Gangs of Wasseypur

Gangs of Wasseypur
Gangs of Wasseypur
	File:Gangs of wasseypur.jpg
Directed by	Anurag Kashyap
Written by	Zeishan Quadri; Akhilesh; Sachin Ladia; Anurag Kashyap; Akhilesh Jaiswal
Produced by	Atul Shukla; Anurag Kashyap; Sunil Bohra; Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Starring	Manoj Bajpai; Jaideep Ahlawat; Nawazuddin Siddiqui; Huma Qureshi; Tigmanshu Dhulia; Vineet Kumar Singh; Piyush Mishra; Pankaj Tripathi; Richa Chadda; Reemma Sen
Cinematography	Rajeev Ravi
Edited by	Shweta Venkat
Music by	Sneha Khanwalkar (soundtrack); G. V. Prakash Kumar (score)
Production; companies	Anurag Kashyap Films ; Jar Pictures Elle Driver Productions \
Distributed by	Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release dates	May 2012 (Cannes); 22 June 2012 (India);
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Gangs of Wasseypur (stylised as Gangs of वासेपुर) is a 2012 Indian two-part crime film co-written, produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap.^[2] Centered on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families, the Part 1 features ensemble cast with Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Richa Chadda, Tigmanshu Dhulia in the major roles and its story spans from the early 1940s to mid-1990s. Both parts were originally shot as a single film measuring a total of 319 minutes and screened at the 2012 Cannes Directors' Fortnight^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] but since no Indian theatre would volunteer to screen a five plus hour film, it was divided into two parts for the Indian market.

Cast

Manoj Bajpai as Sardar Khan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Faizal Khan
Huma Qureshi as Mohsina
Satya Anand as J.P Singh
Piyush Mishra as Nasir
Jameel Khan as Asghar
Jaideep Ahlawat as Shahid Khan
Richa Chadda as Nagma Khatoon
Reema Sen as Durga
Tigmanshu Dhulia as Ramadhir Singh
Pankaj Tripathi as Sultan Qureshi
Vipin Sharma as Ehsaan Qureshi
Vineet Kumar Singh as Danish Khan
Aditya Kumar as Perpendicular
Anurita Jha as Shama Parveen, Danish Khan's wife
Murari Kumar as Guddu.
Yashpal Sharma as Occasional Singer (Guest Appearance)
Zeishan Quadri as Definite Khan
Rajkummar Rao as Shamshad Alam
Shankar as Shankar
Hazarat Ali as Definite Khan (young)
Tilak Raj Mishra as Sanjeev
Syed Khan as Iqbal Khan
Naman Tiwari as Ajay Singh (Young)
Aniket Raj as Vijay Singh (Young)
Jaikumar Solanki as Jatin
Sanjay Varma as Inspector Udayveer Singh
Sandeep Arora as ACP Jadhav
Pramod Pathak as Sultana Daku
Harish Khanna as Yadav
Raj sungh as thakur

Parts

Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1

Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2

References

^ "GANS OF WASSEYPUR – PART 1 (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 141. ISBN 978-1908215017. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur selected for Directors' Fortnight at Cannes". DearCinema.com. DearCinema. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ "Gangs of Wasseypur: World premiere at Cannes". IBN Live. IANS. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ Leffler, Rebecca (24 April 2012). "Cannes 2012: Michel Gondry's 'The We & The I' to Open Director's Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
^ "2012 Selection". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

External links

[Runtime-1] "GANS OF WASSEYPUR – PART 1 (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

[2] Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 141. ISBN 978-1908215017. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[3] "Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur selected for Directors' Fortnight at Cannes". DearCinema.com. DearCinema. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[4] "Gangs of Wasseypur: World premiere at Cannes". IBN Live. IANS. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[5] Leffler, Rebecca (24 April 2012). "Cannes 2012: Michel Gondry's 'The We & The I' to Open Director's Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

[6] "2012 Selection". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

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Television	Sacred Games
Films written only	Satya (1998) (screenplay) Kaun? (1999) Shool (1999) (dialogues) Paisa Vasool (2004) Yuva (2004) (dialogues) Water (2005) Fool & Final (2007) Udaan (2010) Hasee Toh Phasee (2014) (dialogues) Moothon (2019) (dialogues)
Films produced only	Udaan (2010) Michael (2011) Shaitan (2011) Aiyyaa (2012) Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (2012) Tasher Desh (2012) Peddlers (2012) Monsoon Shootout (2013) Shahid (2013) The Lunchbox (2013) Lootera (2013) Hasee Toh Phasee (2014) Queen (2014) NH10 (2015) Hunterrr (2015) Masaan (2015) Shaandaar (2015) Udta Punjab (2016) Wrong Side Raju (2016) Trapped (2016) Haraamkhor (2017) Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018) Moothon (2019) Saand Ki Aankh (2019) Ghoomketu (2020)
Shorts	Last Train to Mahakali (1999) That Day After Everyday (2013) Kali-Katha (2015)
See also	Anurag Kashyap filmography Anurag Kashyap Films Phantom Films

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