Feb 18 • 12:20 UTC 🇮🇳 India Aaj Tak (Hindi)

Anurag Kashyap's 'Miscarriage' Due to Netflix, Suffered Two Heart Attacks

Anurag Kashyap reveals how setbacks related to his Netflix adaptation of 'Maximum City' led to severe personal and professional challenges, including heart attacks.

Anurag Kashyap's film 'Kennedy' is finally set to release in India, with streaming beginning on ZEE5 from February 20. It has been a topic of discussion for the past two years, having been written in just one night in 2023. The origins of Kashyap's struggles date back to the shelving of his ambitious adaptation of Suketu Mehta's book 'Maximum City' by Netflix India, which triggered a series of personal and professional setbacks that have haunted him for years. In a recent interview, Kashyap expressed his frustration over the cancellation of the 'Maximum City' project, which he had been involved with since 2009, along with notable figures like director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Simon Beaufoy. The emotional toll of these setbacks was significant enough to lead Kashyap to suffer two heart attacks, which he describes as a 'miscarriage' referring to the loss of such a critical project that he invested considerable energy in. The circumstances surrounding 'Kennedy's' eventual release also highlight the unpredictability of film projects in the streaming era, where aspirations can collapse under the weight of industry decisions. Kashyap's reflections shed light on the emotional impact of content creation in an environment that frequently prioritizes commercial decisions over artistic vision, a sentiment likely to resonate with many artists in the industry today.

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