Anurag
Kashyap
is
one
of
the
most
prolific
filmmakers
of
our
time,
having
directed
some
amazing
movies
like
Dev.D,
Gangs
Of
Wasseypur,
Raman
Raghav
2.0,
and
most
recently,
Ghost
Stories.
Anurag
claims
he
and
his
way
of
telling
stories
have
evolved
over
time.
Now,
being
middle-aged,
he
admits
that
mid-life
crisis
has
kicked
in
and
it
is
showing
in
his
work.
Speaking
to
Hindustan
Times,
Anurag
Kashyap
opened
up
about
how
he
has
changed.
"The
young
me
was
idealistic
and
angry,
but
then
I
found
sarcasm
and
humour,"
he
said,
adding,
"political
awareness
and
has
grown
up
in
time."
He
continued,
"I
am
reaching
mid-life
now
and
the
crisis
has
kicked
in
big
time.
It
has
started
reflecting
in
my
work,
my
stories
and
the
choice
of
things
that
I
am
trying
to
do.
Now,
I
think
I
am
getting
more
condense
and
complex.
But
there
is
also
simplifying
the
complexity
-
the
ideas
are
complex,
but
I
am
able
to
simplify
them.
Earlier,
I
wouldn't
care
about
this."
When
asked
if
he
cares
about
box
office
numbers,
Kashyap
was
candid.
"Everyone
cares
about
numbers.
Over
the
years,
I
have
understood
that
I
don't
want
to
dumb
down
to
reach
out
to
maximum,
but
I
want
to
reach
out
to
enough
that
it
sustains
me.
But
I
definitely
care
about
numbers," he
said.
Anurag
Kashyap
last
directed
a
part
in
the
horror
anthology
movie
Ghost
Stories,
starring
Sobhita
Dhulipala.
In
recent
times,
the
filmmaker
has
been
more
vocal
about
his
political
opinions
than
ever
before,
strongly
condemning
police
brutality
in
universities,
and
being
critical
of
the
Citizenship
(Amendment)
Act,
2019.