India, Sept. 16 -- As the trailer for Anurag Kashyap's Nishaanchi dropped earlier this month, fans couldn't help but notice that it carried the tone of some of his best work, from Gangs of Wasseypur to Mukkabaaz. Set in Kanpur, Nishaanchi is a crime drama peppered with Kashyap's signature dark humour and oodles of violence and rustic music. Ahead of the film's release, the maverick filmmaker speaks with Hindustan Times on the film and his career so far.

The comment section of Nishaanchi trailer on YouTube reads like the logbook of an Anurag Kashyap fan club. One common sentiment is fans wishing the director 'finally gets his due'. Anurag does not agree with them. "I have got more than my due," he tells us, adding, "The fans think box off...