Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
takes up where the first one left off. It is just as rustic, isme
utna hi action hai, thoda zyaada drama hai, bahut saara revenge hai
par thankfully the raunchy scenes have been toned down and don't make
you cringe.
Wasseypur is no more the town that was once consumed
by the raging war between Sardar Khan and Ramadhir Singh. The new
generation of lobbyists turn into gangs overnight. Elections,
politics, and the miracle of the internet, the town's unusually slimy
crowd got murkier. At the centre of this madness is the most
powerful guy in town- Faisal Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui). And like his
father, his own ambition is vendetta- against Ramadhir Singh.
Gangs
Of Wasseypur 2 is a fitting conclusion to this story of vengeance,
which by now, not just the family but also this town has come to
inherit.
The story takes off where Sardar Khan is killed and goes
on to depict the lives of his sons and the twists and turns that are
a every day occurence in their lives. There is also a slew of new
characters like Shamshad Alam, Definite, Perpendicular and Tangent
who add novelty to the film. The icing on the cake is that the town
of Wasseypur has got even more notorious, there is plenty of
vengance, illegal profiteering, corrupt government officials,
election rigging, hooliganism, violence, blood and gore with everyone
wanting to be the next don.
GOW – Part 2 is a fitting
finale to the lives and times of Sardar Khan and his family. The
first half does get a bit tedious but the film comes up to speed in
the second half. The narrative is smooth and seamless. The movie
leaves you drained and exhausted but only because you are so immersed
in the proceedings that you feel you are a part of them. This movie
is like reading a fantastic book that you don't want to put down till
you have finished it, because you keep wanting to know what will
happen next.
The film with its finely etched characters,
attention to detail, clarity in each and every sequence keeps you
gripped till the end credits roll and even after that you go home
thinking about the film.
The standard was set high by Gangs of
Wasseypur 1, but part 2 more than does justice to its precedor. But
be warned - it is not cinema for those who enjoy just mindless,
leave-your-brain-at-home kind of cinema. If you are a fan of offbeat,
quirky, Quintin Tarantino type of movies, this one is definitely for
you.
Stellar performances by the entire star-cast including
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Richa Chadha,
Pankaj Tripathi deserve a standing ovation. There is not a single
performer who doesn't do justice to his or her role, no matter how
big or small. Kudos to the casting director!
Direction is but
of course flawless - 'Brilliant' is the word that comes to mind when
you say Anurag Kashyap and indeed he has been successful in making
his dream come true. It has a crackling, earthy soundtrack by Sneha
Khanwalkar which just blends in smoothly, but it may not be to
everyone's liking.
GOW 2 is cinematically sound. It's
picture-perfect and that is why one hopes that Anurag Kashyap doesn't
make a part 3, because that may just become repititive and take away
from the freshness of the Wasseypur series.
Go, get your dose of healthy cinema with this 4 star movie.
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