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There is a Kashyap directing a movie in Bollywood, and this time, it is not Anurag. It is his younger brother Abhinav, 36, who makes his directorial debut in September with Dabangg, a film that has none of Anurag's fascination for dark and macabre stories.Instead, Abhinav is gunning for box office glory with an out-and-out masala film. "Everybody is expecting me to make a film like Dev D or Gulaal but it would be foolish for me to get into that territory. I hope to assert my own identity through this film. A commercial masala film is something that Anurag has never attempted," says Abhinav over phone from Mumbai.Abhinav, who has co-written the script with Dilip Shukla (of Damini and Andaz Apna Apna fame), is hardly a novice in the film industry. He has spent over 14 years writing scripts and directing serials for the small screen, and even dabbled in Bollywood scriptwriting with Manorama Six Feet Under in 2007 and 13B last year. "These were only done as favours for close friends. I was waiting for the opportune time to write my own story and direct my own film. The effort has been on since 2003," says Abhinav.Unlike Anurag, whose childhood was spent watching Hindi classics on video cassettes and European cinema in college, Abhinav says he "went to boarding school and was more interested in sports and outdoor activities"."I rarely watched films at the hostel TV room. During the summer holidays, I did not spend much time watching movies, unlike Anurag who would be engrossed with some Hindi film or the other," recalls Abhinav, who is two years younger to Anurag. He recalls that Sholay was their all-time favourite.Anurag and Abhinav have always been more friends than brothers, the latter adds. While Anurag focused on acting, Abhinav, a graduate in English from Delhi's Hansraj college, eyed the corporate world. "I was like any other graduate, unsure about life. I prepared for my MBA exams and had nothing to do with acting," recalls Abhinav.But pushed by financial constraints, Abhinav followed his brother to Mumbai. "We lived separately in single-room apartments where I took up part-time work," he recalls.One day, he accepted an offer for scriptwriting to earn pocket money, and this, he says, sealed his destiny. "I discovered a passion for writing. I was armed with an English degree, had a command over the language and was more articulate than others. The only scriptwriters around at the time were failed actors," adds Abhinav, saying that the brothers soon started discussing films more often.The discussions gradually got them working together in Bollywood films - Satya and Jung. "I also got back-to-back TV assignments," he says.Abhinav admits he is a huge admirer of his brother's cinema. They discuss work when they catch up on rare occasions between their hectic schedules. "We don't bump into each other as often as people assume. Though we don't stay far from each other, we hardly get to meet," he says, explaining that he has incorporated "minor inputs" by elder brother in Dabangg.For now, Abhinav is content carving his own niche in the industry, and is not looking forward to working with Anurag. "We like our freedom and it is always better to work at your pace," he explains.In the middle of post-production work-editing followed by dubbing- Abhinav is in no mood to reveal the plot of his film yet. All he will say is that it is based in a fictitious location in the rural heartland of Uttar Pradesh, Lalganj, and stars Salman Khan as a policeman. Among the other names are Arbaaz Khan and Sonu Sood.
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