Filmmaker Vasan Bala recently opened up about his experience as an assistant director in Anurag Kashyap’s iconic film series Gangs of Wasseypur. The Jigra director recounted a heated argument with Anurag that led him to quit the film.

Anurag Kashyap is an acclaimed filmmaker whose thriller Gangs of Wasseypur became a rage among cinephiles. On the sets of the film, he was assisted by acclaimed director Vasan Bala, who made his debut feature film,

Vasan Bala left Gangs of Wasseypur after a heated argument with Anurag Kashyap but credits him for paving the way to his career-defining stint with Michael Winterbottom.