He has a strong hold on he audience, so much so that he does not need to even promote his films. I like the way Bala depicts his subjects. He is a very rooted person and elusive too. In a candid chat, Anurag Kashyap talks about how Bala has inspired his filmmaking and also meeting Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg, on his recent visit to the city.Īnurag: If you have seen Gangs Of Wasseypur, in the opening credit I have dedicated my film to Bala. Now the filmmaker has gone a step further and is helping Bala promote his upcoming Tamil film in North India. In the opening credits of his recent release Gangs of Wasseypur, Anurag Kashyap dedicates his film to South director Bala, famous for making Vikram and Surya huge stars down south. It is my dream to make films without actually putting myself in public view. I wanted to disappear from the scene, as I just didn't know what to say. Later I also felt very embarrassed when the rest of my contemporary directors made references to me while posing their questions. I wanted to ask him a couple of other questions too but that was not the right platform. I actually used to consider it as my Bible.
I was heartbroken when he laughed off several incidents from a book based on him. We all have a certain chip on our shoulders but he is such a great director and he was so down to earth.
I thought it would be a good idea to show a film like this (Paradesi) to the viewers in the North.