Anurag Kashyap Praises Ranbir Kapoor, Calling ‘Animal’ Star ‘One Of The Finest Actors’

The highly anticipated Hotstar Specials’ series, ‘Bad Cop’, produced by Fremantle India, is set to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on June 21, 2024. Directed by Aditya Datt and written by Rensil D’Silva, this series promises to be an enthralling entertainer featuring Anurag Kashyap and Gulshan Devaiah in the lead roles.

In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, Anurag Kashyap shared glowing praise for fellow actor Ranbir Kapoor. Although he remained tight-lipped about any potential collaborations with Kapoor, he did not hold back in expressing his admiration. Kashyap lauded Kapoor as “one of the finest actors,” and enthusiastically mentioned, “I see every film of his. I think he is one of the finest actors. I am delighted to watch him.”

Meanwhile, in a different interview with Zoom TV, he explained why he defended Sandeep Reddy Vanga and criticised the “toxicity” in the industry. Anurag said, “I like the guy (Sandeep). I have no problem with him.” He continued, “Unlike a lot of people in the industry who pretend to be someone they are not, he is honest. The former kind, I think, is even more toxic. But Vanga is an honest man. I don’t like anything more than honesty, no matter what others’ issues with honesty are. I love talking to him.”

Anurag explained, “I met him (Sandeep) and I liked him. I like the guy. I’ve had questions of my own and I wanted to talk to him about his film (Animal) and I invited him and I had a long five-hour conversation and I like the guy… I always believe in talking to people. I was cancelled after Dev D (2009) by a lot of people for making a ‘misogynistic’ film… I have often seen people isolating someone, attacking someone and that is not the way to be.”

Anurag Kashyap is known for films and web series like Black Friday, Dev D, No Smoking, Gulaal, Gangs of Wasseypur, Mukkabaaz, Sacred Games, and Manmarziyaan. His upcoming film, Kennedy was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023. The film stars Sunny Leone, Rahul Bhat and Abhilash Thapliyal among others in key roles. Kennedy will be released in Indian theatres later this year.