Anurag Kashyap was recently called ‘spineless’ and accused by Pankaj Jha for giving the character of Sultan in Gangs of Wasseypur to Pankaj Tripathi. Pankaj (Jha) claimed that Anurag had initially promised the role to him. In an interview with India Today, the filmmaker responded to the Panchayat actor's statement and said the latter is always unapproachable. Anurag, while recalling the incident, said, “I don’t remember what exactly happened. But we were shooting for The Girl in Yellow Boots and he had moved to Osho in Pune to paint. We were supposed to start shooting for Gangs of Wasseypur and he (Pankaj Jha) was not available. We were on a tight budget and could not wait for him. We made the film in a very different condition and budget. Now, he may be thinking after 20 years, he could have become Pankaj Tripathi.” He further said, “I have worked with him, and he has actually been my go-to actor.