Will Anurag Kashyap work with Shah Rukh Khan?; here’s what he said

Bollywood director Anurag Kahsyap has worked with Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor in the past but the film failed to do well at the box office. In a recent interview with Humans Of Bombay he talked about whether he would be keen on directing a film with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan. “In this day and age of social media, I am terrified by the fanbases big stars have. Actors get typecast because of fans, and the fans want the same things from them again and again. If that doesn’t happen, fans reject it, so even actors get apprehensive about trying new things. So it’s not in my capacity to cater to Shah Rukh Khan’s aura or enigma. ..If his film Fan had worked, I could have said that I too have the courage to work with him,” Anurag said. 

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Anurag talked about the fan culture in India that raises the stature of actors by more than what they are deserving of. “We are a country of hero worshippers. We are deprived of many things and have low self-esteem and confidence. We need heroes. Why do our films have larger-than-life heroes? We are the only country where actors won’t cover their faces while playing superheroes. The masks would be so small because it is important to show their faces,” Anurag added.