Anurag landed in Mumbai in June 1993. He managed to find work at Prithvi Theatre, but his first play remained incomplete because the director died. Kashyap wrote an "eight-page drama", which did well at college drama festivals. He has also produced a music album called SATAN which features famous singer Yo Yo Honey Singh with whom he has worked earlier for his production Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana.
Background
Anurag Kashyap was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, where his father worked for the state electricity board. He grew up in several cities, including Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Saharanpur and Obra. He did his early schooling in Dehradun and, age eight onwards, at the Scindia School in Gwalior. He was fascinated with films right from childhood. Even at age five, would watch Hindi films like Kora Kagaz and Aandhi at a nearby club and theater. This came to an end once he began his schooling.
Education
During his college days, he started watching films again and also got involved with drugs and alcohol. He was confused and depressed and had joined a street theater group, Jana Natya Manch; he ended up doing a lot of street plays.