Anurag Kashyap is known for his unabashed opinions and his refusal to sugarcoat anything. In a recent interaction, the director-actor spoke about T-Series, the largest music record label in India, and how it “doesn’t understand good music.” Anurag shared personal experiences with the company and revealed that he wasn’t paid much for the music of his cult film DevD, despite its soundtrack being evergreen and still a hit with audiences.
Speaking to The Juggernaut, Anurag said, “If Bhushan Kumar (managing director of T-Series) is not buying it, then it is good music. If T-Series is not buying it, it is great music. T-Series doesn’t buy good music at a good price.”
Sharing his personal experience with the record label, Anurag said, “They paid very little money for the music of DevD, Gangs of Wasseypur, and Gulaal, and they made a lot of money from the music of those films. They only pay for the star in it. They don’t pay for the quality of music. They paid nothing for DevD’s track despite the film’s music being one of the cult soundtracks.”
He added, “They don’t understand good music, and they will push only for a certain kind of music. They only pay for stars. The highest amount of money they have paid me was for Bombay Velvet, and the film’s music didn’t work for them, but they still paid a lot for Bombay Velvet.”
Anurag also shared an update on moving out of Mumbai. The director said he is quite happy with his decision. He shared, “I have moved out of Mumbai. It has been 4-5 months, and I am very happy. I don’t meet people who are constantly talking numbers. I have a different circle of people, and I have my books. I am back to how I was at the beginning.”
Anurag is currently busy with the promotions of his upcoming film Nishaanchi.
