Published 11:45 IST, June 16th 2020

Apurva Asrani's take on Bollywood: 'Work was great, but the industry not so pretty'

Recently, filmmaker-writer Apurva Asrani, who is known for his work in the film Aligarh, shared a video on his Twitter handle and talked about working in B-town

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Recently, writer Apurva Asrani shared a video on his social media handle along with a brief caption that has mentioned about Hindi film industry and his journey in it so far. Apurva Asrani also said that working in it, was a great experience for him but industry itself is t. Furr, he expressed his affection and love for filmmaking and writing scripts while stating that he has prioritised himself from past two and a half years as it is becoming "toxic". 

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As video starts, Apurva Asrani is seen walking back to home after buying flowers, vegetables and fruits. He continues and says, "I love Bombay and opportunities re but I felt like I was rushing everyday every morning to do everything. My mornings were t re for myself. I would compromise my own needs because traffic filled city... always late for everything. So this is my effort to give myself this life. It's cheaper and it's far more gratifying so.," Meanwhile, captioning video, he tagged industry as "t so well." 

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Apart from this, Aligarh writer Apurva Asrani also opened up about his sexuality, a few days back. He shared two ims on his Twitter handle, which featured him with his partner and nameplate of ir house. In caption, he revealed that he and his partner Siddhant pretended to be cousins for 13 years so that y could rent a home in Mumbai toger. In his post, he urged people to rmalise LGBTQ families. 

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Apurva Asrani's films

42-year-old writer has worked in many critically acclaimed films, such as Satya and Shahid, among many ors. He bagged a National Award for film editing in 2000, for film titled Snip! In 2016, he made his debut as a full-fledged screenwriter by writing screenplay and dialogues of Aligarh, a human rights biopic. screenplay of film received a positive response from critics. 

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Apart from films, Apurva Asrani also worked for digital . His last work for a Prime Video's web series, Made In Heaven, was well-received by audience. On or side, his partner, Siddhant, is also involved in creative field and is a music curator and writer.

11:45 IST, June 16th 2020