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Gulaal

  • 2009
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
17K
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Gulaal (2009)
A law student witnesses deception, homicide, and crime after being elected as General Secretary of his college.
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A law student witnesses deception, homicide, and crime after being elected as General Secretary of his college.A law student witnesses deception, homicide, and crime after being elected as General Secretary of his college.A law student witnesses deception, homicide, and crime after being elected as General Secretary of his college.

  • Director
    • Anurag Kashyap
  • Writers
    • Raj Singh Chaudhary
    • Anurag Kashyap
    • Aparnaa Malhotra
  • Stars
    • Kay Kay Menon
    • Raj Singh Chaudhary
    • Raja Chaudhary
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anurag Kashyap
    • Writers
      • Raj Singh Chaudhary
      • Anurag Kashyap
      • Aparnaa Malhotra
    • Stars
      • Kay Kay Menon
      • Raj Singh Chaudhary
      • Raja Chaudhary
    • 75User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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    Kay Kay Menon
    Kay Kay Menon
    • Dukey Bana
    Raj Singh Chaudhary
    Raj Singh Chaudhary
    • Dilip Kumar Singh
    Raja Chaudhary
    Raja Chaudhary
    • Dilip Kumar Singh
    Jesse Randhawa
    • Anuja
    • (as Jessy Randhawa)
    Deepak Dobriyal
    Deepak Dobriyal
    • Rajendar Bhati
    Ayesha Mohan
    • Kiran
    Mahie Gill
    Mahie Gill
    • Madhuri
    Piyush Mishra
    Piyush Mishra
    • Prithvi Bana
    Abhimanyu Singh
    Abhimanyu Singh
    • Rananjay 'Ransa' Singh
    Aditya Srivastav
    Aditya Srivastav
    • Karan
    Mukesh S. Bhatt
    • Bhanwar Singh
    • (as Mukesh Bhatt)
    Pankaj Jha
    Pankaj Jha
    • Jadhwal
    Savi Sidhu
    • Dileep's Elder Brother
    Vasan Bala
    Vasan Bala
    • Mangla
    Jyoti Dogra
    Jyoti Dogra
    • Dukey Bana's wife
    Ghanshyam Garg
    • Iqbal
    Chittaranjan Giri
    Chittaranjan Giri
    • Police Inspector
    Neel Guha
    • Abahy
    • Director
      • Anurag Kashyap
    • Writers
      • Raj Singh Chaudhary
      • Anurag Kashyap
      • Aparnaa Malhotra
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews75

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    10vickydash

    amazing movie with great performances

    This is the 3rd AK's movie I watched and as usual this one also filled with power packed performances. The best part of the movie was the songs. You may not like the songs without watching the movie. Piyush mishra is a immensely talented actor and to my surprise singer too. The lyrics of the songs sung by him are philosophical and sarcastic at the same time. You may laugh his songs off but it will definitely make you think. Deepak Dobriyal is another truck load of talent. I am sure his role as Bhati will please both critics and viewers. Not to mention KK Menon and the protagonist too are treat to watch. Watch this movie if you want your money worth.
    9Pratik112

    A Movie Well Worth Watching.

    A political thriller set against background of college in the Indian city of Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan as an intriguing and an interesting factor itself. What makes it more interesting is the plot itself and more so when an innocent student goes there to study and gets involved with a woman who seems to be innocent but is, in reality, is a bitter pill.

    Co – written and directed by Anurag Kashyap and written by Raja Choudhary, this thriller genre movie, stars Kay Kay Menon, Raja Chaudhary, Jesse Randhwa, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan, Mahie Gill, Piyush Mishra and Abhimanyu Singh.

    This is the second thriller that has been released this year and again it starred Kay Kay Menon and once again, he has stolen "the show." Ayesha Mohan is also on the same route as Kay Kay Menon but not as much. The story does have some twists and turns which are worth watching and its those that make this movie more interesting, though the language can be considered a bit on the rough side at times but Anurag Kashyap has done a superb job on this.

    This is a movie that is well worth watching.
    9chem004012

    Another great movie from Anurag Kashyup

    Gulaal is a compelling narrative set around the members of erstwhile royal community who want to claim back their Rajputana province and royalty regime from the democratic government.

    Gulaal excels in all departments of film making as it did in Anurag's previous, DevD. All the actors have done a fabulous job with Kay Kay Menon delivering one of his best performances especially in his stimulating speeches. Abhimanyu Singh is very impressive in his short but strong characterization.

    Rajeev Ravi's cinematography is superb with the colors and tone of the film looking . Piyush Mishra does a good job with his acting and delivers a different and decent music score. The film gets a bit slow in the second half but catches up again on you.

    Overall, another great movie from Anurag Kashyup.
    9vishimax

    Mind blowing piece of cinema

    Gulaal is a extremely well scripted and characterized piece of cinema. Each and every character is carved brilliantly and the characters are so real and so different from usual flicks. It is a story of a simple and innocent graduate and how his life gets affected by politics and the way it has been shown is simply amazing.

    I love the way Anurag Kashyap tells the entire story and the music blends effortlessly except the Songs picturised on Mahi Gill. The background score is awesome.

    Cinematography is amazing and the color red is captured beautifully throughout the movie.

    Piyush Mishra who has penned the lyrics has done a wonderful job both as a lyricist and music director. Wait that's not all he has also played the role of Prithvi Bana and has done a brilliant job. His dialogues are so bloody good and gets metamorphic at times. All his dialogues are thought provoking and the way he sings in the movie is so different and unusual and impressive as well.

    Kay Kay Menon has as usual done a wonderful job as a person who is passionate about his history and his background. He speaks flawlessly and lives up to the expectations.

    Raj Singh Chaudhary has done a good job as a simple and innocent student who gets into the trap of college politics. But somewhere we can that amateurishness in his performance.

    Ayesha Mohan acted well and may god save men form such women[:D]

    But the best performance comes from Abhimanyu Shekhar singh as Ranvijay. His dialogues were mind blowing and he enacted the role of a rajput to perfection.

    Deepak Dobriyal as Bhatti has again lived up to the expectations and his acting looks so real.

    Jesse Randhawa has done well with whatever she had to do.

    Mahi Gill was a let down and I expected better performance from her. I found her irritating at times may be because the kind of character she played will definitely irritate me in real life.

    Final Verdict – A must watch for people who love hard hitting cinema. Its is a bloody awesome movie.
    10t_ketan

    one of the best movies in Indian cinema

    This movie reaches far from what an ordinary Indian movie can be.

    I congratulate Anurag for this. He has the vision to understand this kind of movie... not only that but to canvas them.

    The scenes like "KYA MAI DARPOK HU?" "USNE TERI MAA SE SHADI NAI KI", "SARFAROSHI KI TAMANNA", " KARAN: RAJNITI JANTE HO?", "POORI FORCE KE SAATH AYA HUN"," KIRAN KO BULA KE KYA KANYA DAAN KARVAYEGA?" JUST imagine we got to this level...

    Exceptionaly extraordinary songs which introduces you to the heart of the story like "beedo", " SAHER HAMARO SOYO THO..", " .. Rana Ji mare ..." unbelievably outstanding.. marvelous.

    Thanks Anurag.... and keep up.. I hope you keep on doing like this.. please don't change..::)

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    • Trivia
      According to the director Anurag Kashyap, this movie is dedicated to the song "Yeh mehalon, yeh takhton, yeh taajon ki duniya. Yeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye toh kya hai" and its lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi from the Guru Dutt movie Assoiffé (1957).
    • Quotes

      Prithvi Bana: [wearing a lot of gulaal on his face] who am I?

      Bhati: [smiling] Prithvi Bana.

      Prithvi Bana: Right! you would recognize everyone who wears gulaal won't you?

      Bhati: Yes I would!

      Prithvi Bana: Then what is the use of so much gulaal on our faces?

    • Connections
      Featured in Dev.D (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Arambh Hai Prachand
      Performed by Rahul Ram

      Lyrics & Composed by Piyush Mishra

      Music on T-Series

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 2009 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • The Abeer Color
    • Filming locations
      • Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
    • Production company
      • Zee Limelight
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,364,294
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 20m(140 min)
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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