“Kitna Jhootha Hai…”: Anurag Kashyap Slams Vivek Agnihotri’s “Drunkard” Remark
Anurag Kashyap slammed Vivek Agnihotri’s allegations, calling them false and asserting he was never even present on the set of ‘Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal’.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who is known for always speaking his mind, has hit back at director Vivek Agnihotri after the latter made explosive claims about him in a recent interview. Vivek Agnihotri, while speaking to Digital Commentary, claimed that Anurag Kashyap was a “drunkard” and extremely difficult to work with during the making of the 2007 sports drama ‘Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal’. The film was directed by Vivek Agnihotri and starred John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi, and Boman Irani. It was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and had a moderate run at the box office.
In his interview, Vivek Agnihotri claimed that during the shoot, Anurag Kashyap’s excessive drinking disrupted the working environment.
Vivek Agnihotri said, “Anurag uss time bahut sharab peeta tha toh usko time ka koi hisaab nahi tha. Phir voh Vikramaditya Motwane ko le aaye, bola mera RK ladka hai, vo help karega. Dheere dheere saara kaam Vikramaditya ko hi de diya. Main jo banana chah raha tha, yeh log ki soch kuch alag thi, yeh kuch aur hi banana chah rahe the.”
“Ultimately, we were at loggerheads. The production house had a word with Anurag… Anurag ko handle karna mushkil ho gaya. Because only an alcoholic knows what an alcoholic goes through. It became a very big problem,” he added.
Anurag Kashyap, however, swiftly rubbished these allegations. On Wednesday morning, he took to Instagram to share a screengrab of a news article quoting Vivek Agnihotri’s statement.
Responding to Vivek Agnihotri who accused him of being a drunkard and offloading work onto Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag wrote, “Kitna jhootha hai ye aadmi. Shooting London me hui thi. I was in India. He didn't want the script by Motwane or me. He wanted to make Lagaan of football and took his own writer to write that crappy script. Neither me, nor @motwayne went on the set ever.”
Anurag Kashyap ended his post with a sharp message for Vivek Agnihotri, saying, “Stop posturing @vivekagnihotri.”
Check out Anurag Kashyap’s Instagram Story below:
Vikramaditya Motwane, who was dragged into the controversy, also backed Anurag Kashyap’s version by reposting his Instagram Story, indicating solidarity and agreement with the rebuttal.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Anurag Kashyap last helmed the 2023 project ‘Kennedy’. He recently produced films like ‘Vaghachipani’ and ‘Little Thomas’.
