Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap is an Indian film director screenwriter producer and actor He is often regarded as the face of an emerging new wave cinema for producing numerous independent films with newcomers For his contributions to film the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 2013 After writing a television serial Kashyap got his major break as a cowriter in Ram Gopal Varmas crime drama Satya 1998 and made his directorial debut with Paanch which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues Apart from filmmaking Kashyap serves as the Member of board of the Mumbaibased NGO Aangan which helps protect vulnerable children around India He is the founder of two film production companies Anurag Kashyap Films which is run by Guneet Monga Phantom Films with partnership from directors Vikramaditya Motwane and Vikas Bahl and producer Madhu Mantena