Netflix’s latest release, ‘Adolescence,’ has been garnering praise from all over the world; the British crime drama series has become the talk of the town. Recently, the series was also watched by Anurag Kashyap, who was in awe, but he also critically came forward against top bosses of Netflix in India.
Kashyap outlined the “hypocrisy” and “lack of courage” of the management sitting at the higher levels. He further mentioned that the team is “dishonest” and “morally corrupt.” Kashyap, who seems to be upset about the Indian film industry, also outlined that production of a film like Adolescence is next to impossible in India.
He shared his love and feedback for the film on his Instagram account; from camera work to cast to plot, Kashyap is in love with every aspect of the film. He mentioned, “Just binge-watched Adolescence. I am numb and envious and jealous that someone can go and make that. The performances are from the child actors Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham, who not only play the father but are also the co-creators of the show. The amount of hard work that has gone into the show. I can’t even imagine the rehearsals and prep they did so they could shoot every episode in a single shot. What geniuses the cinematographer Matthew Lewis and Philip Barantinini are the filmmakers are.”
While criticizing Netflix India, he mentioned, “Definitely not possible to pull it off without a great team and determination to pull it off. My grouse with @netflix_in in the comments.”
While sharing this ‘full of appreciation’ caption, he also took a dig at the CEO of Netflix, Ted Sarandos, who also praised the series on social media with a caption that read, “Every once and awhile one comes along that pushes into brand new territories, defies the limits of creativity and features career-defining performances.”
Anurag’s personal experience -
Furthermore, he shared his personal experience with the streaming platform. While expressing himself, Anuraj mentioned, “Having gone through twice with them post Sacred Games and dealing with total lack of empathy, courage, and dumbness mixed with immense insecurity of the series head and the team that keeps getting fired. It frustrates me. How do we ever create something so powerful and honest with a bunch of dishonest and morally corrupt @netflix.in backed so strongly by the boss in LA.”
He furthermore outlined that the higher authorities in LA just focus on increasing the subscription base in India rather than delivering the content the Indian audience needs.
While concluding his post and criticizing the OTT platform, he mentioned, “It makes me frustrated, jealous of shows like Adolescence and envious and hopeless. I hope they learn from the reception of it and realize that all the best things Indian Netflix does are mostly either acquired (Delhi Crime, Black warrant) or the ones they least believed in (kohrra, trial by fire). Fingers crossed for a better future.”