Anurag Kashyap

About

Indian director and screenwriter who was known for directing Black Friday, a Hindi film about the 1993 bombings in Mumbai.

Before fame

He graduated from the University of Delhi in 1993 with a degree in zoology.

Trivia

He directed and co-wrote the 2009 film Dev D, which earned him a Filmfare nomination for Best Director.

Family life

He fathered a son named Ishan and a daughter named Aaliyah with Aarti Bajaj whom he married in 2003 and divorced in 2009. He later remarried Kalki Koechlin in 2011.

Associated with

He co-wrote the Hindi film Udaan in 2010, which featured Ronit Roy.