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Gangs of Wasseypur
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #551
- IMDb #165
- Rotten Tomatoes #516
- Metacritic #133
- Letterboxd #503
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #952
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #591
- Metacritic Critics #231
- Metacritic Audience #137
- Kinopoisk #5251
- AlloCiné #2265
- Trakt #376
Every rating
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Lowest is Kinopoisk on 57, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 90, everyone else 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A sprawling epic of crime and revenge spanning several generations, beginning during the final days of British rule in India. The story chronicles a bitter blood feud between two families in the coal-rich town of Wasseypur. The conflict is ignited when a powerful man usurps a business and commits a brutal murder, setting off a cycle of vengeance that passes from father to son. The saga follows the rise and fall of these warring clans as they battle for dominance through the decades, fueled by ambition, betrayal, and an unquenchable thirst for retribution.
Details
- Director
- Anurag Kashyap
- Writers
- Anurag Kashyap, Zeishan Quadri
- Released
- 22 June 2012
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Box office
- $4.1M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (17) →
Awards & nominations
See all 40 →2 major awards won · 12 wins from 40 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2013 | Best Action | Sham Kaushal | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2013 | Best Dialogue | Anurag Kashyap, Zeishan Quadri, Akhilesh & Sachin Ladia | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2013 | Best Film | Gangs of Wasseypur | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2013 | Best Director | Anurag Kashyap | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2013 | Best Actor | Manoj Bajpayee | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2013 | Best Actress | Huma Qureshi | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Nominee |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Reema Sen | Nominee |
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40 awards — Gangs of Wasseypur
×| Best Action | Sham Kaushal | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Anurag Kashyap, Zeishan Quadri, Akhilesh & Sachin Ladia | Winner |
| Best Actor | Manoj Bajpayee | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Huma Qureshi | Nominee |
| Best Director | Anurag Kashyap | Nominee |
| Best Film | Gangs of Wasseypur | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Sneha Khanwalkar | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Tigmanshu Dhulia | Nominee |
| Best Story | Zeishan Quadri | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Reema Sen | Nominee |
| Best Action | Sham Kaushal | Winner |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Gangs of Wasseypur | Winner |
| Best Villain | Tigmanshu Dhulia | Winner |
| Best Actor | Manoj Bajpayee | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Rajeev Ravi | Nominee |
| Best Costume | Subodh Srivastava | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Anurag Kashyap, Zeishan Quadri, Akhilesh & Sachin Ladia | Nominee |
| Best Director | Anurag Kashyap | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Shweta Venkat Matthew | Nominee |
| Best Female Debut | Huma Qureshi | Nominee |
| Best Film | Gangs of Wasseypur | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Wasiq Khan | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Kunal Sharma, Alok De | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jameel Khan | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress | Richa Chadha | Nominee |
| Best Action | Sham Kaushal | Winner |
| Best Actress (Critics) | Richa Chadha | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Anurag Kashyap, Zeishan Quadri, Akhilesh & Sachin Ladia | Winner |
| Best Actor | Manoj Bajpayee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Anurag Kashyap | Nominee |
| Best Female Debut | Huma Qureshi | Nominee |
| Best Film | Gangs of Wasseypur | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Sneha Khanwalkar | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Richa Chadha | Nominee |
| Best Audiography | Alok De, Sinoy Joseph & Sreejesh Nair | Winner |
| Special Jury Award | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Winner |
| Jury Grand Prize | Anurag Kashyap | Winner |
| Best Actor | Manoj Bajpayee | Nominee |
| Best Debut - Female | Huma Qureshi | Winner |