‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ Director Responds to Reports of Third Film

“Gangs of Wasseypur” director Anurag Kashyap broke his silence on the reports of expanding the franchise with a third film.

The gangster action crime film starring Manoj Bajpayee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles has become a cult classic in Bollywood history and fans have been asking for a third installment of the film.

Now, director Anurag Kashyap has said that he is not interested in returning for another film to continue the story of “Gangs of Wasseypur 2”, an Indian media outlet reported.

When asked about the rumors that he would be working on the third part of the film, the director immediately denied the rumors, saying that as a director he wanted to make films about other stories.

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“No, that is not happening. I don’t want to create a Wasseypur universe. Businessmen have a different way of thinking. Everything is turned into a universe. I am not chasing that. Instead, I want to make a different variety of films and tell different stories,” Kashyap added.

“I will make Wasseypur 3 when I get sick, need money and see no way out. It will be made when I have no other way to work, and then I will announce Wasseypur 3 and earn money for my treatment,” he stated.

The original ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap, was released in 2012.

The film’s cast included Bollywood stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui Manoj Bajpayee, Pankaj Tripathi, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi and Tigmanshu Dhulia.

The second part of the film was released that same year and both films became box office hits in a short time.

The series Gangs Of Wasseypur tells the story of a coal mafia family in the city of Wasseypur.

“Bad Newz” actor Vicky Kaushal started his career as an assistant director to Kashyap for ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, while the film also gave Huma Qureshi her first chance in the Bollywood film industry.