Tigmanshu Dhulia. The best film-maker in the Hindi film industry (Bollywood). He made his acting debut with Gangs Of Wasseypur 1 & 2. This is one of my favourite scenes from GoW. The bad sync should be good enough to make you watch the movie.
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FILM REVIEW: Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster Returns
Ready as I was to bestow upon myself this honour, I have to admit there was a musical mind greater than mine at work last year, and it changed the way Bollywood music is listened to. Even though a couple of ditties on it miss the cut, the soundtracks of Gangs Of Wasseypur 1 and 2 can overwhelm you with its madness, and so much that I’m placing it higher than my flawless record of 2012 (Want proof? Download the pudding: pudding). Sneha Khanwalkar made some excellent music even before GoW 1 & 2, but with what was meant to be Anurag Kashyap’s magnum opus, she delivered music that can blow the most cynical of us away at some point. It’d take an extremely long post to review the music of both the movies, so I’ll leave you with this: on the soundtracks of “Gangs Of Wasseypur”, Sneha Khanwalkar has composed music that can make cripples get up and dance and can intimidate unchained beasts, and she has worked with the most unlikely of people to create this masterwork which I listen to everyday. It’s urban and rustic, it’s fun and catchy, it’s dark and foreboding, it’s weakening and empowering, it’s brooding and belligerent, and I’m saying all this in tremendous awe, so download the music and treat your ears to some of the best compositions from 2012.
It was too good to be true. Anurag Kashyap has bitten off more than he can chew. Part One of his revenge saga is a superbly crafted film worth quite a few watches, and it deserves a hell of a follow-up that should explode in your face. Several new characters are introduced in Part Two, and each has his unique style that’s supposed to set him apart from the rest and earn him a place in your memory. Gangs of Wasseypur 2 is supposed to be a lot of things: a mind-blowing continuation of GoW 1; a movie powerful enough to stand on its own; the thunderous conclusion to a riveting tale of vengeance.
Gangs of Wassepur 2 is Anurag Kashyap losing the plot. Kashyap juggles with too many objects to impress, and all fall down. GoW 2 is a botched collage in which everyone has a bone to pick with someone. You don’t need to have a brass band performing at death ceremonies because that kind of contrast (it’s so… RGV) doesn’t impress you anymore. It’s a mockery of a very serious situation, and the same can be said about Gangs of Wasseypur 2. Even the wacky music and the attempts at humour start to feel excessive, and the less said about the tributes to the Hindi film industry, the better. Bollywood is seeping out of every pore of GoW 2. If you want to go filmy, take a break from the offbeat filmmaking and just go filmy – don’t use Bollywood to evoke laughter throughout the movie only because you’re secretly dying to be all that and are too embarrassed to do it openly.
Gangs of Wasseypur 2 is a bloody mess of a movie that doesn’t let itself be taken seriously.
RATING: 2.5/5
Movie Review: Gangs Of Wasseypur 1
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