Chat on Indian cinema begins with Satyajit Ray's work: Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap highlighted the importance of Bengali cinema and said that he loves Kolkata and Bengali cuisine.

Kolkata: Anurag Kashyap talked about the importance of Bengali cinema and auteurs and how Satyajit Ray's contribution to Indian cinema is remembered worldwide.

"When we travel abroad, all over the world, when people talk about Indian cinema, they start with Satyajit Ray. They start talking with all Bengali auteurs. Even the greatest of Hindi language filmmakers who are from here whether it was Bimal Roy or Guru Dutt, they all kind of started from here."

Talking about the Kolkata, Anurag said, "I love the food, I love the place and I have lots of friends there."

On the work front, Anurag will direct Netflix project titled Choked, about a hapless bank cashier whose life turns around when she finds a source of unlimited money choked in her kitchen. It stars Saiyami Kher and Roshan Mathew.

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"I have found a home in Netflix, and with every project, I do with them I feel I'm able to push my creative boundaries a little more. Choked is unlike anything I've done before, much like all my outings with Netflix, and is a story that I believe will appeal to a varied audience," Kashyap said.