The Revenant and Birdman director Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu reportedly offered Anurag Kashyap a role in his next film after seeing him in a Tamil film called Maharaja. Director Nithiliyan Swaminathan, who directed Maharaja, shared this interesting update at an awards show in Chennai. If reports are to be believed, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s next film is with Tom Cruise.

Director Nithilan Swaminathan said these things while speaking at the Galatta Nakshatra Awards held in Chennai. Maharaja’s success And its recognition at the China box office. However, he mentioned that Alejandro Iñárritu had seen the Maharaja.

The filmmaker said, “I am a big fan of Anurag sir. Recently, I went to Mumbai to attend his (Anurag Kashyap) daughter’s wedding. At that time, he said that Iñárritu visited him only because of the Maharaja. When I first heard about it, I didn’t know how to react. I was so happy that I loved it.”

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However, it is not clear whether Anurag Kashyap has signed the film with Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu or not. The actor-director has not yet shared any clarification in this regard.

Maharaja is an action thriller starring Vijay Sethupathi, Anurag Kashyap and Sacha Namidas in the lead roles. This film based on sexual exploitation and violence proved to be a worldwide blockbuster. The film also created history by becoming the most watched Indian film on Netflix.

After the massive success of Maharaja across the world, The makers of the film released it in Chinese theaters And earned more than Rs 100 crore. It is still performing well in theatres.