Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)

A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.

Director:

Anurag Kashyap

Writers:

Akhilesh Jaiswal, Anurag Kashyap

Stars:

Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Top Rated Movies #243 | 12 wins & 44 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Manoj Bajpayee	...	Sardar Khan (as Manoj Bajpai)
Richa Chadha	...	Nagma Khatoon (as Richa Chadda)
Nawazuddin Siddiqui	...	Faizal Khan
Tigmanshu Dhulia	...	Ramadhir Singh
Jameel Khan	...	Asgar Khan
Piyush Mishra	...	Nasir Ahmed
Jaideep Ahlawat	...	Shahid Khan
Huma Qureshi	...	Mohsina
Zeishan Quadri	...	Definite
Vipin Sharma	...	Ehsaan Qureshi (as Vipin Shrma)
Satyakam Anand	...	J.P. Singh (as Satya Anand)
Aditya Kumar	...	Perpendicular
Rajkummar Rao	...	Shamshad (as Raj Kumar Yadav)
Vineet Kumar Singh	...	Danish Khan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sankalp Acharekar	...	Tangent

Storyline

Shahid Khan is exiled after impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku in order to rob British trains. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh's colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of the decade, Shahid's son, the philandering Sardar Khan vows to get his father's honor back, becoming the most feared man of Wasseypur.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | blood | gun | abuse | gangster | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

2 August 2012 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

Asian Godfather - Die Gangs von Wasseypur I + II

Filming Locations:

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR 184,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jar Pictures, AKFPL, Bohra Bros Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

321 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kashyap has plans to make another sequel, "Gangs of Wasseypur 1.5" and has incorporated Zeishan Quadri as the director of the third part.

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Goofs

Number plates on car are shown to have black numbers written on white plate. However, till year ~2000, it was other way round in India i.e. white numbers on black plate.

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Quotes

Ramadhir Singh: Every fucker's got his own movie playing inside his head. Every fucker is trying to become the hero of his imaginary film. As long as there are fucking movies in this country people will continue to be fooled.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits are in black and white and distorted, to reflect the style of the times in which the opening is set.

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Connections

References Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)

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Soundtracks

O Womaniya Live
Singer: Khusboo Raaj, Rekha Jha
Composer: Sneha Khanwalkar

User Reviews

This is Bollywood's answer to Hollywood.

Yes, its true.Scorsese and Tarantino are there in Bollywood too,Anurag Kashyap surely belongs to that class.A Movie which gives you the raw look of everything love,ambition,politics,revenge,comedy, this movie has everything in it.

I was expecting another disappointment with another Bollywood movie but right from first scene this movie blew me away. The story spans last seven decades of Indian history with events taking place in mining towns of Wasseypur and Dhanbad. The tale of the cities is portrayed in the rivalry between the family of Shahid Khan,an ambitious man who loots trains in British Era by the name of Sultana Daku and Ramdahri Singh and Local Contractor turned Politician. The animosity is passed to the next generation where Sardar Khan portrayed by Manoj Bajpai,who wants to avenge his fathers death by destroying Ramdhari Singh and his family and the Qureshi's who outcast his father.

Manoj Bajpai has outclassed himself. Every single actor has done his part perfectly. You will feel like you are actually living in that part of the world. Hats off to the team, they have thoroughly researched every detail and make the whole scenario looked like real. A Must Must watch for if you love quality.