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 #108 | 1 win & 4 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 Srivastav	...	Karan
Mukesh S. Bhatt	...	Bhanwar Singh (as Mukesh Bhatt)
Pankaj Jha	...	Jadhwal
Savi Sidhu	...	Dileep's Elder Brother
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasan Bala	...	Mangla
Singh Bhupesh	...	Hanif
Jyoti Dogra	...	Dukey Bana's wife

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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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this movie,Mahie Gill's character tells Kay Kay Menon's character about how she was in a pilot for a show on TV but it never took off.This possibly is inspired from Mia Wallace-Vincent Vega sequence of Pulp Fiction in which Mia was the one whose show's pilot wasn't picked up.Anurag Kashyap has publicly acknowledged Quentin Tarantino as his inspiration,hence it's likely that this scene was inspired from pulp fiction.

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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 A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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Soundtracks

Raat Ke Musafir
Performed by Rekha Bhardwaj
Lyrics & Composed by Piyush Mishra
Music on T-Series

User Reviews

amazing movie with great performances

This is the 3rd AK's movie I watched and as usual this one also filled with power packed performances. The best part of the movie was the songs. You may not like the songs without watching the movie. Piyush mishra is a immensely talented actor and to my surprise singer too. The lyrics of the songs sung by him are philosophical and sarcastic at the same time. You may laugh his songs off but it will definitely make you think. Deepak Dobriyal is another truck load of talent. I am sure his role as Bhati will please both critics and viewers. Not to mention KK Menon and the protagonist too are treat to watch. Watch this movie if you want your money worth.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

13 March 2009 (India)

Also Known As:

The Abeer Color

Filming Locations:

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,364,294

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