| Publication | Rating (max 5) | Headline Index | |-------------|---------------|----------------| | The Hindu | 4.5 | "A blood-soaked opera of North India" | | Variety | 4/5 | "India’s answer to The Godfather " | | Rotten Tomatoes (audience) | 95% | "Top-tier gangster epic" | | IMDb (user score) | 8.2/10 | Ranked #207 in Top 250 | | Letterboxd | 4.3/5 | "Essential viewing for world cinema" |
Representing a shift in leadership, Faizal rules through "fear rather than sense," often influenced by his substance use and a detachment from traditional family dynamics.
Focuses on Shahid Khan (Jaideep Ahlawat) and his son Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpayee) as they challenge the corrupt politician Ramadhir Singh (Tigmanshu Dhulia).
When Anurag Kashyap’s magnum opus Gangs of Wasseypur (comprising Part 1 and Part 2) released in 2012, it didn’t just change Indian cinema—it redefined the grammar of storytelling. Spanning seven decades, three generations, and over 300 characters, the film is a sprawling, blood-soaked epic about coal mafias, revenge cycles, and the birth of a lawless town.
"Baap ka, dada ka, bhai ka; sabka badla lega re, tera Faizal." (Faizal Khan) "Hindustan mein jab tak sanima hai, tab tak log ch ya bante rahenge." (Ramadhir Singh) "Tumse na ho payega." (Ramadhir Singh) ⛏️ Real-Life Inspiration The story is rooted in the history of the Dhanbad Coal Mafia Faheem Khan
We evaluated the gangs based on factors such as:
– Khan (Muslim), Singh (Upper caste), Qureshi (Butcher) – realpolitik of Bihar.
