Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's recent social media post has left his fans and followers a bit bemused. The critically acclaimed director has announced that from now on, he'll be charging everybody who wants to pick his brain. In an Instagram post, Anurag wrote that he has "wasted a lot of time trying to help newcomers." Taking to Instagram, Anurag shared a note about charging film industry aspirants a consultancy fee. His note reads: "I wasted a lot of time trying to help newcomers and mostly ended up with mediocre s**t. So Now onwards I don't want to waste my time with meeting random people who think they're creative geniuses. So I will now have rates. If someone wants to meet me for 15 minutes I will charge Rs I lakh, for half-hour Rs 2 lakh, and for 1 hour Rs 5 lakh. That's the rate. I am tired of wasting time meeting people. If you really think you can afford it, call me or stay the f**k away. And all paid in advance." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap10) Anurag emphasised that he is serious about this, as he captioned his post, "And I mean it. Don’t text or dm or call me. Pay and you will get time. I am not a charity and I am tired of people looking for shortcuts." Reacting to his note, his daughter Aaliyah commented, "Forwarding this to everyone in my dms and email who keep sending me scripts to forward to you 😂." One person commented, "The guy who called Vanga a genius thinks he can differentiate between mediocre people and genius ones." Anurag often collaborates with young talent, and is known to have mentored passionate filmmakers over the years. On the work front, his last directorial ventures were the Alaya F starrer Almost Pyar With DJ Mohabbat and Sunny Leone's Kennedy. He has not announced any new project after that. However, he was seen flexing his acting skills opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Haddi. The film was directed debutant director Akshat Ajay Sharma, who was earlier an assistant director to Anurag.
