Kashyap 'sacrifices money for art'

Director Anurag Kashyap has said he has to "forfeit" his own fees to make the films he wants to make.

Speaking to the Times of India the award-winning director of Black Friday said he envied other directors who can make the kind of films they want and still succeed at the box office.

Reacting to a statement suggesting Guzaarish director Sanjay Leela Bhansali does not make films for money, Kashyap said: "I envy the fact that he does not make films for money and still gets paid. I am paid nothing - I have to forfeit my fees to make my kind of films."

The director also said in the interview that he prefers working with unknown actors rather than box-office friendly Bollywood stars.

"I prefer working with new faces since there is more hunger and the whole process becomes very exciting," Kashyap said.