Anurag Kashyap calls Vivek Agnihotri a 'JHOOTA AADMI' in response to drunk claims regarding him

In response to recent remarks by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri concerning their collaborative efforts on the 2007 film 'Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal,' Anurag Kashyap has issued a rebuttal. Agnihotri had previously shared his perspective, alleging that Kashyap's struggles with alcoholism created challenges for the production team and further claimed that Kashyap delegated his writing responsibilities to Vikramaditya Motwane. Kashyap, however, has directly addressed these assertions, dismissing them as untrue and labeling Agnihotri with the Hindi term "jhootha aadmi," which translates to "liar."

On Wednesday morning, Anurag Kashyap shared a screenshot of a news report that detailed Vivek Agnihotri's claims about him. The report's headline read: 'Anurag Kashyap was a drunkard who palmed off work to Vikram Motwane': Vivek Agnihotri says it became difficult to deal with the filmmaker.

Kitna jhootha hai ye aadmi. Shooting London me hui thi (This man is a liar. The shoot took place in London). I was in India. He didn't want the script by Motwane or me. He wanted to make the Lagaan of football and took his own writer to write that crappy script. Neither me, nor @motwayne went on the set ever

- Anurag

Anurag concluded his note with a message to Vivek: "Stop posturing @vivekagnihotri." Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag's associate, supported the statement by sharing it on his own Instagram Story.

Earlier this week, during an interview with Digital Commentary, Vivek Agnihotri asserted that Anurag Kashyap's drinking habits during the production of "Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal" created difficulties within the working environment. "Anurag uss time bahut sharab peeta tha toh usko time ka koi hisaab nahi tha (Anurag used to drink a lot at that time and had no sense of time). Phir voh Vikramaditya Motwane ko le aaye, bola mera RK ladka hai, vo help karega. Dheere dheere saara kaam Vikramaditya ko hi de diya. Main jo banana chah raha tha, yeh log ki soch kuch alag thi, yeh kuch aur hi banana chah rahe the (Then he brought Vikramaditya Motwane, saying ‘he’s my RK boy, he’ll help out.’ Gradually, all the work was handed over to Vikramaditya. What I wanted to make was different; their vision was entirely something else). Ultimately, we were at loggerheads. The production house had a word with Anurag… Anurag ko handle karna mushkil ho gaya (It became difficult to handle Anurag). Because only an alcoholic knows what an alcoholic goes through. It became a very big problem."

"Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal," a 2007 sports drama, was produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri under the banner of UTV Motion Pictures. The film featured a cast including John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi, and Boman Irani. Despite its star-studded lineup, the movie achieved only modest success in terms of box office performance.