India, April 16 -- Bollywood filmmaker Hansal Mehta recalled an interesting anecdote about Anurag Kashyap's first film - and it wasn't Paanch. In an interview with Pinkvilla, the filmmaker shared how Anurag wrote a screenplay in just 48 hours because he needed money to pay his rent - but the film was never released. (Also Read: Hansal Mehta reacts to 'Bollywood is dying' furore, says Hindi cinema needs a reset: 'Invest in actors, not stars')

Hansal recounted how producer RV Pandit often took chances on people who were either written off or not yet known. One day, when RV Pandit asked Hansal how much money he wanted to make a movie, Hansal thought it was too good to be true and quoted Rs.50 lakh. The producer then instructed his accountan...