Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has revealed that he is leaving Mumbai and relocating to South India. The director of Gangs of Wasseypur expressed his frustration with the film industry, saying he was "disgusted" by it.

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who is known for calling a spade a spade, revealed his disappointment with the Hindi film industry. The actor-director also claimed he is so "disgusted" with the industry that he's planning to relocate to the South for a "stimulative" environment in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India.

Anurag Kashyap will leave Mumbai in 2025, citing frustration with Bollywood’s profit-driven focus and the shift of aspiring actors towards stardom rather than craft.

Anurag Kashyap feels that Bollywood has 'sucked out' his creative juices. The filmmaker recently sat down for an interview where he spoke about moving out of the film industry.

Anurag Kashyap mentioned that the first-generation actors are painful. "Nobody wants to act—they all want to be stars," he said.

Kashyap contrasted this environment with his growing admiration for Malayalam cinema, which he sees as a bastion of creativity and freedom. He recently had a positive experience at the International Film Festival of Kerala, where he was struck by the camaraderie and collaborative spirit among filmmakers.

Recently, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap said he is disappointed and frustrated with the state of Bollywood. Kashyap criticised Bollywood’s obsession with profits, remakes, inflated costs of filmmaking, and more.

Filmmaker-actor Anurag Kashyap, who made his acting debut in the Malayalam film Rifle Club, alongside Hanumankind, recently announced that he will be moving out of Mumbai in 2025 after being "disappointed" and "disgusted" by the film industry, stating that the joy of filmmaking has been "sucked out."

Anurag Kashyap is done with Bollywood! The filmmaker is disgusted by the Industry and plans to move to the South.

Anurag Kashyap says he is disgusted by his own industry and hence wants to leave Mumbai and go to the south. The film-maker says nobody wants to act here, everyone just wants to become stars.