Last Updated:September 23, 2025, 04:34 IST

Anurag Kashyap says Piyush Mishra feels he has ‘wasted’ his life by reacting to several aspects of Bollywood. He adds that Manoj Bajpayee also reprimands him for his bluntness.

Piyush Mishra recently claimed that Anurag Kashyap tends to ‘lose his mind’ and ‘ruin’ the second halves of many of his films.

Piyush Mishra has never shied away from sharing his honest and blunt opinions on the film industry. Recently, in an interview where he was joined by Manoj Bajpayee, Raam Reddy and Anurag Kashyap, he claimed that his friend Anurag tends to ‘ruin the second half’ of his films such as Gulaal, Dev D and Gangs Of Wasseypur. But Anurag isn’t the one to take such criticisms to his heart.

Speaking exclusively to News18 Showsha, he talks about Piyush’s protectiveness about him and says, “He loves me. He also gets upset when I react. He tells me, ‘Kyun? Just stop!’ He cautions me that he wasted his life reacting to things and that I shouldn’t become like him.” Apart from Piyush, there’s another person who calls him out for his controversial remarks. “When I do or say something, Manoj tells me, ‘Yaar, tum kyun karte ho aise?’ He has lived through life and is a very practical person,” Anurag tells us.

In fact, Manoj also recently said that Anurag has made too many enemies. Despite Manoj’s anger at his candour and bluntness, Anurag remarks that he always ‘looks out’ for him. “I know he’ll protect me. That’s the kind of relationship I’ve with all of my friends. Manoj toh bade hai, he’s like an elder brother to me even though he looks ten times younger than me. He’s somebody who has always looked out for me. He gives me the most honest advice,” he shares.

Recently, speaking to us, Manoj addressed his hot and cold relationship with Anurag and quipped that he has ‘found new love’ for him. Talking about it, the Nishaanchi director says, “All’s well between me and Manoj. Sab super fine hai.” At the Jugnuma premiere a few days ago, a video of Manoj finding himself flustered as Jaideep Ahlawat, Vijay Varma and Anurag lined up to touch his feet, caught the attention of fans.

Reacting to it, Anurag says, “Jaideep, Vijay, Viineet (Kumar Siingh) and I met each other suddenly after a long time. And we touched Manoj’s feet (laughs). He’s unstoppable. He just goes on and on with his films. Inspector Zende released recently and then Jugnuma came. Kaise kar leta hai yeh aadmi! He’s older but ten times fitter than me. He’s like another Anil Kapoor. That’s why hum unke pair padh gaye the (laughs)! He’s a legend.”

Anurag may not blow his trumpets about his friendships in Bollywood but tells us that he holds them really close to his heart as they don’t shy away from telling him the truth and giving him reality checks from time to time. “All these friendships I’ve in my life are very silent, including the ones I share with (Vikramaditya) Motwane and Nawazuddin (Siddiqui),” shares the Manmarziyaan and Mukkabaaz filmmaker.

He further adds, “But I’ll tell you something. People really don’t understand what they should talk to me about because I don’t speak about anything else apart from cinema. Maybe I’m boring that way! But when we meet, we do chat. It’s just that we’re all very busy with our individual works. Everyone has something or the other going on for themselves, so we hardly get the time to catch up.”

Titas Chowdhury

Titas Chowdhury is a Principal Correspondent at News18 Showsha. She writes about cinema, music and gender in cinema. Interviewing actors and filmmakers, writing about latest trends in showbiz and bringing break…Read More

Titas Chowdhury is a Principal Correspondent at News18 Showsha. She writes about cinema, music and gender in cinema. Interviewing actors and filmmakers, writing about latest trends in showbiz and bringing break… Read More