Despite both his films "Black Friday" and "Paanch" not yet being released, director Anurag Kashyap has not lost hope.

"Everything has been going wrong in all the projects I attempted so far but I am optimistic that this phase will end soon," says the director.

A poll campaign that the director's friends initiated for the release of "Black Friday" is reported to have got 86 percent of people expressing a desire to see it. The Bombay High Court has stayed the release of the film, based on the Mumbai blasts of 1993.

Kashyap says it is a great effort by his friends but would not help much in the courts. "Signature campaigns and polls cannot be upheld in courts but it was nevertheless great to know that there are so many who want to see the film," he said.

The director says he has started working on the script of his next film. "It is the best thing to do under the circumstances. If you allow things to take their own course, nothing can disturb your equilibrium," he said.