Tuesday, June 9, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

Hollywood Doesn'T Really Explore Violence: Anurag Kashyap

Darpan News Desk, 21 Nov, 2018 12:33 PM
    Known as a master of making violence-based movies in Hindi cinema, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap expressed his thoughts on violence staged in Hollywood, saying American movies dont really explore violence.
     
     
    According to Anurag, Hollywood movies focus more on commercialisation.
     
     
    "America is always middle of the ground, they always borrow from everywhere and make it more palatable and commercial but they don't really explore violence barring some of the exploitation movies. They know how to commercialize everything, they are the Mcdonalds version of action and violence," he said in a conversation for Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films Perfect Strokes with Anupama Chopra.
     
     
    Be it movie "Gangs of Wasseypur" or web show "Sacred Games", Anurag never leave a chance to show violence, killings and other brutal scenes in his projects.
     
     
    Sharing his idea of violence, the 46-year-old director revealed that he does not like to see usage of violence in superhero movies as he believes mainstream films and superhero movies celebrate violence rather than showing its depth.
     
     
    "I like the whole idea of taking people through that whole motion of what's the worst fear that they might have. I get borthered by seeing celebratory violence that I see in mainstream movies or the superhero movie where the violence makes you feel like wanting to be a hero and getting into a fight.
     
     
    "My idea of creating violence is to put the viewer off it, where it disturbs them," Anurag added.
     
     
    The episode featuring Anurag will be out on Wednesday.

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Salman Khan's Blackbuck Case Hearing Adjourned To July

    Salman Khan's Blackbuck Case Hearing Adjourned To July
    The hearing of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's plea for suspending his five-year prison term in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, that was scheduled for Monday, has been adjourned to July 17.

    Salman Khan's Blackbuck Case Hearing Adjourned To July

    Ranbir Kapoor Plays A Dacoit In YRF’s 'Shamshera'. Watch The Shocking First Look

    Ranbir Kapoor Plays A Dacoit In YRF’s 'Shamshera'. Watch The Shocking First Look
    Actor Ranbir Kapoor will go all fierce and intense for the upcoming action-adventure film "Shamshera", which marks his comeback to the Yash Raj Films (YRF) banner after nine years.

    Ranbir Kapoor Plays A Dacoit In YRF’s 'Shamshera'. Watch The Shocking First Look

    Big B Remembers Shooting At Tagore's Residence

    Big B Remembers Shooting At Tagore's Residence
    On Rabindranath Tagore's 157th birth anniversary on Monday, megastar Amitabh Bachchan went down memory lane remembering shooting at the Nobel laureate and poet's residence and described it as "pious precincts".

    Big B Remembers Shooting At Tagore's Residence

    Gulzar's Inputs Are Like Painter's Last Stroke, Says Daughter Meghna

    Filmmaker Meghna Gulzar says her father and celebrated writer Gulzar's inputs for a movie are like a painter's last stroke which leave a lasting impression.

    Gulzar's Inputs Are Like Painter's Last Stroke, Says Daughter Meghna

    Sonam Kapoor, Anand Ahuja's Mehendi And Sangeet: Inside Pics And Video

    Sonam Kapoor, Anand Ahuja's Mehendi And Sangeet: Inside Pics And Video
    Actress Sonam Kapoor was elegance personified as she chose to be in sync with the 'shades of white' dress code for her sangeet ceremony here on Monday evening, a day before her wedding to Delhi-based businessman Anand Ahuja.

    Sonam Kapoor, Anand Ahuja's Mehendi And Sangeet: Inside Pics And Video

    Aryan Looks Just Like Dad Shah Rukh Khan In Gauri's Pic

    Aryan Looks Just Like Dad Shah Rukh Khan In Gauri's Pic
    On Thursday, Gauri Khan shared a lovable throwback picture of SRK with eldest son Aryan.Gauri captioned the click as, “Strike a pose…” As expected, fans soon started pointing out how well 20-year-old Aryan resembles his dad in look and style. 

    Aryan Looks Just Like Dad Shah Rukh Khan In Gauri's Pic