Friday, December 26, 2025
ADVT 
Bollywood

I Don't Understand What's Parallel Cinema: Anurag Kashyap

Darpan News Desk IANS, 01 Nov, 2015 02:48 PM
    His movies aren't about love at first sight or happy endings! The maker of films like "Black Friday", "Gangs Of Wasseypur" and "Ugly", Anurag Kashyap says he fails to fathom the discrimination between "mainstream" and "parallel" cinema.
     
    “I don't understand the whole thing about parallel cinema," Kashyap told IANS here.
     
    "If you are saying 'parallel cinema', that means you are saying that what is mainstream is only worthy of seeing and called cinema; and what is not worthy of seeing, is parallel cinema. I disagree with that. I believe they are all good cinema,” he added.
     
    The only way he divides films are those "that work" and those that "do not work".
     
    "There is either a good film or there is a bad film,” said the acclaimed filmmaker, whose last film "Bombay Velvet" turned out to be a damp squib at the box office.
     
    He spoke to IANS on the sidelines of the 11th edition of Blenders Pride Fashion Tour 2015 here.

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Bajrangi Bhaijaan Mints Over Rs.35 Crore On Eid

    Bajrangi Bhaijaan Mints Over Rs.35 Crore On Eid
    After garnering appreciation from the film fraternity, who called “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” Salman's “best film ever”, the Kabir Khan directorial has managed to enthrall the viewers too. 

    Bajrangi Bhaijaan Mints Over Rs.35 Crore On Eid

    'Baahubali' Enters Rs.300 Crore Club

    'Baahubali' Enters Rs.300 Crore Club
    S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus "Baahubali" has become the first south Indian film to enter the Rs.300 crore club in just nine days

    'Baahubali' Enters Rs.300 Crore Club

    Salman, Shah Rukh Khan’s Brotherhood On Eid

    Salman, Shah Rukh Khan’s Brotherhood On Eid
    On the pious occasion of Eid, superstar Salman Khan displayed true brotherhood by sharing the teaser of his contemporary Shah Rukh Khan’s “Raees”.

    Salman, Shah Rukh Khan’s Brotherhood On Eid

    My Mother Recovering Well: Esha Deol

    My Mother Recovering Well: Esha Deol
    Actress-politician Hema Malini is recovering well from her injuries in a recent road accident in which a small girl in the other vehicle was killed, daughter Esha Deol said that she is recovering well and that ashe is not a superwoman'.

    My Mother Recovering Well: Esha Deol

    'Madamji' With Priyanka Not Shelved, Says Madhur Bhandarkar

    'Madamji' With Priyanka Not Shelved, Says Madhur Bhandarkar
    National Award winning director Madhur Bhandarkar on Saturday dispelled reports that he had shelved his ambitious venture "Madamji" with Priyanka Chopra, saying the film will definitely be made.

    'Madamji' With Priyanka Not Shelved, Says Madhur Bhandarkar

    Keep Shining: Bollywood's Birthday Wish For Priyanka Chopra

    Keep Shining: Bollywood's Birthday Wish For Priyanka Chopra
    She is a beauty queen, an actress, a singer and even a producer. As Bollywood's marquee actress Priyanka Chopra turned 33 on Saturday, celebrities like Anil Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan and Sonakshi Sinha took to micro-blogging site Twitter to wish her 

    Keep Shining: Bollywood's Birthday Wish For Priyanka Chopra