After writing a television serial , Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma 's crime drama '' Satya '' ( 1998 ) , and made his directorial debut with '' Paanch '' , which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues . He then went on to direct '' Black Friday '' ( 2007 ) , a film based on the namesake book by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings . Its release was held up for two years by the Central Board of Film Certification because of the pending verdict of the case at that time , but was released in 2007 to widespread critical appreciation . Kashyap 's followup , '' No Smoking '' ( 2007 ) met with negative reviews and performed poorly at the box-office . His next venture '' Dev.D '' ( 2009 ) , a modern adaptation of Devdas was a critical and commercial success ; followed by the political drama '' Gulaal '' ( 2009 ) , and the thriller '' That Girl in Yellow Boots '' ( 2011 )
1993 Bombay bombings
1993 Bombay bombings
Anurag Kashyap