Anurag Kashyap Labels Vivek Agnihotri ‘Jhootha Aadmi’ Over Claims of Alcoholism Throughout Dhan Dhana Dhan Aim
MUMBAI, India, Might 14, 2025 – Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has publicly referred to as out director Vivek Agnihotri, branding him a “jhootha aadmi” (liar) in response to Agnihotri’s allegations that Kashyap’s alleged alcoholism disrupted the manufacturing of the 2007 sports activities drama Dhan Dhana Dhan Aim. The feud erupted after Agnihotri, in an interview with Digital Commentary, claimed Kashyap’s heavy ingesting made him unreliable, forcing him to delegate writing duties to Vikramaditya Motwane and creating friction on set.
Kashyap, identified for movies like Gangs of Wasseypur and Black Friday, took to Instagram Tales on Wednesday to refute the claims, sharing a screenshot of a information article headlined, “Anurag Kashyap was a drunkard who palmed off work to Vikram Motwane.” He wrote, “Kitna jhootha hai ye aadmi. Capturing London mein hui thi (This man is such a liar. The capturing passed off in London). I used to be in India. He didn’t need the script by Motwane or me. He needed to make the Lagaan of soccer and took his personal author to jot down that crappy script. Neither me nor @motwayne went on the set ever. Cease posturing @vivekagnihotri.” Motwane, credited with the screenplay, reposted Kashyap’s assertion, lending help.
Agnihotri’s interview alleged that Kashyap’s lack of time administration and ingesting habits led to inventive clashes, with the manufacturing home intervening. He claimed Kashyap launched Motwane as his “new ladka” to help, however their imaginative and prescient for a grounded soccer story diverged from Agnihotri’s ambition to create a Lagaan-style epic. Nonetheless, Agnihotri by no means said Kashyap was on set, some extent Kashyap emphasised to debunk the narrative. Motwane, in a previous Mid-Day interview, famous UTV employed Kashyap for his writing pedigree, however he relied on Motwane’s soccer experience, and the ultimate movie deviated from their authentic script, which he nonetheless considers one in all his finest.
Dhan Dhana Dhan Aim, directed by Agnihotri and starring John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi, and Boman Irani, explored racism and identification by soccer however was a box-office disappointment. Kashyap is credited as a dialogue author alongside Rohit Malhotra, whereas Motwane wrote the screenplay. The general public spat, amplified by posts on X calling it a “Bollywood drama alert,” marks one other chapter within the filmmakers’ historical past of tensions, together with previous disputes over The Kashmir Recordsdata and differing views on Bollywood’s state. Kashyap’s latest sobriety, confirmed in a 2025 discuss at Annapurna Faculty, provides context to his protection towards Agnihotri’s claims.
Sources: Indian Specific, Hindustan Instances, Bollywood Hungama, Instances Now, News18, posts on X
