Though Bollywood has seen a number of tales narrating of gang wars and mafias but this flick of Anurag Kashyap has touched the skies. He truly deserves a standing ovation for such a masterpiece. Exposing the dark underbelly of small-town India, which was unexplored till now, Kashyap’s GOW is a mother of all revenge drama. Something that, you may have not seen in the recent past.
On the huge canvas of Gangs of Wasseypur, we don’t find the usual faces. The hero of the film is its screenplay. Kudos to its writer Zeishan Queresi who has written an out of this world story from the not-really-fabled land of the mafias. The movie consists of two parts. In the first part character of Sardar Khan played by Manoj Bajpayee is revealed who is hell bent to avenge his father’s death who got killed by a coal mine contractor-cum-Wasseypur gang lord Ramadhir Singh played brilliantly by Tigmanshu Dhulia. But, there’s another layer to the woes of Sardar in the form of long standing intercommunity rival - the Quereshis.
More than the story, it’s the characters that breathe life into the film. Sardar`s father played by Jaideep Ahlawat holds great screen presence in his extended special appearance. Richa Chadda is a firebrand as the compromising wife who doesn’t think twice before using choicest of explicit to his philandering husband Sardar.
Humor is a strict part of d movie at some places. The scenes which really stand out for its hilarious moments are when Reema Sen is charmed by Manoj Bajpayee over her daily chores or the one where Nawazuddin goes on a formal date with Huma Qureshi.
Nawazuddin’s performance was worth praise. This guy breathes life into his character with his deadpan expressions. Making a late entry, Nawazuddin promises a lot of potential in the sequel where he takes precedence as the mafia lord of Wasseypur in the film’s second part. Music has already been accepted country wide with open arms.
So, on the whole if you want to experience an all new wave of cinema in Bollywood, GOW is your movie. It’s has some real quirky moments which I’ll leave for you to explore in the film.
Watch it solely for cinematic pleasure.
Rating: 4/5
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