Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap is an Indian film director, writer and producer regarded as a leading voice of India's independent and new-wave cinema. Born on 10 September 1972 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, he moved from writing into direction and became known for gritty, unconventional storytelling. He co-wrote Satya before directing acclaimed films such as Black Friday, Dev.D and the two-part crime epic Gangs of Wasseypur, which pushed Hindi cinema toward darker, more realistic subjects. His later work includes Ugly, Raman Raghav 2.0, Mukkabaaz, Manmarziyaan and the Netflix series Sacred Games. He co-founded the production house Phantom Films, occasionally acts in other filmmakers' projects, and has been married three times, with a daughter, Aaliyah, from his first marriage.

Anurag Kashyap is an Indian film director, writer and producer widely seen as a leading voice of India's independent and new-wave cinema. Born on 10 September 1972 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, he moved from writing into direction and built a reputation for gritty, unconventional storytelling. Films such as Black Friday, Dev.D and the two-part Gangs of Wasseypur pushed Hindi cinema toward darker, more realistic subjects. He also co-founded the production house Phantom Films and occasionally appears as an actor in other directors' projects. This page covers the Anurag Kashyap biography, his age, family, wife, and the movies directed by Anurag Kashyap across two decades.

Raised in Uttar Pradesh, he studied zoology at Hansraj College in Delhi before a growing interest in cinema pulled him toward Mumbai in the early 1990s. He began by writing scripts and dialogue, most memorably co-writing Ram Gopal Varma's Satya (1998), which shaped the rest of his career.

Searches for the Anurag Kashyap family point to a household rooted in North India. He has a brother, filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap, and his daughter Aaliyah Kashyap, from his first marriage, is active on social media. His personal life has drawn steady public attention alongside his work behind the camera.

The director has been married three times. His first wife was film editor Aarti Bajaj, with whom he has daughter Aaliyah Kashyap. He later married actress Kalki Koechlin, and the two divorced in 2015.

After his second marriage ended, he wed Shubhra Shetty, though the couple later separated. Through these changes, he has stayed close to his daughter, and his relationships remain a subject of frequent public interest.

He made his directorial debut with Paanch, though release troubles delayed its wider distribution. Early direction such as Black Friday (2004), based on the 1993 Mumbai blasts, and Gulaal announced a bold new voice willing to tackle difficult political subjects.

Among the most acclaimed films directed by Anurag Kashyap are Dev.D (2009), the crime epic Gangs of Wasseypur parts I and II (2012), Ugly (2013), Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016), Mukkabaaz (2018) and Manmarziyaan (2018). He also co-directed the Netflix series Sacred Games and later returned with Kennedy. This body of work forms the core of any list of movies directed by Anurag Kashyap.

Beyond directing, he co-founded Phantom Films and has backed several independent projects as a producer. Writing credits such as Satya shaped early Indian crime cinema, and he has taken acting roles in other filmmakers' movies, extending his presence across the industry.

The Anurag Kashyap net worth is reported by third-party outlets at around 20 million US dollars, an estimate rather than an officially confirmed figure. His income comes from directing fees, writing work, his production ventures including Phantom Films, and occasional acting roles. The exact net worth in rupees or USD has not been publicly disclosed, so any quoted figure should be treated as approximate.