Gulaal (film)
| Gulaal | |
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 Movie Poster for Gulaal. | |
| Directed by | Anurag Kashyap |
| Written by | Raja Chaudhary, Anurag Kashyap |
| Starring | Kay Kay Menon |
| Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi |
| Music by | Piyush Mishra |
| Distributed by | Zee Limelight |
Release date | March 13 2009 |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
Gulaal is an up coming Indian Hindi film directed by Anurag Kashyap due for release on March 13 , 2009.
Premise
The film Gulaal is about an innocent student Dileep who comes to Jaipur to study, accompanied by his faithful servant Bhanwar. Here he comes in contact with Rananjay Singh "Ransa" (contemporary intelligent, sensitive young man who refuses to abide by traditions; his ideologies clash with his father's, the local raja), Jadwal (with old school of thought he is the college goon who rags Dileep); Anuja (professor ragged with Dileep; despair brings both together and a strong emotional bond develops between them) Dukey Bana (powerful local figure who leads an army of radical Rajputs struggling to get the Rajputana back from the Government of India challenging the very idea of democracy); Kiran (uses Dileep for power and personal interest).
Against a backdrop of local political intrigue, the film begins with a Rajput conglomerate gaining strengthen as Dukey Bana and a few ex-Royals convince a reluctant Ransa to contest for the college elections on behalf of the Rajputana party; Ransa and Kiran battle it for General Secretary's post. The rivalry between the two gangs intensifies and Ransa is forced to withdraw, which he resists. Eventually this leads to his murder by Karan (Kiran's brother and Rasna's illegitimate sibling). Using the sympathy wave, Dileep is compelled to contest elections in Ransa's place and made to win.
After losing the elections Kiran tries winning Dileep's trust, gets close to him and pretends to fall in love. As he tries to fit into the shoes of the General Secretary an insecure Dileep gets emotionally dependent on Kiran and distance grows between him and Anuja. Dileep finds himself trapped in political maneuvers and realizes that this is not what he had wanted. It dawns to him that he is being used by Dukey; when Dileep confronts Dukey, he is faced with a horrifying truth!
Dukey Bana is masterminding a Rajputana movement, to have a separate state ruled by Rajputs. In a gamut of Red faces (Gulaal is put over the faces to mask their true identity), Dileep sees the truth behind Dukey and his actions. So Dileep decides to resign from the post of the General Secretary.
Dileep resign and Kiran takes charge. As soon as in power, she refuses to meet Dileep and tries to get close to Dukey using her feminine charm. A lovelorn and rejected Dileep gets more and more frustrated, abusive and violent in desperation. This behavior creates a distance between Dileep and the people who truly love and understand him.
Blinded by his love for Kiran, Dileep goes into a frenzy becoming a sorry and inevitable victim of circumstances. The whole madness around Dileep intensifies; sense of conspiracy and feeling of a fake unrequited love push him to the edge... Gulaal races to an unforgettable climax... out of the faces painted in Gulaal, a face is revealed... the face of the new leader... [1]
Production
Gulaal took shape in 2001, when he was listening to songs from Pyaasa and Paanch was struggling with censors. Inspired by a song from Pyaasa, Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye to kya hai, the film is a dedication to Sahir Ludhianvi, the lyricist of the song and all other poets who had a vision of India. It was delayed for three years for various reasons, but will be released finally in 2009.[2]. First teaser trailer of the movie was released with the director's other movie Dev D.[3]
References
- ^ "Movie Preview : Gulaal". Bollywood Hungama. bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Varsha Pillai (2009-01-29). "Anurag Kashyap's Gulaal to release after 5-yr delay". CNN-IBN. ibnlive.in.com. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Trailer: Gulaal". Zee Limelight. youtube.com. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
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