Gangs of Wasseypur

Gangs of Wasseypur
Gangs of Wasseypur
	Original British quad poster
Directed by	Anurag Kashyap
Written by	Zeishan Quadri; Anurag Kashyap;
Produced by	Atul Shukla; Anurag Kashyap; Sunil Bohra;
Starring	Jaideep Ahlawat; Manoj Bajpayee; Nawazuddin Siddiqui; Richa Chadda; Huma Qureshi; Reema Sen; Piyush Mishra; Vineet Kumar Singh; Pankaj Tripathi; Tigmanshu Dhulia; Rajkummar Rao;
Cinematography	Rajeev Ravi
Edited by	Shweta Venkat
Music by	Songs:; Sneha Khanwalkar; Piyush Mishra; Score:; G. V. Prakash Kumar;
Production; companies	Tipping Point Films; AKFPL; Phantom Films; Elle Driver; Bohra Bros; Jar Pictures;
Distributed by	Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release dates	May 2012 (Cannes); 22 June 2012 (Part 1); 8 August 2012 (Part 2);
Running time	321 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹18.40 crore

Gangs of Wasseypur is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language two-part epic black comedy crime film produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap,^[3] and written by Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri. Centered on the coal mafia (Mafia Raj) of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families, the film has an ensemble cast, with Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi, Richa Chadda, Jaideep Ahlawat, Huma Qureshi and Tigmanshu Dhulia in the major roles. Its story spans 68 years from 1941 to 2009.

Both parts were originally shot as a single film measuring a total of 321 minutes^[1] and screened at the 2012 Cannes Directors' Fortnight,^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] but since no Indian theatre would volunteer to screen a film longer than five hours, it was split into two parts for that market.

Both films received widespread critical acclaim and were commercially successful at the box office. It has gained a large cult following over the years due to its dark humor, experimental soundtrack, and its raw and realistic filmmaking style not done by any Bollywood film before.^[8] In 2019, The Guardian listed it 59th on the 100 greatest movies of the 21st century.^[9] It is regarded by many as one of the greatest film series of all time.

^ ^a ^b "GANS OF WASSEYPUR – PART 1 (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
^ Richa Bhatia (25 June 2012). "Anurag defends 'Gangs of Wasseypur' budget". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. International Film Guide. p. 141. ISBN 978-1908215017.
^ "Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur selected for Directors' Fortnight at Cannes". DearCinema.com. DearCinema. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ "Gangs of Wasseypur: World premiere at Cannes". IBN Live. IANS. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 25 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. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
^ "2012 Selection". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Directors' Fortnight. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ "'You can never tell a film will become a cult while filming it". dtnext.in. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
^ "The 100 best films of the 21st century". theguardian.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[Runtime-1] "GANS OF WASSEYPUR – PART 1 (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

[Budget-2] Richa Bhatia (25 June 2012). "Anurag defends 'Gangs of Wasseypur' budget". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.

[3] Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. International Film Guide. p. 141. ISBN 978-1908215017.

[:0-4] "Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur selected for Directors' Fortnight at Cannes". DearCinema.com. DearCinema. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[5] "Gangs of Wasseypur: World premiere at Cannes". IBN Live. IANS. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[6] Leffler, Rebecca (24 April 2012). "Cannes 2012: Michel Gondry's 'The We & The I' to Open Director's Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

[7] "2012 Selection". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Directors' Fortnight. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[8] "'You can never tell a film will become a cult while filming it". dtnext.in. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

[9] "The 100 best films of the 21st century". theguardian.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

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