Anurag Kashyap criticizes Bollywood for focusing on ₹500–800 crore hits instead of genuine films, stating, "Everyone is copying movies from across India."

Anurag Kashyap is never afraid to voice his thoughts on the difficulties that artists and filmmakers confront, as well as the shifting trends in storytelling. He discussed the creative dilemma facing the Hindi cinema industry in a recent interview with Humans of Cinema, pointing out that everyone aspires to make between ₹500 and ₹800 crore. The filmmaker expressed his opinion, "I have often seen that success destroys more than it breeds," and discussed how commercial success affects creativity. I informed my friend Nagraj Manjule that Marathi cinema was now over when Sairat earned Rs. 100 crore. Since everyone wants to make ₹100 crore today and won't want to relate stories. Additionally, he stated, "The issue facing our Hindi film industry is that instead of making movies, they now want to make between Rs. 500 and 800 crore. You must first sacrifice the plot and dumb down your movie in order to achieve that. It's also not like each voice is unique; instead, they all mimic one ano