Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1

"I am a hunter... dekho meri gun!"

2012 2h 40m HI

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Synopsis

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In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.

“I am a hunter... dekho meri gun!”

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Cast

Manoj Bajpayee
Sardar Khan
Richa Chadha
Nagma
Tigmanshu Dhulia
Ramadhir Singh
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Faizal Khan
Reema Sen
Durga
Huma Qureshi
Mohsina Hamid
Piyush Mishra
Nasir
Jameel Khan
Asghar

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anurag Kashyap
Writers: Zeishan Quadri, Anurag Kashyap, Anurag Kashyap
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Gangs of Wasseypur Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anurag Kashyap, shot by Rajeev Ravi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shweta Venkat Mathew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Manoj Bajpayee and Richa Chadha and Tigmanshu Dhulia carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anurag Kashyap directs. Rajeev Ravi behind the camera. G. V. Prakash Kumar scores. Shweta Venkat Mathew cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Shot for just $1.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 14 years ago.
4Part of the "Gangs of Wasseypur Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Anurag Kashyap, shot by Rajeev Ravi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by G. V. Prakash Kumar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Shweta Venkat Mathew shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Manoj Bajpayee and Richa Chadha and Tigmanshu Dhulia carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "I am a hunter... dekho meri gun!".
10IMDB entry: tt1954470 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rajeev Ravi
Original score: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Editing: Shweta Venkat Mathew
Production design: Wasiq Khan
Runtime: 160 min · 2h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,400,000
Box office: $4,100,000
Return: 293% of budget
Original language: HI
IMDB: Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012)

Part of

Gangs of Wasseypur Collection

A clash between Sultan (a Qureishi dacoit chief) and Shahid Khan (a Pathan who impersonates him) leads to the expulsion of Khan from Wasseypur, and ignites a deadly blood feud spanning three generations.