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Anurag Kashyap pitches in on nepotism debate, asks stars to give set workers due respect

Anurag Kashyap recently shared his take on nepotism and insider-outsider debate. Hinting upon how some actors do not give due credits to the workers, Kashyap said that the film industry is not only made up of actors but a large number of set workers as well.

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Published : Jul 21, 2020, 9:45 AM IST

Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Monday, in a series of tweet, has shared his take on the broiling debate over nepotism and insiders vs outsiders.

Taking to social media, Kashyap drew attention to the fact that people who are calling out names on industry favouritism overlook how their contemporaries treat other people on the sets, be it spot boys, junior artists or technicians.

Hopping on to Twitter, the Dev.D director wrote in Hindi: "Friends, there is a strange debate going on. Films don’t have only actors, at least 150 people work on a film set. Insiders or outsiders, the day these people learn to give the artistes, workers, spot boys and others working on a set the same respect, we can have a conversation with them, whether it is about nepotism or favouritism."

  • मित्रों..ग़ज़ब डिबेट चल रही है।फ़िल्मों में सिर्फ़ ऐक्टर्ज़ नहीं होते।एक फ़िल्म के सेट ओर कम से कम डेढ़ सौ लोग काम करते हैं।अंदर वाले या बाहर वाले जिस दिन सेट पे काम करने वाले असिस्टंट्स और workers, Spotboy और बाक़ी सब इंसानों को इज़्ज़त देना सीख जाएँगे तब उनसे बात की जा सकती है

    — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 20, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"First, let us ask these people working on the sets which actor or director is the most badly-behaved or the mention of which actor puts them off working on the film altogether. Then go to the sets of those actors, where the command comes into the hands of the so-called actor. Read the old interviews of the supporting actors of that film and why they left the film. You will be treated the way you treat others," he added.

  • चाहे वो बात nepotism के बारे में हो या फ़ेव्रटिज़म के बारे में हो ।पहले इन सेट ओर काम करने वालों से एक बार पूछ लो की कौन सा ऐक्टर या डिरेक्टर या जो भी हो , वो सबसे ज़्यादा बदतमीज़ है या किस ऐक्टर के नाम से वो उस फ़िल्म में काम करने से मना कर देते हैं

    — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 20, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The Ugly director pointed out that a film is made with the contribution of more than 100 people and to understand what actually goes behind, one needs to go deep to assess how dark it is actually.

READ | When Anurag Kashyap 'hung out' with Quentin Tarantino on b'day

"To make a film, it takes the blood and sweat of more than a hundred people. But when it comes to justice and injustice, why is it that only those who gain the most from a film raise the issue? If you want to understand the truth, you have to look into every pit of the society, how deep it is and how dark it is," Kashyap added.

  • फिर जा कर उन ऐक्टर के सेट्स पे , जहां जब कमान, तथाकथित ऐक्टर के हाथ में आ जाती है . उस फ़िल्म के सपोर्टिंग ऐक्टर्ज़ के पुराने इंटर्व्यू पढ़ लो की वो क्यों फ़िल्म छोड़ के गए थे। तुम जैसा दूसरों के साथ रहोगे वैसा ही वापस भी मिलेगा।

    — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 20, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Just because the film industry is in the public eye does not make it any different from other industries. He stated: "The film industry is more visible and written about in the newspapers, but it is no different from any other industry. A lot of people, outsiders and insiders, have done a lot of things to me as well in these 27 years but I have never needed their validation or acknowledgement. When the world appreciates you and your work, what difference does it make if two or three people do not? Why give so much power to someone, that their yes or no or a pat on the back from them defines our existence? One man’s praise is enough to keep you working."

On a concluding note, Kashyap quipped: "I also felt like sharing my 'Mann Ki Baat' today, friends, so I did it. It will be good if you reply with new abuses. I am writing my next film - 'Gangs of Parlia…' I am quite stuck with the dialogues. Thank you."

Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap on Monday, in a series of tweet, has shared his take on the broiling debate over nepotism and insiders vs outsiders.

Taking to social media, Kashyap drew attention to the fact that people who are calling out names on industry favouritism overlook how their contemporaries treat other people on the sets, be it spot boys, junior artists or technicians.

Hopping on to Twitter, the Dev.D director wrote in Hindi: "Friends, there is a strange debate going on. Films don’t have only actors, at least 150 people work on a film set. Insiders or outsiders, the day these people learn to give the artistes, workers, spot boys and others working on a set the same respect, we can have a conversation with them, whether it is about nepotism or favouritism."

  • मित्रों..ग़ज़ब डिबेट चल रही है।फ़िल्मों में सिर्फ़ ऐक्टर्ज़ नहीं होते।एक फ़िल्म के सेट ओर कम से कम डेढ़ सौ लोग काम करते हैं।अंदर वाले या बाहर वाले जिस दिन सेट पे काम करने वाले असिस्टंट्स और workers, Spotboy और बाक़ी सब इंसानों को इज़्ज़त देना सीख जाएँगे तब उनसे बात की जा सकती है

    — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 20, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"First, let us ask these people working on the sets which actor or director is the most badly-behaved or the mention of which actor puts them off working on the film altogether. Then go to the sets of those actors, where the command comes into the hands of the so-called actor. Read the old interviews of the supporting actors of that film and why they left the film. You will be treated the way you treat others," he added.

  • चाहे वो बात nepotism के बारे में हो या फ़ेव्रटिज़म के बारे में हो ।पहले इन सेट ओर काम करने वालों से एक बार पूछ लो की कौन सा ऐक्टर या डिरेक्टर या जो भी हो , वो सबसे ज़्यादा बदतमीज़ है या किस ऐक्टर के नाम से वो उस फ़िल्म में काम करने से मना कर देते हैं

    — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 20, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

The Ugly director pointed out that a film is made with the contribution of more than 100 people and to understand what actually goes behind, one needs to go deep to assess how dark it is actually.

READ | When Anurag Kashyap 'hung out' with Quentin Tarantino on b'day

"To make a film, it takes the blood and sweat of more than a hundred people. But when it comes to justice and injustice, why is it that only those who gain the most from a film raise the issue? If you want to understand the truth, you have to look into every pit of the society, how deep it is and how dark it is," Kashyap added.

  • फिर जा कर उन ऐक्टर के सेट्स पे , जहां जब कमान, तथाकथित ऐक्टर के हाथ में आ जाती है . उस फ़िल्म के सपोर्टिंग ऐक्टर्ज़ के पुराने इंटर्व्यू पढ़ लो की वो क्यों फ़िल्म छोड़ के गए थे। तुम जैसा दूसरों के साथ रहोगे वैसा ही वापस भी मिलेगा।

    — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) July 20, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Just because the film industry is in the public eye does not make it any different from other industries. He stated: "The film industry is more visible and written about in the newspapers, but it is no different from any other industry. A lot of people, outsiders and insiders, have done a lot of things to me as well in these 27 years but I have never needed their validation or acknowledgement. When the world appreciates you and your work, what difference does it make if two or three people do not? Why give so much power to someone, that their yes or no or a pat on the back from them defines our existence? One man’s praise is enough to keep you working."

On a concluding note, Kashyap quipped: "I also felt like sharing my 'Mann Ki Baat' today, friends, so I did it. It will be good if you reply with new abuses. I am writing my next film - 'Gangs of Parlia…' I am quite stuck with the dialogues. Thank you."

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