The two-part classic Gangs of Wasseypur by Anurag Kashyap is adored by fans, but Anurag, the face of independent cinema, believes that this film is the 'bane of his existence'.

He recently graced the Cannes premiere of his film Kennedy, where he received an 8-minute standing ovation.

Speaking about Gangs of Wasseypur his most successful film, Anurag said, "Gangs of Wasseypur is the bane of my life. I hate Gangs of Wasseypur because everybody expects me to keep making the same kind of film which I'm never going to do again in my life. I want to make different kinds of films."

When discussing the experience of having Kennedy screened at Grand Theatre Lumiere in the midnight screening section, Anurag made a self-deprecating joke about his last film Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat, "It was overwhelming, it's my first film at Theatre Lumiere with 2500 people appreciating the film. The numbers were more than the entire audience that saw my last film Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat. I broke that entire record in one screening."