# Anurag Kashyap: Bollywood bends to power, South doesn’t 2026-08-16T11:09:04+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has said Bollywood caves more easily to those in power than the South Indian film industry. In a conversation with Janice Sequeira, he argued that the first compromise is the hardest to undo because it brings rewards that make further concessions difficult to resist. Kashyap explained that people who depend on the Hindi-speaking audience are the ones who bend. "South doesn't get compromised because they don't depend on Hindi," he said, adding that industry insiders are aware of their compromises and feel ashamed but cannot act on their own. The director's latest film, Bandar, starring Bobby Deol, earned positive reviews but collected only Rs 4.97 crore at the box office. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T12:16:38+00:00. Tags: Anurag Kashyap, Bandar, Bollywood, South Indian cinema Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/anurag-kashyap-says-bollywood-bends-to-power-south-does-not/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/anurag-kashyap-says-bollywood-bends-to-power-south-does-not/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/