Anurag Kashyap shares his 'worst experiences' Netflix, claims filmmakers left platform over creative compromises: "They want to play massy game at a premium cost"

Anurag Kashyap criticises Netflix

Director Anurag Kashyap has recently shared his terrible experience of working with Netflix. He also claimed that several directors have chosen to leave Netflix because the streaming giant had required creative compromise.

The filmmaker also stated that people used to watch shows like CID, The Kapil Sharma Show, and Crime Patrol for free, but it has now been taken over by the streaming behemoth.

In his recent appearance on the Game Changers of India podcast by Komal Nahta, Anurag Kashyap expressed his frustration and shared, “Our worst experiences have been with Netflix. Isko cast karo, aise kahaani bolo, ye saari cheezein, aise mein I stepped back (Cast them, tell the story this way, all these things).”

He added, “Not just me but lots of filmmakers have stepped away. Baaki toh jo he so he (Rest of them are there). Hotstar is not pretending to be elite. It is massy, it was always massy. MXPlayer is free. Baki log ha ya na karte hain (Others say yes or no).”

"Yaha pe aapko subscription ke liye itna paisa chahiye, and then ek point pe massy banane ke liye Kapil Sharma, Crime Patrol, aur CID apne platform pe le aye. Mere perspective se woh saari audience ko free available thi. Apne audience se chheeni he unko available nahi kiya he! (Here you need a subscription amount, and then after a point they take Kapil Sharma show, Crime Patrol and CID on their platform. That was available to the audience for free),” added the filmmaker.

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He further explained that now the streaming platforms are demanding money to watch it, “and people are not coming. They won't watch. They want to play massy game at a premium cost.”

On the work front, Anurag Kashyap’s Nishaanchi was recently released on Prime Video. The film features Aaishvary Thackeray in a double role along with Vedika Pinto, Monika Panwar, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, and Kumud Mishra.

The gangster drama explores themes of family, love, and crime.