Anurag Kashyap says Bollywood focuses on ‘star power instead of telling real story’, lauds Killed, Missing Ladies

Anurag Kashyap, who recently attended a college event, praised films like Lapata Ladies, 12th Fail and Kill as unique offerings from Bollywood.
Anurag Kashyap, who was recently seen in the Tamil film Maharaja, recently spoke about how the Hindi film industry focuses on star power and said that this is one of the reasons why the southern film industry is performing better than Bollywood. . The filmmaker-actor praised the currently released film Kill and said that Bollywood generally focuses on “star power” rather than “telling a real story”.
Anurag Kashyap, quoted by The Hindu, praised Fahadh Faasil starrer Awesham and pointed out how the makers of the film did not hesitate to cast three influential people in the lead roles. He said that “In Bollywood, they will fill these roles with big stars, focusing on star power rather than telling the actual story.”
He said that Bollywood often falls into the trap of repeating formulas. But with that said, when they step out of the box they make some amazing films. He praised last year’s failed 12th and this year’s missing ladies. Talking about these films, the filmmaker said, ‘It works only when something original comes out.’ Talking about original content, Kashyap also received praise for his recently released action drama Kill.He said, “Kill is an action movie but still very unique in itself.” He also said that his film Maharaja is getting a lot of criticism for its violence, which was also the case with Kill.