Gangs of Wasseypur - "Keh Ke Dekho" !!

The 'Tarantino' and the 'Coppola' of Bollywood, Anurag Kashyap, is back with the most stylish, most entertaining and yet the most realistic film of his career. The man who made us experience the reality around the Mumbai blasts in the name of 'Black Friday', the unfortunate condition of the student politics in 'Gulaal' and the depiction of the modern-day 'Devdas' in his cult film 'Dev D' is actually back with his most awaited film about the coal-mafia in Bihar. 'Gangs of Wasseypur' (Part 1) stands tall and it can easily be said as the best work of Anurag Kashyap.

The story starts with Shahid Khan (Jaideep Ahlawat) robbing a British train and selling the loot to the villagers. Shahid works at Ramadhir Singh's (Tigmanshu Dhulia) colliery and thinks of grabbing the mafia-throne by killing Ramadhir but gets killed himself when Ramadhir comes to know about his plans. After years Shahid's son Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpayee) becomes the most feared man of Wasseypur and plans revenge against Ramadhir ("goli nahi maarenge saale ko, keh ke lenge uski"). The story is about three generations confined to the coal mafia in Wasseypur and their gangs who fight incessantly to bring their honour back. Part 1 of GOW is focused on the life of Sardar Khan and how he succeeds in becoming an awe-inspiring figure of Wasseypur.

Manoj Bajpayee is the real hero of the film as he single-handedly takes the film to an unimaginable level of success (remarkable acting, astonishing screen presence and superb dialogue delivery). Jaideep Ahlawat brilliantly played is part (throughout the starting sequence you may think that he's Manoj Bajpaee). Tigmanshu Dhulia's role suits him pretty well, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has a small role (but Part 2 belongs to him), Richa Chadda is absolutely brilliant, Reema Sen is sexier than ever, Vipin Sharma is good. Piyush Mishra is the narrator of the story as well as a character in the film and he doesn't need an introduction.

Writing of the film is a separate character which performed brilliantly and better than any other character the film has. A superlative screenplay packed with a meaty set of dialogues and lovable characters makes the film realistic and entertaining at the same time. Sneha Khanwalkar's music is fantastic (be it Jiya Ho, Hunter or Womaniya), this "womaniya" will go places. Cinematography by Rajeev Ravi is again A-Grade regardless the fact that shooting an Anurag Kashyap film you need to be a rogue at times.

Anurag Kashyap has shot this film in a "Tarantino mixed with Coppola" manner and it definitely stands out. Showcasing detailed description of every incident, every fact surrounding the happenings in Wasseypur since generations and yet making it entertaining enough that the viewers ask for more after watching a 160 minutes film is the job of a genius. Gangs of Wasseypur is a masterpiece of its kind that should not be missed otherwise Sardar Khan "keh ke lenge apki".
Eagerly waiting for Part 2.