Gangs of Wasseypur director Anurag Kashyap says the guilt of not spending enough time with his daughter and the fear of losing her inspired the story of his upcoming emotional thriller Ugly.
Ugly is about the kidnapping of a young girl, which unravels the complex interpersonal relationships of various characters in the film. The 42-year-old filmmaker, who has a daughter from first wife Aarti Bajaj, said the film is a culmination of many personal and real-life experiences and incidents.
"When I started writing it was about me. After my divorce whenever I would meet my daughter she would complain that my work never ended. It triggered off from there. It started from my own guilt and then I included several real-life incidents like that of an IASofficer whose wife filed a case of brutality against him," Anurag told PTI during a visit here.
Starring Ronit Roy, Tejaswini Kohlapure and Rahul Bhat, the movie generated positive response at various international film festivals including Cannes where it was screened in the Director's Fortnight sidebar in 2013. Ugly releases this Friday in 400 screens.
Anurag said he saw people reaching out to their children after watching the film and that was his purpose behind making Ugly.
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