Gulaal (2009)

A law student witnesses deception, homicide, and crime after being elected as General Secretary of his college.

Director:

Anurag Kashyap

Writers:

Raj Singh Chaudhary (story), Anurag Kashyap (screenplay and dialogue)

Stars:

Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Jesse Randhawa

Top Rated Indian Movies #89 | 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Kay Kay Menon	...	Dukey Bana
Raj Singh Chaudhary	...	Dilip Kumar Singh
Jesse Randhawa	...	Anuja (as Jessy Randhawa)
Deepak Dobriyal	...	Rajendar Bhati
Ayesha Mohan	...	Kiran
Mahie Gill	...	Madhuri
Piyush Mishra	...	Prithvi Bana
Abhimanyu Singh	...	Rananjay 'Ransa' Singh
Aditya Srivastava	...	Karan
Mukesh Bhatt	...	Bhanwar Singh
Pankaj Jha	...	Jadhwal
Savi Sidhu	...	Dileep's Elder Brother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasan Bala	...	Mangla
Jyoti Dogra	...	Dukey Bana's wife
Chittaranjan Giri	...	Police Inspector

Storyline

Bikaner-based 28-year-old Dilip Kumar Singh is enrolled in a Rajpur-based Law college, and rents a room with an unstable male, Rananjay Singh. His attempts to re-locate to a hostel, pits him against a group of men, led by Jadhwal, who not only assault, but also molest him, and then lock him in a dark room with a naked and abused female, Anuja. He recuperates in a hospital and joins hands with Rananjay and Dukey Bana to avenge this humiliation, as well as befriends Anuja, who is a Lecturer in the college. He also decides to support Rananjay, who is legitimate son of a former Raja, to run for college elections - and it is this decision that will shatter and change his life forever.

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Plot Keywords:

grim reality | reference to john lennon | revenge | overconfidence | nihilism | 

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Taglines:

Love... Power... Revolution.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

13 March 2009 (India)

Also Known As:

Gier nach Macht

Filming Locations:

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zee Limelight

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min 147 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Anurag launched the film, he it "Aggar".

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Quotes

Madhuri: Do you know he beats me up all the time?
Ransa: Then he does the right thing.

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Connections

References Breathless (1960)

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Soundtracks

Arambh Hai Prachand
Performed by Rahul Ram
Lyrics & Composed by Piyush Mishra
Music on T-Series

User Reviews

Lost Glory and Misguided Beliefs

Anurag Kashyap may well be the fountainhead that lets Bollywood finally get back on its feet. After the indie movement in the 80's, the Shah rukhs and the Salmans took over....and thus followed years of mindless duds.

Gulaal tells the story of a Rajput boy losing his innocence in the murky world of politics and betrayal. Interwoven with this are tales of deception, greed and apathy for mankind.

What happened in Rajasthan years ago makes it a perfect backdrop for this tale and the clever use of lyrics also let Kashyap rant about all that is going wrong in the world.

Gulaal, much like Kashyap's other film makes the viewer think long after the movie has ended. There are no definite endings and characters cannot be labeled as good or bad.

Even if you are a fan of mainstream bubblegum Bollywood, this movie deserves a dekko for the performances alone. Kay Kay has never shone brighter, Abhimanyu Singh leaps ahead of the pack and the Raj Singh shows a lot of promise.

I like my share of masala ficks, but this isn't Bollywood...this is Indian Cinema at its best....a must watch