Anurag Kashyap stirs Facebook debate

Anurag Kashya’s has caused a Bollywood debate via a comment on Facebook criticising the Bachchan family.

The director described Bedabrata Pain’s lower budget Chittagong as superior to the newly-releasedKhelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey which stars Abhishek Bachchan. Both films are based on the 1930 Chittagong uprising.

Talking about Pain’s film Kashyap’s comment read: "Producers decided to sit on it, because of a phone call from someone. Because that someone was trying desperately to save his son's career... Welcome to Bollywood, where whose son you are outshines all the hard work and passion and potential and talent. KHJJS came and went, now what. (sic)"

The status update has been 'liked' over 80 times and has attracted further comments from actors, directors and critics including Anusha Rizvi, Sandhya Mridul and Soni Razdan.

Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey was released on Friday, while Chittagong is awaiting a release date.