Over the past couple of days, insiders in Kollywood and Bollywood have been talking about the
issue
between director
Anurag Kashyap and cinematographer-turned-actor
Natty
Subramaniam. The two were once close collaborators, and had worked together on acclaimed films like
Paanch
and
Black Friday
, at a time when Anurag was starting to gain recognition as a filmmaking voice to watch out for.
However, on June 4, Natty posted a series of tweets and accused Anurag of forgetting him and called him "selfish". He tweeted, "Anurag kashyap was part writer of SATHYA.. than he came with paanch script with us.. isupported him with no money... Last train to mahakaali... i got nothing.. All work i did for him... he held all friends n every one away from his circles... Kind of work.. i did for him n Black friday.. every one worked too hard... Yeh anurag forgets me n talks nonsense... ask others those who involved with him... he is nothing but fool Anuragkashyab.... fool remauns fool.. I spoke about one
selfish
.. and only about.. Anurag kashyab.. Am telling the truth.. no one wants to hear.. n listen.. what to do???? From the bottom of my heart.. i said the truth... (sic)," he wrote.
This kicked up a controversy — obviously! — and people have been taking the sides of both Anurag and Natty.
Now, the Bollywood filmmaker, who was seen in Imaikkaa Nodigal in Kollywood, has opened up about this issue. Calling Natty as not just his
friend
but also his teacher, and the person who introduced him to
Tamil cinema
, Anurag said he was
sorry
for not being there "when he needed me".
In a tweet thread, Anurag wrote, "Been reading a lot about @natty_nataraj ‘S outburst being reported in the media . For the record , I want to state here that he is not just my friend but we grew together in cinema . When I did not know how to communicate my shot to my cameraman , he taught me how to .. He was my teacher, he showed me how to move a camera , he was my first collaborator . He shot “Last Train to Mahakali”, “Paanch” and “Black Friday”. We lived our Years of ban and obscurity together. It was @natty_nataraj who introduced me to Tamizh cinema . It was @natty_nataraj who introduced me to director Bala , it was him who made me meet Rajni Sir, he showed me my first Tamizh film starring @dhanushkraja directed by Selvaraghavan. Without subtitles . After which I discovered other Tamizh cinema. So if he feels hurt by something and has an outburst , because of a certain expectation from me , he has every right and it’s between two friends . And he comes from a place of love and honesty. @natty_nataraj has taught me so much and has been with me in my most obscure years. And please hear him .. I just got off the phone with him and all he has been doing is trying to reach me.. so please leave him alone and treat this as my official statement on the matter. His hurt is genuine. I wasn’t there when he needed me and I didn’t know about it. So let me say it very clearly . “I am sorry Natty “. (sic)"
Natty responded, by tweeting, "Thank you Anurag.. for the past media out here.. made me i was bad... (sic)"
Well, now, film buffs and fans of both these talented artistes can heave a sigh of relief and say all's well that ends well.
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