Anurag Kashyap Wanted To Leave Daughter Aaliyah’s Wedding Midway
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap recently opened up about the emotional whirlwind he experienced during his daughter Aaliyah’s wedding in December.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap recently opened up about the emotional whirlwind he experienced during his daughter Aaliyah’s wedding in December. The wedding was an overwhelming moment for him, so much so that he considered leaving the ceremony midway.
In a candid conversation, the director revealed that he cried for 10 days after the wedding, comparing his emotions to what he felt when Aaliyah was born. Aaliyah is Anurag’s only child with his first wife, film editor Aarti Bajaj.
When Anurag wanted to leave daughter Aaliyah's wedding
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter India, Anurag recalled, “I had the same feeling when my daughter was born. I don’t know why I cried so much, but I cried. Same thing at her wedding. I think I cried non-stop for 10 days. I don’t know why, and in front of random people.” He added that even during casual conversations, the moment someone mentioned Aaliyah, he would “burst out crying.”
After spending days in an emotional state, Anurag went through a sudden shift. He shared, “Suddenly, I stopped drinking, I stopped crying, everything just stopped. I think this was a big catharsis for me, which went on for 10 days.”
Reflecting on the wedding day, he admitted that he felt so overwhelmed that he wanted to leave. “At my daughter’s wedding, after the varmala and havan was done, I couldn’t handle it. I was so overwhelmed and emotional, I wanted to leave the wedding, even before the reception began. And I was going out but he [Vikramaditya Motwane] stopped me. He took me out, we went for a long walk and then we came back,” Anurag revealed.
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Previously, in a conversation with Film Companion, Anurag spoke about his absence during Aaliyah’s childhood due to his demanding career. He shared, “My daughter is all grown up. She has forgiven me. She has come out and talked to me. ‘Why were you always working so much?’ And I would try to explain I made low-budget films. I had to do twice the amount of work. Or three times the amount of work. And she understood, but still, you know, one could have made time.”
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