{ { Infobox film
| name = Gangs of Wasseypur
| image = Gangs of Wasseypur.jpg
| caption = Original quad poster
| director = Anurag Kashyap
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| writer =
| starring =
| music =
| cinematography = Rajeev Ravi
| editing = Shweta Venkat
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| distributor = Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
| released = May 2012 (Cannes) 22 June 2012 (Part 1) 8 August 2012 (Part 2) | runtime = 321 minutes<ref name=Runtime>{ { cite web|title=GANS OF WASSEYPUR – PART 1 (15) |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/gangs-wasseypur-2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419202946/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/gangs-wasseypur-2013 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2013 |work=British Board of Film Classification |access-date=9 February 2013 }}</ref> | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = crore | gross = }}Gangs of Wasseypur is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language two-part epic crime film produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap, and written by Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri. Centered on the coal mafia (Mafia Raj) of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families, the film has an ensemble cast, with Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi and Tigmanshu Dhulia in the major roles. Its story spans 68 years from 1941 to 2009.
Both parts were originally shot as a single film measuring a total of 321 minutes and screened at the 2012 Cannes Directors' Fortnight, but, since no Indian theatre would volunteer to screen a more-than-five-hour film, it was split into two parts for that market.
Both films received critical acclaim and were commercially successful at boxoffice. It has gained a huge cult following over the years due to its dark humor, it's experimental soundtrack and the type of raw and realistic filmmaking not done by any Bollywood film before. In 2019, The Guardian listed it 59th on the 100 greatest movies of the 21st century.
Cast
Manoj Bajpayee as Sardar Khan, Shahid Khan's only son; Nagma and Durga's husband; Danish, Faizal, Perpendicular, and Definite's father; Mohsina and Shama's father in law; Feroz's grandfather. Jaideep Ahlawat as Shahid Khan, the patriarch of the Khan family; Sardar's father; Nagma and Durga's father-in-law; Danish, Faizal, Perpendicular, Definite's grandfather, Mohsina and Shama's grandfather in law; Feroz's great grandfather. Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Faizal Khan, Sardar, and Nagma's second son; Durga's stepson; Danish, Perpendicular's brother; Definite's stepbrother; Mohsina's husband; Feroz's father. Richa Chadda as Nagma Khatoon, Sardar's first wife; Danish, Faizal, Perpendicular's mother; Shama and Mohsina's mother in law; Feroz's grandmother. Piyush Mishra as Nasir, Shahid Khan's servant, Sardar's sworn uncle, and narrator in the movie Jameel Khan as Asghar Khan, Nasir's nephew, and Sardar's sworn cousin Reema Sen as Durga, Sardar's second wife; Definite's mother; Danish, Faizal, and Perpendicular's stepmother. Huma Qureshi as Mohsina Hamid, Faizal's wife Zeishan Quadri as Definite Khan, Sardar's son from Durga Vineet Kumar Singh as Danish Khan, Sardar's eldest son Tigmanshu Dhulia as Ramadhir Singh, a criminal-turned-politician. Pankaj Tripathi as Sultan Qureshi, nephew of Sultana Daku, one of Sardar's enemies. Satyakam Anand as J. P. Singh, Ramadhir's son Vipin Sharma as Ehsan Qureshi, Sultan's uncle Pramod Pathak as Sultana Daku / Badoor Qureshi Anurita Jha as Shama Parveen, Danish's wife and Sultan's sister Sanjay Singh as Fazlu, Faisal's friend Rajkummar Rao as Shamshad Alam Aditya Kumar as Babu "Babua" Khan ("Perpendicular"), Sardar's youngest son Yashpal Sharma as Occasional Singer (Guest Appearance) Vicky Kaushal as silhouette bystander (Cameo Role)
Parts
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2
Critical reception
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film holds a 97% approval rating, based on 31 reviews, with an average score of 8.2/10. The website's critics' consensus reads: "More than five hours go by in a blink in this frantic Indian crime epic that spans generations and encompasses hundreds of characters in a bloody spiral of brutality, all masterfully filmed by Anurag Kashyap." The film holds a Metacritic score of 89 based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".