Last Train to Mahakali

Anurag Kashyap made Last Train to Mahakali in a moment of disenchantment. His brother Abhinav was doing a television show and he used Kashyap's name to promote it. He advised Kashyap to ask television channel Star Plus for work. Kashyap followed the advice and narrated a story to the channel.[3] Star Plus was then doing a series – Star Bestsellers – which showcased the work of young and upcoming writers and directors. Kashyap was a brand because he had written the scripts for three Ramgopal Varma films including the blockbuster Satya. So they agreed immediately to the idea. Kashyap was to make a short film for Bestsellers.

Kashyap contacted cinematographer Natarajan (Natty); he had liked Natty's work in the music videos of the band Euphoria. They shot the entire film over a period of three or four days. The shooting inside a train was done using a DV camera that Kashyap borrowed from a friend who was working as a producer at MTV, after promising him a role in the film.[3]

The film was aired on Star Plus and was well received by the audience; the shooting style, more than the story, was appreciated.[3] It won the Special Jury Award at the 8th Annual Star Screen Awards.[1]