Anurag Kashyap on his present equation with Vikram after Kennedy: ‘He called me seven months too late’

Anurag Kashyap had earlier revealed how he had actor Vikram as the unique selection for Kennedy as a result of his nickname is Kennedy however he obtained no response from him. Now, in an interview with News18, the director revealed how Vikram had reached out to him when it was ‘seven months too late’ and the way their equation stands at current. The half was lastly performed by actor Rahul Bhat within the movie. (Also learn: Vikram by no means responded: Anurag Kashyap says he had approached him for Kennedy, a movie named after the actor)

Anurag on his equation with Vikram

In an interview with News18, when director Anurag Kashyap was requested about his present equation with Vikram, he mentioned: “I reached out to Vikram on a number that he doesn’t use anymore. My friend, Sobhita Dhulipala was working on Ponniyin Selvan. I told her to tell Vikram that ‘Ek message ka toh reply kar diya kare’ (he could respond to my message). She, in turn, told Vikram that ‘Anurag has sent you a script’ and he was like ‘I never got it’. And that’s when he called me but it was seven months too late. We were neck-deep in the pre-production process and Rahul had already prepared for the role. Then he was like ‘You wrote the script for me’ and I was like ‘You didn’t reply’. And then he asked me ‘which mobile number of his I had’. Then he showed me three different numbers that were active. I told him I didn’t know how to reach out to you and I had your number from four years ago when I was trying to reach out to you. “

Whether Anurag has a script for him

Further speaking about whether or not he has one other script for the actor in thoughts, Anurag added: “Me and Vikram go back to the days of Satya. That time he would dub for many prominent names. I know him from Sethu when his film became a breakout and made him a star. I have always loved him as an actor. He is fantastic. I don’t have a script for him right now but my film is called Kennedy because I only had him in mind.”

Anurag was final seen in a particular look in Season 2 of Made in Heaven. His movie Kennedy was chosen for a Midnight Screening at Cannes Film Festival 2023. Besides Rahul, it stars Sunny Leone and Abhilash Thapliyal within the lead roles. The movie revolves round an insomniac ex-cop, lengthy considered lifeless, however nonetheless in search of redemption.