Anurag Kashyap says it was ‘Painfully difficult’ to work with Abhay Deol

Team Udayavani, Jun 7, 2020, 10:10 AM IST

Abhay Deol has been an actor for 15 years and has acted in over 20 films. Deol’s 2009 film Dev D received good response. The success of this film made him a household name.

But, According to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, it was painfully difficult to work with him.

Speaking about his experience working with Abhay, Kashyap said, “It was painfully difficult to work with him. I don’t really have great working memories with him. And haven’t talked to him much since I finished shooting”

“He wanted to do artistic movies but also wanted the mainstream benefits. The benefits and luxuries of being a ‘Deol’. He would stay in a five-star hotel while the entire crew stayed in Paharganj for a film that was made on a very tight budget. Also the reason a lot of his directors went away from him” he added

Dev D director  also said, “He wasn’t there to promote Dev D. He dissed the film and crew a lot. He was gone a long time. It was because of something he was grappling with emotionally and personally and never talked about. He also felt betrayed by me about which he has never spoken to me ever”

However, Anurag Kashyap said that Abhay Deol is brilliant actor and deserves more.