Anurag
Kashyap
had
decided
to
make
a
no-holds-barred
action
film
with
Kunal
Kapoor
playing
his
first
action
hero.
But
the
project
has
been
put
on
hold.
Explains
Anurag,
"That
project
Doga
(based
on
the
comics
that
are
so
popular
in
North
India)
to
be
produced
by
Sony
International
requires
a
whole
lot
of
preparation.
It
needs
international
-
level
special
effects
for
which
I
need
to
go
for
internship
to
the
US
with
my
cinematographer
Rajeev
Ravi
for
some
months.
This
would
probably
be
the
most
expensive
Indian
film
ever.
And
I
don't
want
to
slip
up.
And
Kunal
needs
to
do
a
helluva
lot
of
preparation.
I'll
go
to
Doga
after
Bombay
Velvet," informs
Anurag.
Anurag,
who
has
a
history
of
censorial
run-ins,
is
surprised
at
how
liberal
the
censor
board
has
been
to
his
latest
film
Dev
D.
"They
understood
its
theme.
It's
definitely
an
adult
film
with
minor
cuts.
My
target
audience
is
18-35.
If
there
was
an
over
15
censor
certificate
in
India,
I'd
have
definitely
applied
for
it.
Censorship
in
India
is
not
obsolete
any
more.
Sharmila
Tagore
and
Vinayak
Azad
have
brought
in
a
liberal
element
to
the
censor
board."
Story first published: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 11:33 [IST]