Anurag Kashyap

Directing

Anurag Kashyap

Born

1972-09-10 (54)

Place of birth

Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Known for

Directing

Credits

89 titles

Anurag Kashyap is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is often regarded as the face of an emerging new wave cinema for producing numerous independent films with newcomers. For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in 2013. After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama Satya (1998), and made his directorial debut with Paanch, which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues. Apart from filmmaking, Kashyap serves as the Member of board of the Mumbai-based NGO, Aangan, which helps protect v…

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 16 titles

Leo poster
6.8

Parthiban, a cafe owner, lives with his family in Himachal Pradesh. Things take an absurd turn for him when he gets in the way of a drug cartel.

Leo

2023

Dacoit poster
7.0

Betrayed by his better half, a man is convicted for a crime he didn't commit. Once free, he hunts her down in pursuit of vengeance, as their stories intertwine with a series of robberies.

Dacoit

2026

Maharaja poster
7.7

A barber seeks vengeance after his home is burglarized, cryptically telling police his "Lakshmi" has been taken, leaving them uncertain if it's a person or object, jeer at his request until they learn what they're really looking for.

Maharaja

2024

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust poster
5.7

In a sophisticated near perfect society, citizens live with paper bags on heads to dissolve differences. Tensions rise when the whispers of a mythical land without the bags start to float and a fresh council member sparks an accidental revolution.

Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

2024

Kaaka poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kaaka

2027

Rifle Club poster
6.1

A historic rifle club in the Western Ghats becomes the center of a thrilling fight for survival when a dangerous arms dealer and his gang come seeking revenge. The club’s members, skilled hunters with a shared passion, work together to protect their lives and their legacy.

Rifle Club

2024

The Flute poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Flute

2021

Saali Mohabbat poster
5.3

A small-town housewife, Smita, is devastated to find her husband and cousin dead. What happens when the local cop, Ratan, suspects her to be the one behind their murder?

Saali Mohabbat

2024

Ghoomketu poster
5.9

An aspiring writer from a small town in U.P. runs away to Mumbai. He gives himself 30 days to try and prove his worth.

Ghoomketu

2020

Kuttey poster
5.9

A van carrying crores of cash. One rainy night in the outskirts of Mumbai. Unaware of each other, three stray gangs cross paths on the hunt. Unfortunately, all of them have the same plan. Bullets... Blood... Betrayal... It’s every man for himself... All the dogs after one bone. Will these dogs bite the bone, or will they lose to greed?

Kuttey

2023

Haddi poster
5.1

A transgender woman, Haddi, moves to Delhi to join a gang of transpeople and cross-dressers headed by an influential man. But is this move aspirational or driven by revenge?

Haddi

2023

Viduthalai: Part II poster
6.9

Troubles worsen for Kumaresan after the capture of Perumal, and soon he is confronted with having to make a choice between performing his duties as a police constable, or taking a stand for what is right.

Viduthalai: Part II

2024

AK vs AK poster
6.7

After a public spat with a movie star, a disgraced director retaliates by kidnapping the actor's daughter, filming the search for her in real-time.

AK vs AK

2020

Life in 24 Frames a Second poster
NR

"Life in 24 Frames a Second" is a film about hardship, misfortune, perseverance and triumph. The personal stories of John Woo (The Killer), Anurag Kashyap (Sacred Games), Rithy Panh (The Missing Picture) and Lav Diaz (The Woman Who Left), who survived extreme poverty, disease, sexual abuse, genocide and civil war to go on to become maestros of world cinema. 'Survivors' united by their abiding love of the movies.

Life in 24 Frames a Second

2021

Satya- Ab Tak Pachchees poster
10.0

The film is a compendium of several anecdotes, memories and observations of people who were directly involved in the making of Satya. At the same time, it presents views and commentary on Satya's legacy from people within the industry, whom Varma's film has greatly impacted.

Satya- Ab Tak Pachchees

2023

AK vs AK: The Final Battle poster
6.0

The roast of Anurag Kashyap and Anil Kapoor.

AK vs AK: The Final Battle

2020

2010s · 16 titles

Trishna poster
6.0

When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?

Trishna

2011

Happy New Year poster
6.1

Six would-be thieves enter a prestigious dance competition as a cover for their larger goal of pulling off a major heist.

Happy New Year

2014

I Am poster
6.5

I Am is a 2011 Indian anthology film by Onir. It consists of four short films: "Omar", "Afia", "Abhimanyu", and "Megha". Each film shares the common theme of fear and each is also based on real life stories. The film was financed by donations from more than 400 different people around the world, many of whom donated through social networking sites like Facebook. There are four stories but the characters are interwoven with each story. "Abhimanyu" is based on child abuse, "Omar" on gay rights, "Megha" is about Kashmiri Pandits and "Afia" deals with sperm donation. I Am was released with subtitles in all regions as six different languages are spoken in the film: Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Kashmiri.

I Am

2011

Bhoothnath Returns poster
6.2

Boothnath vows to redeem himself when spirits tease him, and searches for a child to terrify. He befriends Akhrot, a slum kid, and helps him take on the country's most powerful politician.

Bhoothnath Returns

2014

Imaikkaa Nodigal poster
6.9

A CBI officer goes in search of a ruthless serial killer. Things get worse when the murderer targets the former and her family

Imaikkaa Nodigal

2018

Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema poster
5.2

Indian cinema has the largest audience of any art form on the planet. With a population of over a billion, India has recently enjoyed an economic boom and its movie stars are treated like deities. Today their fame stretches across the diaspora, in what has become a truly global industry. As Indian cinema celebrates its centenary, Sanjeev Bhaskar travels across the subcontinent to get under the skin of the Indian movie business as never before. From young hopefuls in the slums of Mumbai to superstars like Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan, he meets the stars of the silver screen and the people behind the scenes - legendary producers, directors, musicians and choreographers - exploring the stories behind some of the greatest films ever made.

Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema

2015

Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut -  The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur poster
8.8

An extensive, in-depth account of the making of an ultimate revenge saga through the eyes of Anurag Kashyap, the cast and the crew of "Gangs of Wasseypur".

Gangs of Wasseypur - Making Uncut - The Roots of Revenge from Wasseypur

2013

Shagird poster
6.2

Hanumant Singh is the quirky cop in the police department. He is a man of action who delivers most of the time but he has unusual ways to accomplish his mission. More importantly, he doesn't think twice before hobnobbing with corrupt politicians and gangsters and taking bribes for services rendered. Trouble begins when a new and seemingly honest recruit joins his team.

Shagird

2011

Bombay Rose poster
6.7

Amidst the bustle of a magnetic and multifaceted city, the budding love between two dreamers is tested by duty and religious divides.

Bombay Rose

2019

Tera Kya Hoga Johnny poster
8.6

An abused boy who sells coffee on a bicycle gets involved in a robbery.

Tera Kya Hoga Johnny

2010

Akira poster
5.5

Akira Sharma is your average Jane from Jodhpur. Early in life she sees an atrocity committed on a neighbour and learns to defend herself. And, a spitfire is born.

Akira

2016

Daas Dev poster
3.5

Dev who takes control of his own life gets addicted to drugs and alcohol and eventually becomes hungry for power.

Daas Dev

2018

Chhuri poster
6.0

Smart. Subtle. Sharp.

Chhuri

2017

Soundtrack poster
6.6

Loud music, substance and alcohol abuse wreck the life and career of a talented music DJ, but Gauri helps him overcome his difficulties.

Soundtrack

2011

Fool For Love poster
NR

It narrates the story of an Anglo indian couple Allan and Beatrice(bittu). Beatrice who lives in one of the christian dominant areas of Mumbai,India is visited by her husband one night after almost two years of disappearance. What happens next is bleak, poetic and surreal just like Shepard's plays.

Fool For Love

2019

Making "Sacred Games" poster
8.0

VICE met up with the directors of Sacred Games, Netflix's first foray into originals in India. Veterans Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane explain their process to us.

Making "Sacred Games"

2019

2000s · 5 titles

Series credits

Behind the camera

Madly poster
4.9

Madly explores love in all its permutations in six short films from a vibrant group of filmmakers representing Japan, Argentina, the UK, the US, India, and Australia. All forms of love are on display in this anthology. And all manners of feelings expressed from jubilance to depression are done so strongly.

Madly

2016

Madly poster
4.9

Madly explores love in all its permutations in six short films from a vibrant group of filmmakers representing Japan, Argentina, the UK, the US, India, and Australia. All forms of love are on display in this anthology. And all manners of feelings expressed from jubilance to depression are done so strongly.

Madly

2016

The Lunchbox poster
7.4

A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.

The Lunchbox

2013

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 poster
7.1

In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

2012

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 poster
7.1

In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

2012

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 poster
7.1

In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

2012

Trishna poster
6.0

When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?

Trishna

2011

Lust Stories poster
6.3

An anthology of four stories that sheds light on modern relationships from the viewpoint of the Indian woman.

Lust Stories

2018

Lust Stories poster
6.3

An anthology of four stories that sheds light on modern relationships from the viewpoint of the Indian woman.

Lust Stories

2018

Guru poster
6.9

A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.

Guru

2007

Dev.D poster
7.0

Dev, after spurning his childhood love Paro due to a misunderstanding, turns to drugs and alcohol for solace. Paro moves on but Dev remains in remorse. He then meets Chanda, an escort navigating her own past trauma, but Dev’s chauvinistic attitude and penchant for self-destruction stands in the way of their developing bond.

Dev.D

2009

Bombay Talkies poster
6.3

One hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.

Bombay Talkies

2013

Bombay Talkies poster
6.3

One hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.

Bombay Talkies

2013

Bandar poster
6.0

TV star Samar's life spirals when his ex Gayatri accuses him of rape after he blocks contact with her. Despite his new relationship with Khushi, he faces arrest and encounters a corrupt justice system.

Bandar

2026

Bandar poster
6.0

TV star Samar's life spirals when his ex Gayatri accuses him of rape after he blocks contact with her. Despite his new relationship with Khushi, he faces arrest and encounters a corrupt justice system.

Bandar

2026

Lootera poster
7.0

In a village, a young archaeologist falls in love with a landlord's daughter. Their union seems doomed. But destiny brings them together a year later. Will they live happily ever after?

Lootera

2013

Masaan poster
7.1

Four lives intersect along the Ganges: a low caste boy in hopeless love, a daughter ridden with guilt of a sexual encounter ending in a tragedy, a hapless father with fading morality, and a spirited child yearning for a family, long to escape the moral constructs of a small-town.

Masaan

2015

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 poster
7.8

After the death of his father and brother Danish, Faizal Khan vows to take revenge by destroying Ramadhir Singh's gang.

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2

2012

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 poster
7.8

After the death of his father and brother Danish, Faizal Khan vows to take revenge by destroying Ramadhir Singh's gang.

Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2

2012

Bombay Velvet poster
5.4

An ordinary man, who goes against all odds to forge his own destiny and become a star in the glittering sky of 'Bombay,' thriving on jazz and violence.

Bombay Velvet

2015

Bombay Velvet poster
5.4

An ordinary man, who goes against all odds to forge his own destiny and become a star in the glittering sky of 'Bombay,' thriving on jazz and violence.

Bombay Velvet

2015

The Last Ride poster
NR

Desperate to secure a dowry for his sister's wedding and escape his exploitative boss, Aman – a migrant ride-share driver in Mumbai – decides to steal his boss's taxi. But his plan spirals into a nightmare when his last minute passenger turns out to be a Chudail (a demonic witch).

The Last Ride

2025

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero poster
7.5

A young man who stands for the right discovers that he's destined to do bigger things, which will transform him from a common man into a Superhero.

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero

2018

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero poster
7.5

A young man who stands for the right discovers that he's destined to do bigger things, which will transform him from a common man into a Superhero.

Bhavesh Joshi Superhero

2018

Manmarziyaan poster
6.7

A spirited girl finds herself caught in a complicated love triangle while burdened with societal and familial pressures.

Manmarziyaan

2018

Satya poster
7.3

A young man named Satya comes to Mumbai from South India in search of a job. Jailed for something he did not do, the once-honest young man meets an underworld boss, Bhiku Mhatre in jail and joins his gang.

Satya

1998

Nishaanchi 2 poster
5.8

After another stint in jail, Tony finds that Rinku, his one true love and hope, has been taken by his brother Dabloo. This shocks him into reforming, but Ambika drags him back into crime, with Kamal on his trail. How Manjari gets to have the last laugh, with Tony, Ambika and Kamal at the forefront, forms the rest of the two-part gangster drama.

Nishaanchi 2

2025

Nishaanchi 2 poster
5.8

After another stint in jail, Tony finds that Rinku, his one true love and hope, has been taken by his brother Dabloo. This shocks him into reforming, but Ambika drags him back into crime, with Kamal on his trail. How Manjari gets to have the last laugh, with Tony, Ambika and Kamal at the forefront, forms the rest of the two-part gangster drama.

Nishaanchi 2

2025

Ghost Stories poster
5.2

An anthology of four short horror tales.

Ghost Stories

2020

Raman Raghav 2.0 poster
7.0

A corrupt cop and a serial killer obsessed with a psychopath from the '60s get caught up in a ruthless cat-and-mouse game.

Raman Raghav 2.0

2016

Raman Raghav 2.0 poster
7.0

A corrupt cop and a serial killer obsessed with a psychopath from the '60s get caught up in a ruthless cat-and-mouse game.

Raman Raghav 2.0

2016

Raman Raghav 2.0 poster
7.0

A corrupt cop and a serial killer obsessed with a psychopath from the '60s get caught up in a ruthless cat-and-mouse game.

Raman Raghav 2.0

2016

That Girl in Yellow Boots poster
5.8

An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.

That Girl in Yellow Boots

2011

That Girl in Yellow Boots poster
5.8

An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.

That Girl in Yellow Boots

2011

No Smoking poster
6.9

A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.

No Smoking

2007

No Smoking poster
6.9

A heavily addicted smoker is unprepared for the true price he must pay when he asks a guru's help to kick the habit.

No Smoking

2007

Queen poster
7.3

Rani, a 24-year-old homely girl, decides to go on her honeymoon alone when her fiancé calls off the wedding. Traveling around Europe, she finds joy, makes friends, and gains new-found independence.

Queen

2014

Trapped poster
7.0

A man gets stuck in an empty high rise without food, water or electricity.

Trapped

2017

Hunterrr poster
6.1

An ordinary bachelor pursues girls like a hunter, but not with the intention of settling down in life.

Hunterrr

2015

Kaun? poster
6.7

While alone in the house, a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose. And then a stranger rings the doorbell...

Kaun?

1999