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Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2012 2h 40m IND

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A coal mafia in small-town Wasseypur has been ruled by the ruthless Qureshi family for generations. When a poor laborer named Shahid Khan is killed after crossing them, his son Sardar Khan grows up nursing a single obsession: revenge. Sardar spends decades building his own gang, sleeping with his enemy's women, and waiting for the right moment to strike. But his war against the Qureshis becomes a curse he passes down to his own three sons—especially the youngest, Faizal, who wants nothing to do with bloodshed. By the time Sardar dies, the feud is far from over. It has only just begun.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Faizal Khan

Jaideep Ahlawat

Shahid Khan

Pankaj Tripathi

Pankaj Tripathi

Sultan Qureshi

Piyush Mishra

Piyush Mishra

Nasir

Huma Qureshi

Huma Qureshi

Mohsina

Tigmanshu Dhulia

Ramadhir Singh

Richa Chadha

Richa Chadha

Nagma

Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee

Sardar Khan