I love cinema but I cannot do it alone... Says Anurag Kashyap while talking about his friends and partners in film making — Guneet Monga and Sunil Bohra

I love cinema but I cannot do it alone...

Says Anurag Kashyap while talking about his friends and partners in film making — Guneet Monga and Sunil Bohra

    Guneet Monga, 26, is a person Anurag Kashyap trusts immensely — to the extent that she is today a partner in his company, Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt Ltd (AKFPL). In the bargain, Guneet who has her own company, Sikhya Entertainment, is neglecting it as she is currently working with Anurag on all his projects and is the face of his company in the market. While Anurag prides himself in the creative selection of the directors, actors and the script, Guneet manages the production side of it. Sunil Bohra, another friend of Anurag, has his own company, Bohra Brothers, but he manages the distribution and music for the projects he and Anurag work together on.
    As Anurag says, “All three of us share a similar passion for films and have worked together on all projects post Shaitan. We are working together on many films in different languages — Hindi, Marathi and Bengali. I am a creative person with a high need for space, and thus, I cannot put together the kind of films we are doing without Sunil and Guneet, who understand distribution, music and production, which are essential parts of a film. The kind of films we are doing have a high-risk element as many of them involve newcomers and, therefore, require us all to be on the same page.”
    Further, on reports alleging escalation of production costs by Guneet, Anurag says, “Gangs Of Wasseypur (both parts inclusive) was made on a budget of 18.4 crore, which was 2 crore more than what we budgeted. Neither Guneet nor Sunil had any kind of signing authority on the film. Anyone who understands production can tell you that an ambitious film like GOW, made at the scale, cannot be made at such low costs.” We can only hope that Anurag, with his passionate friends, continues to produce cinema we can be proud of.

Anurag Kashyap