Gali Guleiyan

Individuals want to escape when they come to know the reality around them. Great script and well directed. We need more movies like that.

To start with, gali guleiyan is a psychological movie without big names,cast,no songs...but my god i saw the movie and i was totally overwhelmed with the storyline and content. Manoj bajpayee is a lonely guy who has only one friend rishi(played by Ranvir shorey) who keeps visiting him and helps him in every possible way. He lives in the old city of delhi which is a complete bhool bhulaiya and the protagonist wants to get out of it but is unable to. Meanwhile, there is a small kid who has a strict father and somehow the boy wants to escape this place also. Manoj bajpayee has done full justice to the role and is seen completely indulged in the character. He has proved himself as one of the best method actors in the business. Other performances by ranvir shorey, Neeraj kabi etc are equally good. This movie wont find its audience in the theatres which is very disheartening. I Salute the filmmaker dipesh jain for showcasing extraordinary cinema and i have high hopes this kind of cinema will definitely find its future in bollywood 10/10 PS: Do watch it ASAP

Cast-Manoj Bajpayee,Ranvir Shorey,Neeraj Kabi,Shahana Goswami,Om Singh.

Khadoos(Bajpayee) lives in the shabby,claustrophobic lanes of Old Delhi.The ugly,dull lanes reflect his activities,he doesn't follow any calendars,hardly comes out of his home,and watch his neighbors via some CCTVs he attached unknowingly to them.One day he overhears some little boy getting abused by his father ,(that family shares the same wall with Khadoos) and this turns out to be a regular phenomenon. Khadoos decides to save the boy from the clutches of his father and thus reuniting the human connection he lost somewhere in the past.All the above traits give Khadoos a creepy,peculiar look in your mind ,doesn't it?then just see in the poster or in the trailer look at Manoj Bajpayee,his insomniac eyes,his torn dress,his gibberish way of talking,you will be stunned by his physical transformation for this Indie film.A true artist,Manoj Bajpayee delivers another performance which is enough to make anyone spellbound.If i say more about him,I will involuntarily give spoilers.

Neeraj Kabi is rough as an abusive father and a unfaithful husband .He makes his character the most hated one by his vigilant acting.

Shahana Goswami is the most sympathetic character playing the role of the wife of Neeraj Kabi,gentle and kind to her children and always in fear that her husband might lose his cool and beat her and their children.Every frame she is in you can feel her pain,her fear,her unconditional love to her family.

Ranvir Shorey plays the role of the only friend of Khadoos ,which he has ,as always, done with perfection.The child artists are spontaneous and quite good in their roles.

The photography is top notch,the way old Delhi is captured-lifeless alleys,the worn out houses are vividly haunting and you will never even want any day to pay a visit there. The shadow of hopelessness is disturbing in those ghostly existence.

The sound design fits perfectly and increases the discomfort of watching this film.The movie is difficult to bear with for popcorn movie lovers.Dipesh Jain in his debut has shown his caliber of film making.

8.5/10

Gali Guleiyan (In the Shadows) is quite a smart and well made film. It attacks a poignant topic prevalent in the society and portrays it in a way that's both intense and emphathetic. A tad bit slow, but that slowness is a driving and important factor of the movie as a whole. The movie leaves you spellbound and asking questions. Manoj Bajpayee is so great when it comes to the smaller nuances and as useal delivers an over the top perfomance. Neeraj Kabi and Shahana Goswami add to the film the many undertones required. Beautifully made, psychologically perplexing, it is Dipesh Jain's perfect masterpiece.

Great performances, director was lost somewhere and it was an incomplete movie , not great !!