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When Nawazuddin Siddiqui Chanelled Al Pacino & Almost Messed Up His Role In Gangs Of Wasseypur! ( Photo Credit – YouTube; Instagram )

Gangs Of Wasseypur is one of the most iconic films in Bollywood. It also brought massive fame to actors Pankaj Tripathi, Manoj Bajpayee, and Richa Chadha, among others. But did you know? Anurag Kashyap reprimanded Nawazuddin Siddiqui for his overacting on day one and had to reshoot his entire sequence! Scroll below for the unknown details!

The 2012 epic black comedy crime drama featured Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Faisal Khan. He portrayed the second on-screen son of Manoj Bajpayee (Sardar Khan) and Richa Chadha (Nagma Khatoon). His eccentric performance landed him the Special Jury Award at the 60th National Film Awards 2012.

But the beginning was quite rocky for Nawazuddin Siddiqui. He recalled getting a ten-page script from director Anurag Kashyap while appearing on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast on YouTube. “I wanted to give it my all.

Manoj Bajpayee is a highly acclaimed Indian film actor known for his versatility and powerful performances. Some of his super hit movies include:

Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) – a crime thriller where he played the role of Sardar Khan. Special 26 (2013) – a heist thriller where he played the role of Cbi Officer Waseem Khan. Satyameva Jayate (2018) – an action thriller where he played the role of Dcp Shivansh Rathod. Bhonsle (2018) – a drama film where he played the role of a retired police officer.

Manoj Bajpayee’s upcoming movie is “Bhaiyya Ji”, an action-packed thriller directed by Apoorv Singh Karki. In this movie, Manoj Bajpayee plays the role of a gangster who is betrayed by his own men and left for dead. He survives and returns to take his revenge on those who wronged him. The movie is set for release on May 24, 2024.

Manoj Bajpayee has a reputation for delivering powerful performances, and his...

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently seen as the host of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 15, lauded the gangster action crime movie ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, calling it a ‘nice series’ of films.

The 2012 movie ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ is a two-part flick produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap. It is written by Anurag and Zeishan Quadri.

Boasting an ensemble cast of Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi, Rajkummar Rao, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi and Tigmanshu Dhulia in the lead roles.

Revolving around the coal mafia (Mafia Raj) of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families, the story spans 68 years from 1941 to 2009.

Manoj plays Sardar Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat as Shahid Khan, Nawazuddin as Faizal Khan, Richa as Nagma Khatoon, Pankaj as Sultan Qureshi, and Huma as Mohsina Hamid.

The flick also stars Piyush Mishra, Jameel Khan, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Vicky Kaushal in a cameo role.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently seen as the host of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 15, lauded the gangster action crime movie ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, calling it a ‘nice series’ of films.

The 2012 movie ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ is a two-part flick produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap. It is written by Anurag and Zeishan Quadri.

Boasting an ensemble cast of Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi, Rajkummar Rao, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi and Tigmanshu Dhulia in the lead roles.

Revolving around the coal mafia (Mafia Raj) of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families, the story spans 68 years from 1941 to 2009.

Manoj plays Sardar Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat as Shahid Khan, Nawazuddin as Faizal Khan, Richa as Nagma Khatoon, Pankaj as Sultan Qureshi, and Huma as Mohsina Hamid.

The flick also stars Piyush Mishra, Jameel Khan, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Vicky Kaushal in a cameo role.

The U.S. remake of "The Office" is one of the most popular television shows ever — you can basically watch the whole series via memes/gifs. It's surprising, then, that 10 years on from the finale, there hasn't been a spin-off. Since the original show's 201 episodes remain absurdly popular on streaming, perhaps NBC doesn't see a need for more when the fans are satisfied with rewatching ad infinitum. However, Leslie David Baker tried to get a spin-off made about his character, and he turned to those fans to make it happen.

In 2020, Baker and his business partner Sardar Khan started a Kickstarter for "Uncle Stan." The premise would be that Stanley, now retired from Dunder Mifflin and living in Florida, gets a call from his nephew Lucky, who runs a motorcycle/flower shop. If that sounds like an odd business to you, you're not alone; the shop is failing, so "Uncle...

Leslie David Baker announced that he is refunding all donations sent by fans for a proposed spinoff centered around his Office character Stanley Hudson.

In an Instagram post shared Thursday, the actor revealed plans to refund the money received via a 2020 Kickstarter campaign for the proposed project called Uncle Stan. The show was aimed to center on a retired Stanley getting a call from his nephew who asks for help with his two kids and running his motorcycle/flower shop. The campaign launched at the time with a crowdfunding goal of $300,000.

“We apologize about the delay in updates,” Baker wrote in a shared statement with his business partner, Sardar Khan. “We have been working behind the scenes to get everything on track and rewards fulfilled. We are just as excited as all of you to get this project out and truly appreciate all of your patience and support. The project...

Over the years, actor Manoj Bajpayee has proved his mettle as an actor. Be it comedy, drama or an action thriller, Manoj has time and again given cinephiles a performance that they will cherish forever. While there’s no denying that Manoj is one of the most versatile actors in the industry, it won’t be wrong to say that the actor has a stronghold on the crime-thriller genre.

Now as the actor is gearing up for the release of the new season of crime-thriller The Family Man, where he reprises his role as Srikant Tiwari, we take a look at some of Manoj Bajpayee’s impressive movies in the genre.

Satya (1998)

Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, Satya was Manoj Bajpayee’s big break. The film, which was based on the lives of Mumbai’s underworld, received plaudits from critics and audiences alike. The film was regarded as one of...

Mumbai, Sep 5 (Ians) Pankaj Tripathi turned 44 on Saturday. The versatile actor has explored every medium as an actor -- theatre, television, films and Ott -- and has made a mark in a relatively short span of time.

On the occasion of his birthday, Ians looks at five much appreciated performance of Tripathi that can counted as milestones in his career so far.

Gangs Of Wasseypur

Tripathi played Sultan Qureshi, one of the big enemies of protagonist Sardar Khan, played by Manoj Bajpayee, in the two-part Anurag Kashyap saga released in 2012. While the film was well received and many of its dialogues became memorable, it was a particular witty line of Sultan that endeared Tripathi to the masses: "Yeh Wasseypur hai, yahaan kabootar bhi ek pankh se udta hai, aur doosre se izzat bachata hai."

Masaan

Released in 2015 in India after travelling to several international film festivals the Neeraj Ghaywan film cast Tripathi as a softspoken,...

Before I watched the film, I had heard comments like “Indian epic,” “one of the best Asian films ever produced,” “a true masterpiece” and other similar characterizations, which usually make me suspicious, to say the least. However, in this case, every dithyramb was absolutely true as “Gangs of Wasseypur” is one of the best gangster films ever produced.

The script, which stretches over 5 hours, tells the story of the family of Khans over 5 generations and their adventures in the city of Wasseypur, where mafia wars and lawlessness seem to be the rule. Starting in the 40s with Shahid Khan, the story then moves on Sardar Khan, who found his apogee in the 70s, and ends with one of his sons, Faizal, and Definite, Sardar’s son from a different woman. Throughout all these years, the archenemy of the family remains Ramadhir, a corrupt official who starts as a trade union...

One of Bollywood’s most serious actors, Manoj Bajpayee, has a long list of successful films in his career and many memorable performances to his credit. He is one of the few actors who have dabbled in various genres of cinema proving his talent in each one of them. Having celebrated his birthday recently, we have commemorated some of his iconic dialogues that have definitely struck a chord with the audience.

How can we forget his performance as Sardar Khan in ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ (2012). That film has so many memorable dialogues. This one below is the one we liked the best.

Here’s another good one from ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ (2012). Told you, the film is treasure chest of impactful dialogues.

The next one is from ‘Satyagraha’ (2013). The film featured Manoj Bajpayee as Balram Singh, a young politician who has a sharp tongue combined with sharper wit.

Yes guys! Its ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’ once again.

The master of impeccable performances, Manoj Bajpayee is without a doubt one of the most talented actors in the industry today. From his powerful acting as Bhiku Mahatre in ‘Satya’ to Veerendra Pratap in ‘Rajneeti’ to Sardar Khan in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, this man has time and again managed to enchant audiences with some extremely convincing character plays. And today is a special day for this powerhouse of talent who will be celebrating his 46th birthday.

This year, the award-winning actor is set to captivate audiences once again in Hansal Mehta’s upcoming film, ‘Aligarh’. Known to deliver his best in every role, the versatile actor is about to venture into a very different role for his next release. The actor had also mentioned in an interview with a popular publication about how he had to unlearn everything that he had known in order to step into the shoes of...

Manoj Bajpayee, the actor known for his ace performance has done it once again. His recent movie, Tevar hit the Box Office on Friday and the actor’s performance in the movie has been appreciated to no end by critics and audience alike. We could safely say that the audience went to theatres with the sole purpose of seeing the talented actor at work, especially after raving reviews appreciating the actor’s performance poured in.

The National award-winning actor plays a negative role in the movie as Gajendar Singh, the brother of the Home Minister of the State, who is in love with Radhika (played by Sonakshi Sinha) and wants to marry her against her wishes. Also popular as Baahubali- Manoj adds his touch of perfection, by getting into the soul of his character with impeccable dialogue delivery and spot-on imitation of the local dialect.

The talented actor, who had...

There is a virus sweeping the boardrooms of film studios throughout Hollywood. It is a bitter, poisonous little blighter that sucks the joy and originality out of anything it touches. It is a self-serving, self-aware, tyrannical strain of social profiling. And it is quickly dominating the way in which films are conceived and made. It is eating away at filmmakers, and rapidly controlling the output of every major studio in modern cinema. It is known only as the ‘Fanboy’ plague.

In recent weeks, Fanboys have come under fire for their continual outcries against directors. These rabid moviegoers are baying for the blood of anyone who fails to meet their expectations of how certain characters should be “faithfully” depicted on film. Some even go so far as to claim that Hollywood is “mauling” their favourite characters and superheroes. ‘Man of Steel’ is the most current casualty of this. Does it really...

Gangs Of Wasseypur Part 1

Stars: Manjoj Bajpai, Richa Chaddha, Reemma Sen, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia | Written by: Akhilesh Jaiswal, Anurag Kashyap, Sachin K. Ladia, Syed Zeeshan Qadri | Directed by: Anurag Kashyap

Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur, opens with what I assume will lead to the conclusion of part 2, a gang out to kill a rival gang member, completely destroying his house, and they do not stop till they assume everyone inside is dead. This is 2004. Flash back to pre-Independence India, a man is banished from his village and then later killed by the man he works for. These are the two events which lead his son, Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai), on his path of vengeance, and to become the most feared man in Wasseypur.

Kashyap’s style has been compared to that of Quentin Tarantino, and while he may not admit to any direct influence or inspiration, it is...

Manoj Bajpayee has been approached to star in an American independent film. The 43-year-old received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of ganglord Sardar Khan in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur and believes the film, which was part of the official selection at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, gave him greater exposure. Speaking to Pti, Bajpayee said: "I think somewhere Anurag Kashyap is my ticket to international films. I keep pestering him to get me scripts. I have got offers and that came through Anurag.

"I have received offers... I am going through a script. It has come from an American independent filmmaker and not from any studio. I would love to do an international film." Several Bollywood stars have made the transition to Hollywood, including Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher and most recently Irrfan (more)...

Manoj Bajpayee known for playing off beat and unconventional roles in most of his films shot to fame in '98 with Ram Gopal Varma's Satya. More recently the actor received rave reviews for his portrayal of Sardar Khan in Gangs Of Wasseypur. Now we hear that post the success of his recent films, National Award winning actor Manoj Bajpayee will be turning producer.

Manoj, whose recent films Raajneeti, Chakravyuh and Gangs of Wasseypur have reinforced the actor's strength, says that he will definitely turn producer. The reason Manoj states is that production will give him a lot of freedom to do what he wants to do, be it mainstream or offbeat cinema.

Currently, Manoj is busy promoting his film Special 26, which stars Akshay Kumar and is directed by Neeraj Pandey.

One of the best aspects of 2012 was the sheer range of films that were released, from the masala heavies by Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Ajay Devgn, to the surprises in Kahaani, Vicky Donor, and Gangs of Wasseypur. While the “100-crore club” was given much hullabaloo in the newspapers, it was the content of these films that made a Barfi! part of this club. The films were packed with impressive ensembles and featured some standout performances from the unlikeliest of actors who went that extra mile to prove their detractors wrong. Yet it was a stellar year for actors who brought some brilliant performances in some of the best films of the year.

10. Salman Khan – Ek Tha Tiger

It’s easy to say that Salman Khan phones it in and relies on his meta-appeal to sell these films to the audience who will happily watch whatever he does. But trust...

How fitting, in a year that has seen a restored version of Sergio Leone’s embattled, multigenerational gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America, that a new, Leone-influenced masterpiece from India arrives on North American shores. Gangs of Wasseypur, a five-hour, two-part, wildly blood-drenched saga is, without question, one of the must-sees at the Toronto International Film Festival. Director Anurag Kashyap’s work is also – whether taken together, or separately – among 2012’s best.

The first installment opens on a television screen, and a subtitle telling us the soundtrack is “[Popular Indian soap theme music].” The serene scene erupts with gunfire for a remarkably appropriate start; Gangs is, in a sense, one long soap opera, with the occasional glossiness quickly ripped apart by bullets. The gunfight is kinetic and explosive, and completely chaotic; we have no sense of who is who, who is “good” or “bad,” or why any of this is occurring. Confused? Don...

Part 1 of director Anurag Kashyap’s sprawling family saga of power and revenge did two very important things: it introduced the character of Faizal Khan (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), and it left me with a definite appetite to see Part 2. I had the chance to do just that a screening held in advance of the presentation of both parts at Tiff 2012.

Part 2 begins where Part 1 left off, with the death of Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai). Part 2 sees his eldest son, Danish (Vineet Kumar), begin to take over the reins, and exact punishment for his father’s assassination, but he soon is taken down by Sultan Qureshi (Pankaj Tripathi). Thus it falls to the perpetually stoned Faizal to step up and exact revenge – a role that no one, not even his mother Nagma (“Look at your eyes, dead with drugs,” she tells him), feels he is fit for.

And it’s true – the days pass,...

The second installment of Anurag’s gangland epic Gangs of Wasseypur is finally out. Originally played back to back with part one at the Cannes Film Festival, the second part is literally the same film continued from where the first left off. If you want to refresh or introduce yourself to the first one here is our review for you again. For the rest of you who have been waiting since the first part, what you really need to know is what happened next? Was part two worth the wait? Is part two as good as the first? And for those who have held off, should I now go and watch them both back to back? Read on for all your answers and more…

Without giving the plot away, part one ended with the death of Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai) and part two opens with his corpse being received by his family members.

Among all of India’s filmmakers today Anurag Kashyap is perhaps the only one whose films insist on being watched in a multiplex. Every other filmmaker’s efforts only merit DVD viewing. Since I have been so drawn to his films that I have journeyed to see them, I was quite excited when Gangs of Wasseypur was announced. I then took stock of what his films meant to me but, curiously enough, while Black Friday (2004) still largely remained in my memory, I retained only a few scattered images from Dev D (2009) and Gulaal (2009). The ‘avant-garde’ effort No Smoking (2007), of course, always struck me as babble but was there something lacking in the other two films that I recollected them so little?

Anurag Kashyap’s chief strength is his sharp eye for the milieu but his films also seem curiously blank – as if there was little else underneath surface. Since his style is so visceral,...

Anurag Kashyap with his cast and crew recently celebrated the box office success of Gangs of Wasseypur. Since its release on 22nd June, the film has earned Rs 23 crore from India alone. With a total budget of around Rs 18.4 crore and the second part still to come, you would definitely call that a winning proposition.

Kashyap has announced the release of part 2 on 8th August and its trailer is just as intriguing and exciting. First previewed at the recent 65th Cannes International Film Festival and shown back to back with part 1, in part 2 the focus shifts to Manoj Bajpai’s son Faisal Khan played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. His character takes over his father’s crime empire in Wasseypur.

The first part covered the story of Sardar Khan and Ramadir Singh, based on the real life characters Shafi Khan and Surya Dev Singh, who are both deceased. The second is about...

Patna, Jul 8: Actor Manoj Bajpayee, who has received critical acclaim for his role as Sardar Khan in "Gangs of Wasseypur", says action roles give him cold feet.

After performing a power-pact action sequences in the Anurag Kashyap's directorial venture, the 43-year-old will next be seen in Sanjay Gupta's crime thriller "Shootout at Wadala" .

"Always wary of shooting action sequence. My friend Allan Amin is very good in what he does though..

Gangs Of Wasseypur opened to mixed reviews, but the makers of the film are ready with the second installment of the two part film. However, they are skeptical of the release date. The reason is quiet obvious. Gangs Of Wasseypur part one was story of Sardar Khan and Ramadir Singh based on Shafi Khan and Surya Dev Singh in real life and both of them being dead for long time. So in a manner it didn't affect anyone else's life immediately and there was no fear of protest. While part two is essentially the story of Sardar Khan's son Faisal Khan, who is Faheem Khan in real life. Faheem Khan is alive and in jail of Dhanbad and also rules most of Wasseypur and Dhanbad mafia. Insiders say that the makers are trying to have a dialogue and resolve all issues before its out of the way and becomes difficult to handle.

The raw and feisty Nagma Khatoon in Gangs of Wasseypur played by Richa Chadda perfectly complemented her gangster husband Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai). In her second ever role, Chadda got noticed by the industry and reviewers alike. She doesn’t want to limit herself to offbeat films, but says that ‘masala’ films aren’t her cup of tea either. Richa Chadda in a conversation with Nandita Dutta:

How do you look back at the experience of shooting Gangs of Wasseypur?

It was the most fun experience of my life. I had never imagined I would get such a big break. The film went to Cannes, it won acclaim there. Now it’s doing well here. I am getting good reviews. It’s like a dream come true for any newcomer.

How was it working with Anurag Kashyap?

It’s anybody’s dream to work with Anurag. He is very polite and warm person.

Director: Anurag Kashyap, Writers: Akhilesh Jaiswal, Anurag Kashyap, Sachin K. Ladia, Syed Zeeshan Qadri, Actors: Manoj Bajpai, Jaideep Ahlawat, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Richa Chadda, Reema Sen

Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur is a magnificent saga and a visual delight! For a revenge-drama spanning decades and chronicling generations, it does extremely well and engages the audience. The hero (here antihero) of the first part of the film is Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai) whose mission in life is to seek revenge from Ramadhir Singh (Tigmanshu Dhulia) who had killed his father. In that sense, it is a typical revenge story but the sheer magnitude of the tale and the settings make it appear grand. After a lengthy introduction of his ancestors through voiceovers and archival videos, the film settles down to tell the story of Sardar Khan and his revenge.

The film is full of gut-wrenching violence, bloodbath and expletives. Despite that,...

Gans Of Wasseypur

Stars: Manjoj Bajpai, Richa Chaddha, Reemma Sen, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia | Written by: Akhilesh Jaiswal, Anurag Kashyap, Sachin K. Ladia, Syed Zeeshan Qadri | Directed by: Anurag Kashyap

This year’s opening night film of the London Indian Film Festival was Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur, part one of a violent revenge story set in North India. It also screened at Cannes earlier this year, in the Directors Fortnight.

The film opens with what I assume will lead to the conclusion of part 2, a gang out to kill a rival gang member, completely destroying his house, and they do not stop till they assume everyone inside is dead. This is 2004. Flash back to pre-Independence India, a man is banished from his village and then later killed by the man he works for. These are the two events which lead his son, Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai), on his path of vengeance,...

The 2012 edition of the London Indian Film Festival opens this Wednesday, with the UK premiere of Gangs of Wasseypur.

Launched back in 2010, the aim of the new festival was to get more independent Indian films shown in the UK, from all over the country, n0t just Bollywood, with particular focus on younger filmmakers. In their second year, they managed to double in size, attracting over 2500 people to their various screening and events, as well as the works of well-known and respected directors such as Anurag Kashyap, Shekhar Kapur, Rituparno Ghosh, and Ketan Mehta.

This year’s opening film, Gangs of Wasseypur, from director Anurag Kashyap, screened in the Director’s Fortnight section of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film follows Sardar Khan (Manoj Bajpai), who in avenging his father, becomes the most feared man in the town of Wasseypur. This is only part one of the story,...

Gangs of Wasseypur – Anurag Kashyap

Buzz: Excluding the Main Comp, there’ll be a dash of curry all along the Croisette this year as India’s New Wave is taking over. Ashim Ahluwalia‘s Miss Lovely (Un Certain Regard), Vasan Bala’s Peddlers (Critics’ Week) and this year’s record holder for the longest running time (it isn’t Sergio Leone’s extended cut of Once Upon a Time in America), in Anurag Kashyap (That Girl In Yellow Boots). A ballsy, uncompromising film with a run time of 5h20 minutes might rewrite some of Bollywood’s tired rules – we’d be definitely interested in seeing at some point in time.

Gist: Wasseypur, India. The story of vengeance between two families that spans three generations. Shahid Khan loots British trains and rules over the Ramadhir Sing clan. He becomes an outcast and must work in Ramadhir Singh’s coal mines. Shahid’s son,...

I have scheduled this first part of my Cannes 2012 Preview to publish while I am somewhere over the middle of the United States, on my way to New York where I will connect with a flight heading into Nice. I'll be arriving in Cannes some time around 1 Pm Cet and my third straight journey to the Cannes Film Festival will begin, an experience that has easily become the #1 highlight of my year when it comes to covering movies. As hard as I have to work to cover the festival each year, it is absolutely worth it and based on the selection this year it looks like it will be just as fascinating. To begin, the festival runs from May 16-27, but I will only be in town through the morning of the 24th. As a result, two films that probably would have made my top ten most anticipated movies list won't,...

Not only will Anurag Kashyap’s film Gangs of Wasseypur have its World Premiere at Cannes Director’s Fortnight, it has also been chosen to be the opening film for the upcoming London Indian Film Festival. Directed by Kashyap, the film stars Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui (Kahaani and Patang) and Richa Chadda in the lead roles.

The story:

Wasseypur, India. The story of vengeance between two families that spans three generations. Shahid Khan loots British trains and rules over the Ramadhir Sing clan. He becomes an outcast and must work in Ramadhir Singh’s coal mines. Shahid’s son, the philandering Sardar Khan, vows to restore his father’s honor, becoming the most feared man in Waasseypur. It is Fazal Khan, the weed-addicted grandson, who wakes up to the vengeance his family has inherited.

The trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-AkWDkXcMY

The poster:

First look Gangs Of Wasseypur...