Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Debut’ Film ‘Paanch’ To Be Released After 22 Years!

Mumbai: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s directorial debut ‘Paanch’ is finally going to see the light of the day after 22 long years.

Producer Tutu Sharma made the announcement during an interview with Bollywood Hungama.

“Paanch is definitely coming next year. I plan to release it in cinemas within six months. The film was banned and the negatives have slightly deteriorated. The process of restoring them has already started. As soon as it’s ready, we’ll release Paanch.”

“The issues (with the Central Board of Film Certification) were resolved. But then we faced some more challenges; hence, the film was lying on the cans. Also, the trend of re-runs is here now. So, one can imagine the potential of Paanch. That’s a very encouraging sign. Also, the times are such that such films are being watched, and they have an audience,” he added.

Anurag’s ‘Paanch’ is based on the 1976–77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in Pune.

The Central Board of Certification (CBFC) had banned the release of ‘Paanch’ due to its sensitive content, abusive language and violence.

Before venturing into direction, Anurag had written movies like ‘Satya’ (1998), ‘Shool’ (1999), ‘Kaun’ (1999), ‘Jung’ and ‘Nayak.’

Following the ban on the release of ‘Paanch’, Anurag continued his career as a writer with ‘Paisa Vasool’ and ‘Yuva.’

In 2004, he finally debuted as a director with the Kay Kay Menon crime thriller ‘Black Friday.’

‘Paanch’ features Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Vijay Maurya, and Tejaswini Kolahpure.