Anurag Kashyap responds to Abhay Deol's claims on Dev D: "Those who accuse should reflect."
In response to Abhay Deol’s claims that he attempted to elevate the character of Dev D, Anurag Kashyap stated that he takes pleasure in 'testing' the morality of his audience through his films.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap acknowledged that the lead character in their movie Dev D was a poisonous sexist and addressed actor Abhay Deol's scathing remarks about it. Abhay had previously accused Anurag of elevating the title character. Abhay has frequently accused Anurag of stealing his idea of what the movie ought to be. Anurag claimed in an interview that viewers today are unduly "woke" and that if one wants a bad character to be saved, they should reflect on their own actions.
Anurag responded, "For me, I have done what I wanted to do and what I've seen," in response to Abhay's remarks regarding Dev D. I prefer realism in my movies. I don't want to offer a character unneeded redeeming traits because... Anurag stated that he
Also read: Abhay Deol asserts that he came up with the premise for the movie and that Anurag Kashyap "didn't direct me at all" on Dev.D. "It wasn't as if I asked him questions at all."
"The bigger issue lies with you, not with the character," Anurag went on. Consider why you find it entertaining to see such behavior. Consider the reasons behind your support for certain things while finding others upsetting. Those who point fingers ought to examine themselves. I assess the audience in this way. These filmmakers are so dishonest; they don't even know if they're creating Indian films, let alone realistic ones.
A few years back, Abhay wrote on social media that it took him a while to find a director for Dev D, the modern version of the beloved book Devdas. In his essay, he expressed his preference for the female characters in the movie to have greater authority and said he wouldn't have chosen the
He went on, "Anurag thought that a happy ending would help the movie be more embraced by the public, thus his idea was to have Dev and Chanda become engaged. My vision was very blurry! I followed the current. In the years following the release of Dev D in 2009, Anurag and Abhay have both directed barbs on one another. In a recent interview, Anurag revealed that he had contacted Abhay to set things right and to offer his congratulations for his role in the Netflix series Trial by Fire.
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