It is amusing to see how far film projects are willing to go, just to get the audiences’ attention and how gullible the media pretends to be while accepting made-up marketing strategies. This week the media is agog with reports of the Twitter banter between co-stars Anil Kapoor and Anurag Kashyap who will be seen together in all their vainglorious resplendence as two warring parties in filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane’s AK Versus AK. After KashyapVsKapoor on Twitter, a source reveals it was manufactured marketing for their upcoming film AK Vs AK.
Sources say the entire Twitter “banter” between the two AKs was rehearsed and scripted. “Since the two actors play two men with the same initials to their names, at loggerheads with one another, this so-called banter was seen as a good way to kickstart the campaign towards the film’s release,” says the source. ALSO READ: Taapsee Pannu Pokes Fun At Anurag Kashyap For ‘Acting’ In Netflix’s Upcoming Release AK Vs AK, Filmmaker Has An Interesting Reply
Here's how it has panned out - Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap had a war of words on Twitter. On Sunday, a conversation between Kapoor and Kashyap discussing ‘international recognitions’ took an ugly turn after they began criticizing each other’s work. During the Twitter banter, Kashyap took a dig at Kapoor’s Oscar win after the latter made a tweet congratulating the team of Netflix’s Delhi Crime on their international Emmys win. ALSO READ: BUZZ: Exit Of Shahid Kapoor And Entry Of Anil Kapoor Changes Title Of Motwane's AK Vs SK To AK Vs AK- EXCLUSIVE
In the tweet, Anil Kapoor hashtagged ‘WelcomeToHollywood’ as his film Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscars. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap reminded the senior actor how he was not the first choice for the movie, to which Kapoor said, “work is work.” The filmmaker-actor duo also criticised box-office collections. While the co-stars couldn’t stop tweeting, fans were scratching their heads and keeping scores wondering what’s happening.
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Image source: Spotboye image archives/ Instagram/anuragkashyap10