Anurag Kashyap is an award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who had directed various critically-acclaimed features such as Gangs of Wasseypur part 1 and 2, Gulaal, Dev.D and the recent Manmarziyaan. The director made his debut in Tamil as actor with the Ajay Gnanamuthu-directed Imaikka Nodigal.
Anurag Kashyap had recently created a storm on social media when he posted the comment received by his daughter on her Instagram page. The comment was posted by a social media troll. The director questioned the hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not ensuring safety for women in social media circles. This query had sparked a lot of debate amongst Twitteratis.
The director's social media complaint was taken up by the Police. The director thanked the Mumbai Police, Devendra Fadhnavis, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for initiating action based on his complaint.
Anurag Kashyap also remarked that a word of condemnation from the Prime Minister is enough to end the hatemongering troll menace. Anurag Kashyap is currently working in the second season of Sacred Games, which stars series regulars Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Pankaj Tripathi, along with new additions like Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey and others.