Anurag Kashyap’s debut that was supposed to release in 2003 called ‘Paanch’ never saw the lights of the day. Hence the lyrics ‘Ek Do Teen Chaar Che’ in ‘Dev D’. The puzzle was solved by the maker himself, and the reference to his unseen debut was both mysterious and meta. But the repertoire that followed later, the filmmaker’s cinema got darker and more dazzling, and there’s no bigger irony than that. He proved one doesn’t have to be in the light to shine. 

Talking about the characters his films have given us, it’s hard to talk about one role that stands out in ‘Black Friday’. It’s arguably one of the most perfect Hindi films in terms of scale, story, and sucking you into the scary world of Mumbai of 1993. Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Srivastava, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pawan Malhotra, and filmmaker Imtiaz Ali in a cameo, all leave a lasting impact. The red interrogation room is suffocating enough for the viewers, and the suspects whose confessions are bone-chilling.