Anurag Kashyap's shocking heart attacks: The untold story

Ace filmmaker Anurag Kashyap had a major setback when he had to stop making his adaptation of Suketu Mehta’s 'Maximum City' after a streaming giant backed out of the project. Due to this, Kashyap went into prolonged depression and took to alcohol. Not just that, during this phase, the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' director even suffered a couple of heart attacks. Recently, in an interview with 'The Washington Post', the filmmaker said, 'Maximum City was where all my energy went. I was heartbroken. I totally lost it.' He added, 'After the film got shelved, I went into deep depression, took to drinking alcohol, and even suffered two heart attacks.' Further, while calling 'Maximum City' his 'best' and 'honest' work, he shared that the OTT platform did not give him any specific reason for backing out of the project. He also mentioned that either the script was too sensitive for the country’s political climate or they didn’t want to associate themselves with him back then. Notably, after Saif Ali Khan and Mohd Zeeshan Ayyub’s web show 'Tandav' sparked controversy, many filmmakers had to either shelve certain projects or change their scripts to avoid similar backlash. Anurag's 'Maximum City' was also among those projects. Earlier, in an interview with The Lallantop, Anurag spoke about the film and mentioned, 'It’s written, but we’re figuring out the next steps. An OTT giant was supposed to do it earlier, but they aren’t doing it anymore. The project had been green-lit, but a lot has changed since then on streaming.' For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.

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