Milap Zaveri lashes out at Anurag Kashyap for his remarks on 'Masti' and 'Grand Masti'
The 'DevD' director said he wouldn't watch 'Masti' even if he was paid Rs 5 crore
Mumbai: Celebrity Twitter feuds never seem to get old, and the latest famous personalities to join the fight club are directors Milap Zaveri and Anurag Kashyap. The ‘Mastizaade’ director apparently took offence to a statement made by Kashyap in a recent interview where he was promoting his upcoming film ‘Hunterr’.
‘Hunterr’ is a sex-comedy, which follows the story of a young man’s chase for sex. When asked if Kashyap was all for other sex-comedy films like ‘Masti’ and ‘Masti 2’, the ‘Bombay Velvet’ director responded saying, “No I don’t like Masti, and I won’t watch it also. I wouldn’t watch it on cable or for free, not even if someone paid me 5 crores.”
Milap is known for his commercial sex-comedy films including ‘Masti’, and ‘Grand Masti’, which have done very well at the box office. Anurag Kashyap’s films on the other hand cater to a niche audience, and may have not had a huge turnover at the box office, but have still managed to strike a cord with a large section of the movie-going audience.
Balancing Anurag Kashyap’s comments in the interview, director Vikas Bahl who is one of the co-owners of Phantom Films with Anurag, Vikramaditya Motwani and Madhu Mantena admitted her enjoyed watching Zaveri’s films.
Zaveri later took to Twitter to slam the director in a series of tweets. He posted:
“@Bollyhungama: https://t.co/3QQJll0dVC” Mr Kashyap Ure lifetime films combined haven't made as much as #Masti n #GrandMasti so take a hike!
— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) March 10, 2015Anurag Kashyap says if someone gives him 5 cr also he won't see #Masti or #GrandMasti Maybe that's why most of his films don't do even 5cr!
— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) March 10, 2015Jab box office Aapke pichwaade pe "hunterrr" maarega na tab pata chalega ki sex comedy mein #Masti aur #GrandMasti Aapke baap lagte hain!
— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) March 10, 2015Anurag says he isn't frustrated to see #GrandMasti Correct. He makes #Girlintheyellowboots where a father gets handjobs from his daughter.
— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) March 10, 2015I respect @mohit11481 who On directors round table with @RajeevMasand said #GrandMasti was his fav film that year. Bravo! Learn Mr Kashyap
— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) March 10, 2015Everyone has a right to not like something. But that dislike can be expressed in a civil manner without being derogatory Mr Kashyap.
— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) March 10, 2015Anurag made these tacky remarks about #GrandMasti while promoting his own sex com #Hunterrr How's that for double standards?
— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) March 10, 2015I loved #Queen n #Lootera made by @VikramMotwane n @BahlVikas n respect them for being civil in the interview unlike Anurag.
— Milap Zaveri (@zmilap) March 10, 2015Anurag Kashyap is not stranger to controversy. The director even stated at the start of the interview that his words have often been misinterpreted and misquoted in order to generate sensational headlines.
In his personal opinion he said, “I watch a film only if it has actually run for a week or if I trust the director. When a film has actually run for a week not dependent on the opening, then I would definitely go and watch it. There must be something in it.”