School, Dehradun, Scindia School, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
| College/University | Hans Raj College, New Delhi, India |
| Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Science |
| Religion | Atheist |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Writing, Swimming |
| Controversies |
• In 2000, His film “Paanch” fall into the controversy for violent portrayal of youths. • In 2007, His another film “Black Friday” became controversial for displaying sensitive issue of 1993 Bombay Bomb Blasts. • Kashyap critisize by Censor Board of India for his film “Udta Punjab” in which portrayate Punjab in a bad sense. • He is often criticized by the media for promoting sex, drugs, and abuses through his films. • Recently after 370 Article about Jammu and Kashmir he made some comment for the government and then a person threaten him via twitter. |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
| Affairs/Girlfriends |
Aarti Bajaj Kalki Koechlin Shubhra Shetty |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Aarti Bajaj, Film Editor (2003-2009) Kalki Koechlin, Actress (2011-2015) |
| Children | Son– No Daughter– Aaliyah Kashyap  |
| Parents | Father
– Prakash Singh (Was a Chief Engineer of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited) Mother– Manjari Kashyap |
| Siblings | Brother– Abhinav Kashyap (Film Director and Screenwriter) Sister– Anubhuti Kashyap  |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Food(s) | Chocolate, Nespresso, Cheese, Cereals, Fish |
| Favourite Actor(s) | Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan |
| Favourite Actresses | Scarlett Johansson |
| Favourite Film(s) | Bollywood– Sahib Biwi Aur Gulam Hollywood– Bicycle Thieves |
| Style Quotient | |
| Car Collection |
Mahindra XUV500 SUV |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary (approx.) | Rs. 10 crores/film |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $125 million |
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