If Bollywood had a mascot for throwing tantrums, Anurag Kashyap — scowling, ranting, and swinging at anything that moves — would be it. The Gangs of Wasseypur director, who fancies himself the industry’s grumpiest truth-teller, has a hobby: stirring up drama. From nepotism to Netflix, Sanjay Leela Bhansali to his own brother Abhinav Kashyap over Dabangg, Kashyap’s got beef with everyone. His latest whining session is about India’s first AI-driven Hanuman film, which he’s decided is the apocalypse for Bollywood. But let’s be real: is Kashyap a visionary crying wolf, or just a loudmouth hippy rebel who loves the sound of his own gripes?

Kashyap’s rap sheet of rants is longer than one of his brooding films. He’s called Bollywood “brainless," slammed its ego-driven stars, and dismissed its formulaic flicks as cinematic garbage. When Pushpa took India by storm, did he applaud its grit? Nope. He used it to club Bollywood’s lack of originality. He’s even brawled with his brother, Abhinav, over Dabangg’s success. And then there’s his Netflix meltdown. After Sacred Games made him a global name, Kashyap didn’t pop champagne – he trashed Netflix’s India team as........

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