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Gangs of Wasseypur

India's greatest crime epic — Bollywood's Godfather

["BBC Top 100 Films 21st Century","Cannes Directors Fortnight 2012","Filmfare Critics Best Film","Changed Indian Independent Cinema Forever","Nawazuddin Best Revelation Performance"]

About

Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), directed by Anurag Kashyap, is the greatest Indian crime film ever made — a 5-hour epic about coal mafia families spanning three generations in Jharkhand. Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Faizal Khan (Part 2) delivered one of the most electrifying performances in Indian cinema history. The film screened at Cannes Directors' Fortnight and is in the BBC Top 100 Films of the 21st Century. It permanently changed Indian independent cinema.

Credits & Contributors (2)

Cast & Performance
Direction

Cast & Performance

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Faizal Khan (Lead Part 2)

Nawazuddin's iconic Faizal — BBC Top 100 crime epic.

Direction

Anurag Kashyap