Talking about nepotism, Anurag Kashyap said, "However much people call Ranveer Singh an insider because of some remote connection...the man has struggled." "[He's] an actor who...I wanted to cast...in 'Bombay Velvet', I had tough time," Anurag said, adding, "My studios and nobody believed in me and told me they'll not give me money if I made the film with him."