Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | |
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Directed by | Anurag Kashyap |
Produced by | Atul Shukla Anurag Kashyap Sunil Bohra Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
Written by |
Zeishan Quadri Akhilesh Sachin Ladia Anurag Kashyap Akhilesh Jaiswal |
Story by | Zeishan Quadri |
Starring |
Manoj Bajpayee Jaideep Ahlawat Nawazuddin Siddiqui Huma Qureshi Tigmanshu Dhulia Vineet Kumar Singh Piyush Mishra Pankaj Tripathi Richa Chadda Pranay Narayan Reemma Sen |
Narrated by | Piyush Mishra |
Music by |
Sneha Khanwalkar (soundtrack) G. V. Prakash Kumar (score) |
Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi |
Edited by | Shweta Venkat |
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Distributed by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
Release date
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Running time
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160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹9.2 crore (US$1.4 million) |
Box office | ₹27.85 crore (US$4.3 million)(9 weeks domestic) |
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Soundtrack album by Sneha Khanwalkar | |
Released | 23 May 2012 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 56:12 |
Label | T-Series |
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 (stylised as Gangs of वासेपुर) is a 2012 Indian crime film co-written, produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap. It is the first installment of the Gangs of Wasseypur series centered on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families. Part 1 features ensemble cast with Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Pankaj Tripathi in the major roles. Its story spans from the early 1940s to the 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 but since no Indian theatre would volunteer to screen a five plus hour film, it was divided into two parts (160 minutes and 159 minutes respectively) for the Indian market.
The film received an A certification from the Indian Censor Board. The film's soundtrack is heavily influenced by traditional Indian folk songs.
Part 1 was released on 22 June 2012 in more than 1000 theatre screens across India. It was released on 25 July in France and on 28 June in the Middle East but was banned in Kuwait and Qatar.Gangs of Wasseypur was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013.Gangs of Wasseypur has won four nominations, including best film and best director, at the 55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival.
The combined film won the Best Audiography, Re-recordist's of the Final Mixed Track (Alok De, Sinoy Joseph and Shreejesh Nair) and Special Mention for acting (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) at the 60th National Film Awards. The film collected four Filmfare Awards, including Best Film (Critics) and Best Actress (Critics), at the 58th Filmfare Awards