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Godfather, GOW what's common

Saturday, August 4, 2012 • Tamil Comments
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Godfather the 1972 American film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Based on Puzo's 1969 novel of the same name, is no doubt the papa of all crime mafia sagas on screen.

starring the legendary Brando as Don Corleone and the irresistible Pacino as Michael Corleone, Godfather has inspired movies and movie makers since ages round the globe.. B-town quotient of radical cinema Anurag Kashyap’s GOW too is inspired by the masterpiece and its second coming GOW2 draws similarities with Godfather. How.. read on.. The Godfather trilogy criticizes the content and structure of typical Hollywood films.

Similarly Gangs has broken the stereotype and entered the new Gangster saga. Wasseypur-Part 2 is a fitting conclusion to this story of vengeance, which by now, not just the family but also this town has come to inherit.

Michael Corleone Don’s youngest son from the Godfather seems like a heroic outsider battling against the corrupt system.

Likewise our mafia don Faizal Khan has a parallel connection . Michael is cold-blooded, ruthless, smart, and determined. His ability to think clearly under fire, to be decisive, and to command respect makes him an excellent Godfather.

It is the rise and revenge of Faizal Khan played by Nawazzudin who will take revenge for his father’s and grandfather’s death.

The character played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui takes over his father's crime empire in Wasseypur. Richard S. Castellano as Peter Clemenza, a caporegime for the Corleone family.

He is also an old friend of Vito Corleone and Salvatore Tessio. Nasir ahmed’s plays the character of the right hand of Khan clan and helps in the difficult situations.

Huma Qureshi as Mohsina who is playing Faizal Khans wife,share an amazing chemistry between them. Inspite of the fact that he is a Don and belongs to the mafia family .

Diane Keaton as Kay Adams-Corleone also ignores the truth, using her love for Michael as an excuse to avoid seeing the truth that stares in the face.

But it's Manoj Bajpai's character Sultan's widow played by Richa Chadda as Nagma mother of Danish Faizal and Perpendicular and an unnamed son, who will shock and surprise audiences. Morgana King as Carmela Corleone, Vito's wife and mother of Sonny, Fredo, Michael and Connie.

James Caan as Santino "Sonny" Corleone, Don Corleone's hot-headed eldest son. As underboss, he is being groomed to succeed his father as head of the Corleone family. Danish Khan played by Vineet Kumar, Julie Gregg as Sandra Corleone, the wife and, later, widow of Sonny. Shama Parvaan who plays the wife of Danish Khan the eldest son of the Khan family.

The much awaited Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur 2 revenge drama, ruthless vengeance not only has a strong parallel scenario with Godfather but also has shown the hinterland frontier mafia.

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