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Gangs of Wasseypur

  • 20122012
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  • 5h 21m
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8.2/10
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Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
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A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.A clash between Sultan and Shahid Khan leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.
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98K
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    • Anurag Kashyap
  • Writers
    • Akhilesh Jaiswal
    • Anurag Kashyap
    • Sachin K. Ladia
  • Stars
    • Pankaj Tripathi
    • Bhupesh Singh
    • Vivek Ghamande
    • Anurag Kashyap
  • Writers
    • Akhilesh Jaiswal
    • Anurag Kashyap
    • Sachin K. Ladia
  • Stars
    • Pankaj Tripathi
    • Bhupesh Singh
    • Vivek Ghamande
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 292User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
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    Manoj Bajpayee, Jameel Khan, and Piyush Mishra in Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
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    Pankaj Tripathi
    Pankaj Tripathi
    • Sultan
    • (as Pankaj Tripathy)
    Bhupesh Singh
    • Jabbar
    Vivek Ghamande
    • Qasim
    Akhilesh Jaiswal
    Akhilesh Jaiswal
    • Ali
    Rajesh Kumar Sharma
    • Young Nasir
    • (as Rajesh Sharma)
    Pramod Pathak
    Pramod Pathak
    • Sharif Qureshi…
    Vipin Sharma
    Vipin Sharma
    • Ehsan Qureshi
    • (as Vipin Shrma)
    Jaideep Ahlawat
    Jaideep Ahlawat
    • Shahid Khan
    Ashfaque Shaikh
    • Railway Signal Man (1940s)
    Vidya Bhushan
    • Engine Driver 1 (1940s)
    Vishnu Kumar
    • Engine Driver 2 (1940s)
    Amitabh Kishen Ghanekar
    • Grain Trader (1940s)
    Hemangini Ghanekar
    • Jameela
    Chandan Kaif
    • Shahid's Man 1
    Zafar Khan
    • Mukhtar
    Sumit Kumar
    • Shahid's Man 2
    Dulaari Devi
    • Jameela Midwife
    Vishnu Kunwar
    • Mine Labourer 1
      • Anurag Kashyap
    • Writers
      • Akhilesh Jaiswal
      • Anurag Kashyap
      • Sachin K. Ladia
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    • Trivia
      The scene featuring a flooded coal mine (just before Sardar Khan is born) is shot in a real coal mine that was actually dry. Using the sound of water dripping and people wading through water, and actors walking as if struggling to cross water, they created the illusion of flooded mine in the darkly lit shot. There is not a drop of water inside the mine in reality now.
    • Goofs
      (at around 28 mins) When Danish goes to Rajhans Mansion to kill his father's murderer's apprentice you can see "EZYPAY" poster on the left side of the screen with Mobile's picture in it. At that point of time as per movie even pagers were not around in India it was some years later that pagers were introduced and Faizal comes to know about it and it took some more years for mobile to be known in India.
    • Quotes

      Sardar Khan: No matter how big the balls becomes, it stays under the penis.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in 14th IIFA Awards (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Jiya Tu
      Singer: Manoj Tiwari

      Composer: Sneha Khanwalkar

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    8/10
    The movie of the year
    It has been nearly 5 years since I went and saw a movie first day first show in the theatres. But such was the level of anticipation with "gangs of wasseypur" that I found myself standing in front of the ticket counter at quarter to nine. The movie, which is 160 minutes long, starts with a shoot-them-up which may be the most authentic shoot-to-kill scene in Hindi cinema. The movie tells the story of rivalries between different sects of Muslims: the butchers, Qureshis, and the Pathans, Khans and extend over a period of three generations. The story starts from the pre- independence era when the British owned the mines in Dhanbad. After independence, these mines pass on to the wealthy landlord who hires an exiled Pathan to act as his strongman. The pathan, the father of Sardar Khan (Manoj Vajpayee) has been kicked out of his village, Wasseypur, after a confrontation with the local musclemen, the Qureshis, and is now forced to work in the mines of Dhanbad. He starts becoming too big for his shoes and is bumped off by the landlord thus beginning a series of killings and counter-killings. The acting by the "star" cast is stunning with Manoj Vajpayee leading the pack in as good as a performance as "Bheeku Mahatre" in Satya. When he stares lustfully at the back side of Reema Sen (here resurrected after being in the wilderness for nearly half a dozen years), you can feel the lust as a physical thing. He is backed by a very strong ensemble cast. The real strength of the movie is its dialogues. The words, replete with the choicest of abuses, feel as if they were wiretapped. The conversation rings true to life and had me laughing at the sheer vulgarity of it. The patois is captured very faithfully. The only negative point about the movie is its length which could have been edited somewhat in the second half when the third generation takes up (like the long Godfather III, if you may). Anurag Kashyap has put his soul into the movie and that is visible from every frame of the movie. The direction is the best I have seen this year in Hindi cinema and will only increase the expectations from the second part of this opus. And that is why I am jealous of the lucky bastards at the Cannes film festival who got to see both the parts back to back. The movie ends at a tantalizing junction and the prospect of meeting with these barely lovable characters for a second outing left me salivating.
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    • Release date
      • June 22, 2012 (India)
      • India
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      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
    • Production companies
      • Jar Pictures
      • AKFPL
      • Bohra Bros Productions
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    • 5 hours 21 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital EX
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