Celebrated Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap (“Gangs of Wasseypur”) and his partners the directors and producers Vikramaditya Motwane Vikas Bahl and producer Madhu Mantena have dissolved their seven-year partnership at Phantom Films.Phantom recently produced the series “Sacred Games” for Netflix, with Motwane as showrunner and also co-directing with Kashyap.
Motwane was recently announced as showrunner for the show’s second season, with Kashyap and Neeraj Ghaywan as co-directors.
It is not immediately clear how the Phantom dissolution will affect the fate of “Sacred Games”.Kashyap is a familiar figure at Busan with several of his films showcased at the festival.
He served on the New Currents jury in 2015.Phantom was formed in 2011 as a collective of like-minded filmmakers.
Phantom’s debut production was 2013’s “Lootera,” directed by Motwane.
Bahl’s “Queen” was a breakout feminist hit in 2013 and Kashyap’s “Ugly” was a Cannes selection the same year.
The company
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