Review : Gangs Of Wasseypur 2

Direction : Anurag Kashyap

Starring : Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi

C.B.F.C Rating : A

Genre :   Action, Drama, Thriller

Running Time : 2 Hours 41 Minutes

         Rating : 8/10

HOW IS IT..?

Overlong and tiring, this film is saved by memorable characters and the fine actors who bring them to life. Watch it..

WHATS IT ABOUT..

For the uninitiated, the prequel, GoW, ended with the death of Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpayee), leaving his sons to avenge his death. While Faizal (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is engulfed in the smoke of ganja, it’s up to Danish (Vineet Singh) to demand blood. But Ramadhir

Singh (Tigmanshu Dhulia) and Sultan (Pankaj Tripathi) get back by gunning down Danish in cold blood.

Finally, Faizal shakes out of his slumber and ruthlessly takes back control of Wasseypur. But our hero doesn’t forget his Bollywood-loving darling Mohsina (Huma Qureshi). Tired of the bloodshed and never-ending revenge, Ramadhir offers a hand of truce to Faizal: Faizal keeps Wasseypur and Ramadhir doesn’t kill any more of his family. By now, everyone wants a piece of the success story, including Faizal’s half-brother Definite (Zeishan Quadri) and Shamshad (Raj Kumar Yadav).

But when Sultan gets a hit on Faizal’s menace-of-a-brother Perpendicular, he doesn’t let go of the chance.
The bloody revenge saga plays out in the next 3 hours.

Analysis..

Kashyap, again, introduces many characters, sub-plots that add generously to the length (close to 3 hours). Come to think of it, it was a wise decision to go with the two Wasseypurs experiment.

As one movie, the reviews could have read completely different. Not to say individually they’re any tolerable lengthwise.

As a character, Wasseypur is still wily, always on the boil and this time the deaths fly thick and fast. Reluctant gangster Faizal is at the helm of things, unable to figure who to trust. And when he can’t make up his mind he decapitates a close friend, packing off his neatly severed head in a polythene bag to his house. The humour gets darker, more unnerving.

His personal life is way rosier. Only once he’s shooed away for asking ‘Main tumhare saath sex karna chahta hoon’ (I want to have sex wityh you). His lover Mohsina (Huma Qureshi) is quite the beauty, insisting on permissions before any move. The sexual tension is evident and the chemistry is crackling for this unusual couple. He can kill outside, but withMohsina, Faizal can cry like a baby regretting the violence he got sucked into. She in turnsings ‘Wrongwa right karo’, which is her way of pumping strength into the man weakened by family expectations and ganja.

Durga’s son Definite (Zeishan Qadri) shines in Wasseypur II, as the scheming, ambitious half-brother spurred on by his mother. PoliticianRamadhir Singh (Tigmanshu Dhulia) is still the biggest enemy of the Khan Brothers. By the end of it, the equation is going to change vastly. So much scope for another Wasseypur.

Some of the best-shot (and stretched) chases take up a lot of WasseypurII’s time. A mentionable one is where Rajkumar Yadav chases Definite through the narrow gullies of a very crowded area.

It reminded me of Shaitan, where, coincidentally, Yadav is being chased with the apt Pintya Gela Rey playing in the background. Peculiar characters (Definite, Perpendicular, Tangent), quirky songs (Kaala Rey, Electric Piya, Chi Cha Ledar) and overall eeriness add character to Wasseypur II.

 Bangnext says..

The revenge, filmed with an operatic slo-mo rhythm, is bloodier than anything you would have seen before. But if you liked Gangs Of Wasseypur, there is no reason why won’t have another blast watching GOW II. But be warned: be sure that your stomach for blood and gore doesn’t give way.