Anurag Kashyap, amid intolerance row, slams Madhur Bhandarkar's advice to refuse film subsidies in UP

In  centre of row over 49 artists’ letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ‘intolerance’, Anurag Kashyap expressed his displeasure about fellow filmmaker Mhur Bhandarkar’s statement on him.  latter stated that Kashyap showed ‘duplicity’ by criticising  government on one hand, but happily taking subsidies from Uttar Presh government by shooting in  state. Kashyap called Bhandarkar’s statement a ‘joke’ while stating that subsidies were t started by Chief Minister Yogi ityanath. He ded that he might be against PM Modi, but he was '100 % Indian.' 

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Bhandarkar on Friday in an interview accused Kashyap of ‘duplicity’, stating that people like him criticise  government, but at same time, take subsidies from  Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Presh, by shooting in state.

‘Chandni Bar’ filmmaker was of opinion that Kashyap should inste decide to t take subsidies from state till time BJP was in power in state under Yogi ityanath. 

Kashyap was t pleased and sharing video, wrote, “What a joke!! It’s my state . I was born in UP , I grew up in UP. Film subsidies were t started by Yogi ji. He is t owner of  state , he is Chief Minister. I might disagree with Modiji but I still am 100 % indian and I make films in India & will continue to do so.” 

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Kashyap part of 49-artists Lobby: 

Anurag Kashyap is a part of lobby also including Aparna Sen, Mani Ratnam, Konkona SenSharma, who sent a letter to PM over ‘intolerance’ under BJP rule, mob lynchings and ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants. 

Bhandarkar part of group that sent counter letter to PM: 

After 49-artists' letter to PM, over 60 artists h also sent a letter to PM Modi, calling former group’s opposition as ‘false narrative‘. Bhandarkar is one among latter category. Earlier in an exclusive interview with Republic TV, Bhandarkar h stated that 49-artists' intolerance letter to PM Modi was ‘selective outr.’