![]() It’s the treatment and pragmatism that makes this film special. The milieu and the events are totally different from each other. The only similarity between GoWP and City of God is the power struggle between two gangs. It also kills the rumours that the film has taken its inspiration from the Brazilian film City of God because it’s not that either. The story is a simple 'karma bites' saga where a son challenges the political powerhouse to avenge his father’s killing.Īlthough it might sound like a run of the mill 80’s revenge story or even The Godfather, rest assured that it is not. The basic premise of ‘if a Hindu wants to rule, he must get two Muslims to fight with each other’ is subtle yet bold enough to raise eye brows. GoWP is not a prime example of fine story writing. How fitting is a song like Ek Bagal Meinthat expresses the feeling of one’s happiness along with sorrow in the background? This is like a man uncertain of celebrating the birth of his son when his wife dies during childbirth. Both for performance and music, Mishra has started just where he left from in Gulal. In fact, background music is the strength of GoWp jointly shared by Sneha and the brilliant Piyush Mishra. Instead it has songs like Keh Ke Loon Ga playing in the background when the protagonist ─ if he can be called that ─ goes after the antagonist. ![]() Its music is fabulously done by the unique Sneha Khanwalkar ( Love, Sex Aur Dhoka and Oye Lucky Lucky Oye) but it does not have lip syncing choreographed with hundreds of kids dancing along with the lead couple. It’s sexy not in a bikini-and-beach way but for the rawness of a man’s lust and woman’s quest for security in his lust. No, its action does not have shots of the hero jumping from Burj Khalifa or fancy car chases it has gory action where fingers are chopped off and swords and daggers define weaponry. Rather, it is the girl asking the guy to seek permission before holding her hand while sitting in front of a dirty lake. Its romance does not have huge silk curtains flying in the background coupled with violins. ![]() It is purely commercial with everything a marketable film should be able to offer. This film is a shut-up call to the word ‘parallel cinema’. Yes, even better than Satya and that’s a lofty claim. Gangs of Wasseypur (GoWp), instead has Manoj Bajpai in his finest performance ever. You will call it an ‘art movie’ because it does not have a Khan or a Kapoor or a Kumar in it. Would you go to watch a movie that has all the four? These just confine some dazzling cinematic experiences to a select audience.įor romance? For great music? For action? For sex? For humour? ![]() ![]() I have serious reservations against the terms ‘parallel cinema’ or ‘art movies’. ![]()
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