Director - Anurag Kahsyap
Writer - Anurag Kashyap, Akhilesh, Sachin Ladia, Syed Zeeshan Qadari
Cast - Manoj Bajpai, Tighmashu Dhulia, Nawazuddin, Hama Qureshi, Reema Sen, Richa Chadda
Running Time - 2 Hours 40 Minutes
Gangs Of Wasseypur is Anurag Kashyap's first big budget and most ambitious movie compared to his all previous movies. And I can effortlessly say that, he has done it this time by maintaining a good balance between the kind of movie, he wants to make and commercial cinema that earns box office.
Gangs Of Wasseypur is the revenge story that spans through almost 50 years from pre- independence 1941 to 1990, which also shows three generations. Pre- independence, Shahid Khan (played by Jaydeep Ahlawat) loots the train by using the identity of in- famous dacoit Sultana. Sultana, who lives in same village called Wasseypur, where Shahid lives gets furious by his actions. One day, Sultana attacks the gangs of Shahid, while he was on the way to another train loot. Somehow Shahid gets saved and outcasts from Wasseypur after this. Then, he moves to Dhanbad and works as a labour in coal mines. Ramadhir Singh (played by Tighmanshu Dhulia) is the ambitious Coal mine owner, he uses Shahid to persuade labour by using power and his impression. Shahid has different motive against Randhir Singh and so, he goes killed. When Shahid's son Sardar Khan (played by Manoj Bajpai) grows, he has only motive of his life which is revenge.
Everything is this movie story/screenplay, narrative, cinematography, music and editing is near perfect. The movie is full of dialogue- baaji and that works amazingly. Apart from action s'd better say mara-kati there are many scenes that are laugh- riot. The movie casting is outstanding and completely perfect. Everyone does their job very impressively and no one overshadows anyone. Even, someone in a small role does it remarkably. It is Manoj Bajpai another career best performance, every time he comes up in such roles in Gangs & Political movies, it seems that it is his career's best performance and then he gives more best in his next movie. According to me, his last were, Rajneeti (2010) and 1971 (2007). Tighmashu Dhulia in his first movie as actor is as perfect at acting as he is at direction. Nawazuddin Siddique plays the son of Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai), it is his 3rd movie released this year and surely, he is next best thing among Hindi Cinema's actors. Not to say much about him, as all of you must have seen him as Gopi in Paan Singh Tomar and as Khan in Kahani this year.
Gangs of Wassyepur has the rigor and poise of coil mafia, change in
social and political situation at pre and post independece times. Sneha Khanwalkar's music adds more charm to the movie. Every song looks fits to every situation, wherever the songs is played.
At last, if there is one word that could sum up this whole movie that must be, epic!! And I bet you will come out of theatre asking the question, "When will be Part 2 is gonna release?"
My Rating - 9 / 10
P.S - Don't leave the theatre until the end credit rolls because there is the trailer of GOW Part 2 is waiting to be played.
