REVIEW: Anurag Kashyap's Gulaal
If the first half of Dev.D had impressed you no end, chances are that the pre-interval portion of Gulaal will put you off.
But the pace of the movie merely reflects its setting. The Rajasthani towns and villages form the place of action for Anurag Kashyap's latest release. And while you may not find camels and sand dunes in Kashyap's Rajasthan, you will discover its gory, chauvinistic underbelly.
It is in this unholy world that aspiring law student Dilip Singh (Raj Singh Chaudhary) finds himself being irrevocably dragged. Along the way, he meets Anuja (Jesse Randhawa) who is locked in the same room as him, stripped of all clothes and dignity.
While Anuja withstands the assault in her own way without once physically fighting back, Dilip takes the law in his hands.
Instigating him is a roommate Rananjay Singh (Abhimanyu Singh) a proud Rajput prince who ideologically opposes his father, a former maharaja.
One fight leads to another and yet another till Rananjay, contesting for the college general secretary elections, has to pay for it with his life.
Dukey Bana (Kay Kay Menon), a local kingpin makes the gullible roomie Dilip contest in Rananjay's place. Thanks to the manipulation, Dilip wins the election against one Kiran (Ayesha Mohan).
But Dukey Bana has larger plans and Dilip is just a pawn. Dukey is a man who with his fundamentalist zeal and an army of radical rajputs hopes to overthrow the government. He dreams of an independent Rajputana free from the rule of the Government of India.
Meanwhile Dilip's life gets complicated as he falls in love with Kiran. She instigates him at regular intervals and makes him stand up against Dukey.
As it turns out, the girl and her brother Karan (Aditya Shrivastava) have other things on their minds. And before Dilip knows it he becomes an unwilling player in a sinister plot.
Anurag Kashyap sets his film in the blazing deserts of Rajasthan and traces the cause of unrest to the dissolution of the princely states after India's independence.
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Abhishek mande whoever you are you have made fool out of
yourself. Gulaal is far better a film to be criticised by a
fellow like you who barely understands cinema. Study cinema
to criticise it.
freinds and foes ( if i made any now )
gulaal is amazing. I will say it is better a film than
devd. Although both have their different niche and different
genres. To start with the lyrics is amazing hats off to
piyush misha he is thebade bana in the film amazing acting
too. And the ardhnarishwar the person who accmpanies bade
bana always is a new effort in indian cinema a psycic
cararecter which means a lot.. All in all see it 2 enjoy the
amazing piece of art.
dont belive any other reviews by abhishek mande. Buzz18
please take of it.
It is an excellent movie and very original and i hope, it is
niggard of giving 3 rating. It is pretty much deserved for
at least 4 for anuragh's passion and efforts of the whole
unit.