Anurag Kashyap’s maiden directorial ‘Paanch’ is finally going to see the light of the day after 22 years! Details inside.

Anurag Kashyap's directorial debut, Paanch, will finally be released in theatres. The film, which was initially made in 2003, had faced delays due to objections from the CBFC.

Anurag Kashyap is one of the most famous directors in Indian cinema and is known for his genre of movies, which bring out the raw India. Known for

Paanch is based on the 1976–77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in Pune. After Paanch, Kashyap went on to direct several critically acclaimed films, such as Black Friday, Dev.D, Gangs of Wasseypur, and Raman Raghav 2.0, among others. His most recent directorial venture is Kennedy, which features Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone.

Film director Anurag Kashyap's most controversial and banned film Paanch has finally got the green signal from the CBFC. The film is going to be released in theatres next year.

Anurag Kashyap's Paanch ran into trouble with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) over its depictions of drug abuse, violence and foul language.

Anurag Kashyap has directed 18 full-length feature films so far, but his first one remains unreleased to date. In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Tutu Sharma, the producer of that film Paanch, dropped a happy news for Kashyap fans.

Recently, Ajay Devgn’s Naam was also released recently. The film was supposed to be released in 2008 but it could not make it.