Still riding high on the success of his last venture 'Dev D', his career's commercial best till date, director Anurag Kashyap says he would like to team up again with the film's lead actor Abhay Deol.
"I'd love to repeat Abhay Deol in a film, but then I should also have a role that suits him. I feel Abhay has a very urban feel and you really have to think before casting him," Kashyap told us in a telephonic interview from Mumbai.
'Dev D' was a contemporary take on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 'Devdas' and starred Mahi Gill and Kalki Koechlin apart from Abhay.
"I love to repeat actors, but it depends upon the role. For that matter, I think Kay Kay Menon is the most repeated actor in my films because he just gets into any character's skin," the director added.
Kay Kay was seen in Kashyap's 'Black Friday', 'Paanch' and 'Gulal'.
Now Kashyap is teaming up again with Kay Kay and his 'No Smoking' (2007) actor John Abraham for a thriller titled 'Bombay Velvet', a film based in Mumbai.
"I'm fascinated with this city (Mumbai). I collect old pictures of Mumbai to see what it was earlier and how has it changed. I have always felt some connection with the place since I came here in 1993. And it comes out in my films," said the 36-year-old.
Kashyap's directorial debut 'Black Friday' (2004) dealt with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, while "Satya" (1998), which was scripted by him, revolved around the city's underworld nexus.
Kashyap, who started his career as a writer, says he was inspired by English novelist Virginia Woolf.
"Virginia Woolf has been an inspiration for my writing. In fact, when I was working with Rajit Kapur for his stage play 'Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf', I saw it so many times both backstage and from the front that it sank into me and I learnt the intricacies of writing," he said.
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