Anurag Kashyap Slams Vivek Agnihotri Over ‘Alcoholism’ Claims: ‘Jhoota Aadmi’

Filmmakers Anurag Kashyap and Vivek Agnihotri stepped into the fresh war of words over their association with Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal. The controversy started after Vivek accused Anurag of unprofessional behaviour and alcoholism during the film’s making. Later on. Anurag has slammed vivek for the same through an Instagram story.

Anurag Kashyap Hits Back

Anurag Kashyap took to Instagram to clear his side of the story and sharing a screenshot of the report where Vivek’s claims were written, he wrote: “Kitna jhootha hai ye aadmi. Shooting London mein hui thi. I was in India. He didn’t want the script by Motwane or me. He wanted to make Lagaan of football and took his own writer to write that crappy script. Neither me nor @motwayne went on the set ever. Stop posturing @vivekagnihotri.”

What Vivek Agnihotri Had Alleged

Initially, in an interview, Vivek Agnihotri has claimed that Anurag Kashyap’s alcohol issues has made working with him difficult. He said, “We worked together on Goal. He was writing the movie. Saif Ali Khan and Priyanka Chopra were supposed to do it, but Saif had some personal issues, so he left. Then we got John and Bipasha. Anurag was a heavy drinker back then, and he couldn’t be trusted with time. He brought Vikram Motwane on board, who is very talented. Anurag told me, ‘Mera naya ladka hai, woh help karega’.”

Vikramaditya Motwane’s Take On The Film

Vikramaditya Motwane had earlier shared his experience working on Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal. Speaking to Mid-Day, he revealed that Anurag was not best in football, so, he brought Motwane onto the project for his expertise in the sport. Motwane wrote the script, which the team was initially pleased with. However, he also admitted that the final version of the film did not match their vision. He said “At that time, it was like beggars can’t be choosers; you got paid for work. I still believe the original script of mine is one of the best things I have written.”

About Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal

Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal features John Abraham and Bipasha Basu,and was set against the backdrop of British-Asian football clubs and their struggles.