Anurag Kashyap's Reply To Vikram On 'Kennedy' Controversy Goes Viral; Says 'No Need For Any Overreaction'

Anurag Kashyap-Vikram Conversation: Director Anurag Kashayp has replied to Chiyaan Vikram on the 'Kennedy' movie controversy. This Twitter conversation between the two goes viral. Anurag Kashyap said 'No Need For Any Overreaction'.

Directed by Anurag Kashyap, 'Kennedy' is a movie starring Rahul Bhatt and Sunny Leone. The film was recently screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Director Anurag Kashyap, who spoke about the film in an interview, said that he wrote the film with actor Vikram in mind.

Anurag Kashyap Started It With Vikram

Talking about this, Anurag Kashyap said, "I wrote this film keeping a certain actor in mind. That's why I named the film 'Kennedy' because that actor's nickname is 'Kennedy'. He is none other than Chiyaan Vikram. I contacted Vikram to act in the film.

But he did not give any answer. After that I contacted the actor Rahul. He said that he will act in the film. His response excited me. Rahul spent about eight months for this film with dedication," he said.

Vikram Didn't Respond?

Explaining about this speech of Anurag Kashyap, actor Vikram posted on his Twitter page, "Dear Anurag Kashyap, Just revisiting our conversation from over a year ago for the sake of our friends and well wishers on social media. When I heard from another actor that you had tried to reach me for this film & that you felt I hadn't responded to you, I called you myself immediately and explained that I hadn't gotten any mail or msg from you as the mail id that you had contacted me on was no longer active and my number had changed almost 2 years before that.

As I said during that phone call, I'm very excited for your film Kennedy and even more so because it has my name. I wish you great times ahead. Lots of love. Chiyaan Vikram aka Kennedy" he explained.

No Need For Any Overreaction

Anurag Kashyap replied to this Tweet saying, "Absolutely right Boss sir. For the information of people, when he found from another actor that I was trying to reach to him he called me directly and we realised that he had a different WhatsApp number. He gave me his correct information to reach out and even showed interest in reading the script but by then we were all locked and a month away from shooting. He also graciously blessed us to use the name "Kennedy" for the film. What I stated in the interview was the story behind, how the film got to be called Kennedy. There is no need for any overreaction. And definitely I think neither Chiyaan sir or I am retiring without working together. FYI we go back to pre Sethu days."