The Hit Man: Anurag Kashyap in Conversation: Anurag Kashyap and Vani Tripathi Tikoo

Anurag Kashyap is a multi-talented filmmaker who has been credited as a director, producer, writer and also as an actor in over 40 films. Three of his recent films have premiered at Cannes and his epic two-part film Gangs of Wasseypur is hugely popular. He has also served on the jury of Sundance, Venice, CPH Pix and Marrakech film festivals. He was awarded the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letter by the French government in 2013.

Vani Tripathi Tikoo is the youngest ever member of the Central Board of Film Certification. Her campaigns and outreach programmes have focused on encouraging women’s participation in politics as well as issues revolving around education, empowerment and employment. Tikoo has also worked in theatre, film and television, and has acted in nearly 50 plays, 40 television shows and six films. In 2011, she set up the Madhya Pradesh Natya Vidyalaya, the country’s first state run drama school. Tikoo is currently part of the core committee for the International Film Festival of India, Goa.

The Hit Man: Anurag Kashyap in Conversation:
Film director, writer, producer and actor Anurag Kashyap has been quoted as saying, "Cinema is the only religion I believe in." Over the last two decades, Kashyap 's contribution to the Indian cinematic sensibility and consciousness has impacted both audiences and filmmakers. Edgy and experimental while grounded in the often harsh realities of his times his cinematic style has evolved its own unique idiom. ' A compelling session with the enigmatic auteur in an open-ended conversation with politician, actor and CBFC member Vani Tripathi Tikoo.
Presented by Dainik Bhaskar

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