Post Sushant Singh Rajput's demise and Kangana Ranaut’s explosive interview the film industry looks clearly divided. In the latest development, Ranvir Shorey and Anurag Kashyap got into a heated argument after the Sonchiriya actor attacked the independent film crusaders for turning into mainstream Bollywood flunkies. Ranvir wrote, “So many independent-film-crusaders have turned mainstream-Bollywood-flunkies now. These are the same people who used to rant 24/7 about the “system” for attention before they were given entry into the pearly gates of mainstream Bollywood. #Hypocrisy much?”The Twitter did not go down well with the Black Friday director who mentioned “Do you really mean that @RanvirShorey. If you do please explain. Please say exactly what you mean and whose flunky is who?”The Khosla Ka Ghosla actor was quick to reply to this that his tweet is quite clear and that he is just trying to remind people where they come from. He wrote, “I always say what I mean, @anuragkashyap72, you know that. And I don’t think what I’ve said lacks any clarity. It pretty much explains everything. As for taking names, that’s beneath me. I’m not trying to sling mud, but just reminding people where they come from.”
Launching an attack once again, Anurag asserted that Ranvir must not mix the past relationship with the debate. “So let’s talk. Right here. Whose flunky you think I am? Don't mix the pain of your past relationship with this debate. I will say everything here .. the correction is needed in this industry like every industry. I operate alone.. bolo,” he added. The filmmaker further emphasised that no one has worked with outsiders more than him. He wrote, “I can see what’s wrong with all that is going on and I see the game. Being played and people being used. Trust me I am not gutted by what you said, no one could gut me in 27 years .. and I am absolutely calm. And I will say this clearly - I am speaking here with you because I won’t allow you or anyone to distract or change the narrative of how the industry is being used. I won’t allow you to change or create the perception about me and make. Anyone believe otherwise.
Continuing further Ranvir clarified, that Anurag must have made the mistake of carrying the mantle of “independent film crusader” all by himself. He asserted that independent cinema is way beyond the filmmaker and that he must not belittle others when they are crying out. “How many people are you belittling when you say they are “distracting or changing the narrative”? Who are you to control the narrative? Everyone has the right to talk about their pain, just like you! And yes, your replies to me were unnecessary. I’m not here to make a spectacle,” Ranvir added. Anurag then stated that Ranvir felt Kangana’s outbursts as ‘pain’ and that he will ‘agree to disagree’ over it. Ranvir once again that he was not taking any names but Anurag was. He stated that no one could figure out who was in ‘real pain and who’s an attention seeker’ and he was just ‘defending everyone’s right to speak their own truth.’