India, Nov. 5 -- Anurag Kashyap faced a setback after the underwhelming box office performance of his major 2013 film, Bombay Velvet. Starring Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma, the drama film had high expectations but failed to meet them upon release. In a new interview with Komal Nahta on his YouTube channel, Anurag talked about the time he was unsure of the budget rise of the film and shared that he was keen on making the film with Ranveer Singh, who was a new actor at that time.

During the chat, Anurag said, "I talked with everyone in the industry at that time, there was no one left. Karan Johar, Aditya Chopra, and everyone told me you are mad, just try and do it, this is the correct way. Do it with a big actor."

He added, "Mere paas...