SummaryGangs of Wasseypur charts seventy years in the lives – and spectacular deaths – of two mafia-like families fighting for control of the coal-mining town of Wasseypur, India. Inspired by the real-life exploits of local gangs and beginning with the bandit-like career of Shahid Khan (Jaideep Ahlawat) in the 1940s, the film follows the ruthless rise o... Read More
Directed By:Anurag Kashyap
Written By:Akhilesh Jaiswal, Anurag Kashyap, Sachin K. Ladia, Zeishan Quadri
Gangs of Wasseypur
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Jan 16, 2015
100
As a rich and exuberant character-driven crime saga in an idiom you absolutely have not encountered before, and a dense, unsentimental portrayal of the collision between democracy, capitalism and gangsterism on the frayed margins of the post-colonial world, Gangs of Wasseypur is a signal achievement in 21st-century cinema.
Jan 13, 2015
100
An extraordinary ride through Bollywood’s spectacular, over-the-top filmmaking, Gangs of Wasseypur puts Tarantino in a corner with its cool command of cinematically-inspired and referenced violence, ironic characters and breathless pace.
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Feb 15, 2022
10
Gangs of Wasseypur is a chessboard. The singhs and the khans. But the only player playing is Anurag Kashyap. There’s plethora of pieces at his disposal fueled only by his creativity and his knowledge. A shocking set of checks, gambits and blunders carry the movie and leave the audience on the edge of their seat throughout. Enough with the chess though. Raw brilliance with the camera and lighting and powerful music carry the movie for me. Even otherwise, this story would be a bestseller should it have been a book because the dialogue and the twists are brilliant enough. Finally, the acting. **** Nawazuddin Siddiqui and **** Manoj Bajpayee are such brilliant performers that you can’t take your eyes off of them. Truly is a brilliant film. Even if you don’t speak Hindi or aren’t proficient at it, you need to watch this movie before you die.
Nov 12, 2019
10
Definitely bloodsplashing, thrilling and provoking, keeping up on edge.This revenge saga of kingpin mafia families is definitely one of the best movies ever made.
Jan 13, 2015
100
This insane masterpiece shows the self-destructive properties of myth making and how they overlap with the downfall of a community damned from the beginning of time.
Jan 17, 2015
80
Impressively, Gangs of Wasseypur manages its sprawling story lines deftly and maintains a brisk pace throughout its daunting length. The performances are uniformly excellent, even if no character in Part 1 is at all likable.
Jan 14, 2015
80
The storytelling is brisk, though the wealth of events and characters means you have to let yourself go with the flow. But Gangs of Wasseypur is always compelling, and Bajpai’s charisma means there’s always a colorful presence at the heart of the drama long after the endless hail of bullets has grown tiresome.
Jan 15, 2015
70
Although the narrative contains echoes of “The Godfather” and “The Godfather Part II” — and perhaps “Casino,” in that much of it is structured as a flashback from an assassination attempt — “Gangs” lacks the poetry and character interest of those films.
Jan 13, 2015
70
The killing is bloody, the power struggles involving, the history-class examinations of the relations between mines and unions and gangsters fascinating, and the tough-guy routines, while sometimes tiresome, never less than credible.
Dec 5, 2018
10
Raw & gritty storytelling. Fine performances. Realistic atmosphere. Comical & quirky. Myth inducing.
Oct 8, 2016
10
Mother of all movies in BOLLYWOOD spanning mafiagiri of 70 years. Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Richa Chadha surpassed all. While each of them was at their bests. Sabash team GoW.
Apr 9, 2021
9
I didn't know who Anurag Kashyap was before I saw this film. And my mind was blown. This is the best gangster movie Bollywood has ever made, and that's saying something since Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai also exists. When the film begins, it seems like it will be the same old, generic good guy vs bad guy movie. But as the story progresses, the line between the good and bad people blurs to the point where it doesn't exist anymore. In the beginning it feels like Sardar Khan is supposed to be the hero, but slowly he's shown to be a terrible person who gets in fights with everyone and marries a second time just because he's getting horny. Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Faisal is introduced in the second part after the demise of Sardar Khan. The bad guys really make you feel like killing them, and the way they speak is very reminiscent of the villages from Bihar and east UP. The acting by literally everyone is phenomenal, such that it inspired memes for years to come, and that's being in a good way. Every scene has been choreographed so well it actually gives you the feeling of those poor, low class families from suburban areas. It doesn't matter how many web series come up - Mirzapur, Paatal Lok, Sacred Games. The fact remains that Gangs of Wasseypur is the OG that started it all, and no one can ever replace its legacy.
Sep 19, 2017
9
A stupendous attempt by bollywood to make a Godfatherish film . It is raw, violent and makes sense which makes it gripping. It is more like an indian version of 'city of god'. Even the romantic scenes worked well makes the movie more charming with casual dialogues. It has delivered a violent packed story with a bold screenplay like never in Bollywood.
Dec 26, 2015
7
I liked that the movie was a mix between Godfather and Bonnie & Clyde. The scenery was cool. The negatives are the violence. This dvd is on loan from the library. The recommendation is from Ebertfest.
Production Company:
- Jar Pictures
- AKFPL
- Bohra Bros Productions
- Tipping Point Films
- Veena Enterprise
- Viacom18 Motion Pictures
Release Date:Jan 16, 2015
Duration:5 h 21 m
Awards
Screen Awards, IN
• 3 Wins & 13 Nominations
Filmfare Awards
• 4 Wins & 11 Nominations
Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA)
• 2 Wins & 11 Nominations
