Anurag Kashyap on working after relocating cities: 'I am busier than Shah Rukh Khan'

The filmmaker, who recently announced his decision to leave Mumbai and move to a city in South India, responded to online trolls with a sharp message in his latest post on X.

On Friday, director Anurag Kashyap responded to his critics, stating that anyone assuming he's "frustrated and done" should know he's actually busier than Shah Rukh Khan, with five projects scheduled for release this year.

The filmmaker, who recently announced his decision to leave Mumbai and move to a city in South India, responded to online trolls with a sharp message in his latest post on X. "I have relocated cities. I have not left filmmaking. For all the people who think I am frustrated and gone. I am here and I am busier than Shah Rukh Khan ( I have to be, I don’t make as much money),” he wrote.

I have relocated cities.i have not left filmmaking . For all the people who think I am frustrated and gone . I am here and I am busier than shah rukh khan ( I have to be, I dont makeAs much money) I dont have dates until 2028. I have five directorial hopefully coming out
Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) April 17, 2025

”I don’t have dates until 2028. I have five directorial hopefully coming out this year or may be three now and two early next year. I have the longest IMDB and I am so employed that I say no to 3 projects a day,” the filmmaker added.

Recently, during an interview, Anurag Kashyap had revealed that he is permanently moving to Bengaluru and leaving Mumbai.  He further expressed his desire to distance himself from people in the film industry, describing it as increasingly toxic.

He remarked that many within the industry were now focused solely on chasing unrealistic box office targets, aiming for Rs 500 or Rs 800 crore films, and lamented that the creative environment had largely disappeared.

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The actor-filmmaker will be next seen in Dacoit - Ek Prem Katha, alongside Advi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur. His most recent work was in Maharaja (2024), where he starred alongside Vijay Sethupathi.