Gangs Of Wasseypur Preview

What is it?

Hindi cinema and Bihar celebrate their 100 year with Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' exploring the Bihar exotica, the movie is said to be inspired from the story of Bihar politician Surajbhan Singh, who was convicted for murder in 2008 and is based on the on the coal mine mafia in modern day India.

The Story Outline

Towards the end of colonial India, Shahid Khan (Jaideep Ahlawat) loots the British trains, impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh's colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of the decade, Shahid's son, the philandering Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpayee) vows to get his father's honor back, becoming the most feared man of Wasseypur. In contemporary times, the weed addicted grandson, Faizal Khan, wakes up to this vengeance that his family has inherited.

Staying true to its real life influences, the film explores this revenge saga through the socio-political dynamic in erstwhile Bihar (North India), in the coal and scrap trade mafia of Wasseypur, through the imprudence of a place obsessed with mainstream 'Bollywood' cinema.

The Arrival

Presented by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and produced by AKFPL, 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' releases on 22nd June 2012.