Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1
Seen it?2012 | 160 min | Action, Thriller, Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 40 min.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
In 1970s India, Sardar Khan vows to take revenge on the man who killed his father decades earlier.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $1 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anurag Kashyap
- Manoj BajpayeeSardar Khan
- Richa ChadhaNagma
- Tigmanshu DhuliaRamadhir Singh
- Nawazuddin SiddiquiFaizal Khan
- Reema SenDurga
- Huma QureshiMohsina Hamid
- Piyush MishraNasir
- Jameel KhanAsghar
- Jaideep AhlawatShahid Khan
- Pankaj TripathiSultan Qureshi