Anurag Kashyap’s first controversial film, which was banned in 2003, will now be released in theatres.
Anurag Kashyap is seen as a controversial director of Bollywood due to the subject matter of his films and his outspoken nature. He gave us many great films like ‘Black Friday’, ‘No Smoking’, ‘Dev D’, ‘Gulaal’, ‘Manmarziyaan’ and ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. However, his directorial debut ran into trouble 22 years ago and remains unreleased to date. Now the clouds regarding its release date seem to be clearing. The film starring KK Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya, Joy Fernandes and Tejaswini Kolhapure will release in 2025.
This film will be released after 22 years
‘Paanch’ is largely inspired by the serial murders of Joshi-Abhyankar in Pune in 1976-77. During that time, the Censor Board’s scissors were used on the film and CBFC had asked to remove many scenes from the film. The board had objected to scenes of violence and depictions of drug abuse. Anurag worked hard, but the release of the film could not be approved. Apart from theatres, the film was also not allowed to be released digitally.
The film was shown in many film festivals
But in the last years this film was shown in many international film festivals. It received a lot of appreciation from those who watched it. While this film could not be released in theatres, on the other hand its pirated versions are available on many sites. Now after 22 years this film is going to get its official release. Producer Titu Sharma spoke openly about its release.
Black Friday also did not get a release date for a long time
Producer Titu Sharma said, “‘Paanch’ will definitely release in theaters next year. I am planning to release it in the next 6 months. The negative aspects of the film are being restored as soon as they are ready.” , We will release the film.” It is worth noting that not only ‘Paanch’, Anurag Kashyap’s second directorial film ‘Black Friday’ also did not get a release date for a long time. It was finally released in the year 2007.
