Gully Boy

"Apna Time Aayega"

2019 2h 36m HI

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7.3

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96%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.9

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 226🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes●65Metacritic★7.9IMDB · 48,066

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Synopsis

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Murad, an underdog, struggles to convey his views on social issues and life in Dharavi through rapping. His life changes drastically when he meets a local rapper, Shrikant alias MC Sher.

“Apna Time Aayega”

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Cast

Ranveer Singh
Murad Ahmed / Gully Boy
Alia Bhatt
Safeena Firdausi
Siddhant Chaturvedi
Shrikant Bhosie / MC Sher
Vijay Raaz
Aftab Ahmed
Vijay Varma
Moeen Arif
Amruta Subhash
Razia Ahmed
Ikhlaque Khan
Nasir Firdausi
Sheeba Chaddha
Hamida Firdausi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zoya Akhtar
Writers: Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti
Languages: Hindi, English
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zoya Akhtar, shot by Jay Oza. 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 Ankur Tewari. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt and Siddhant Chaturvedi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zoya Akhtar directs. Jay Oza behind the camera. Ankur Tewari scores. Nitin Baid cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 156 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
3Released 7 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hindi, English.
5Directed by Zoya Akhtar, shot by Jay Oza. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ankur Tewari. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Nitin Baid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt and Siddhant Chaturvedi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Apna Time Aayega".
10IMDB entry: tt2395469 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "rap music", "slum", "rapper", "ghetto".