Gangs of Wasseypur - Part II

While watching Gangs of Wasseypur-II, my friend said that this movie belongs to a genre unseen before in India, it is a violence comedy, and I to a certain extent agreed with him, the movie in question is an intense drama with liberal doses of profanity and unassuming humor, and to be honest that keeps this movie on the lighter side for most of the time which otherwise is a story filled with blood and gore.

What impressed me most about both the parts is the excellent background music; the sudden occurrence of music during certain scenes elevates the mood of the movie to a higher level. Camerawork is excellent and so are the action sequences. The beautiful conceptualization of these action scenes reminds me of Kill-Bill series, although both the movies are far apart from each other, but maybe the common threads between them are revenge and using action in form of a language, although technique wise Kill Bill action sequences were highly stylish, and action sequences here are very raw.

The story picks from where the last ended, death of Manoj Bajpayees character, and revenge sworn in by his sons. Although I feel more than the story, what separates this movie from others is the formation of individual scenes, sometimes related to story and sometimes unrelated. But remain sure, entertainment is never compromised during the whole movie, new characters keep on emerging and old once keep on getting killed, and the story keeps on moving.

Some scenes are exceptional, like when Ramadhir Singh talks with his son about his incompetence and other one where assassination of Sultan is being executed while he is purchasing vegetables.

Performance wise you can’t complain about a single actor/actress, Nawazuddin Siddiqui takes off where Manoj Bajpayee left, the guy performing the role of “Definite” leves a mark, dialogues are well written and scenes are executed very well. Director has made his best film so far.

Only down side for the movie is its excessive length for which it had to be broken into two parts, and if you haven’t watched the first one, you will miss a lot of context. As well as the violence and use of open abuse makes this movie a strict no for family audience. Otherwise it is a cult movie in all respects, watch this treat.

Rating ****