India, Sept. 14 -- In an era when film industry hustle is glorified to the point of burnout, Anurag Kashyap, the director who introduced audiences to the gritty world of Gangs of Wasseypur, has quietly abandoned the high-pressure epicentre of Bollywood for the leafy, comparatively slow-paced life of Bengaluru. Also read | Anurag Kashyap had depression, went to rehab

In a September 10 interview with The Nod, the filmmaker opened up about his quiet exit from Mumbai, explaining that the city had ceased to be a creative refuge and had instead become an overwhelming source of distress: "Mumbai depresses me."

For years, Anurag Kashyap's former Mumbai duplex was a bustling hub for writers, and aspiring actors - a house one friend described as ...