'Gangs of Wasseypur' runs housefull in UP, Bihar

Mumbai: The audiences have given the thumbs up to Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. It has opened to full houses in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand and is also drawing crowds in multiplexes in the Metros, distributors say.

Prashant Kumar Singh, owner of Puja Talkies in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, told IANS: "'Gangs of Wasseypur' has opened very well with 80 to 85 percent occupancy. Some of the shows were even houseful. The film is going great and even the advance booking is going on full swing."

Bihar-based Brijesh Tandon of HK Tandon and Company said, "Gangs Of Wasseypur has opened very well in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. It is around 80 percent occupancy."

Meet the 'Gangs of Wasseypur' team celebrating their Cannes International Film Festival 2012 journey.
The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations. Anurag Kashyap has a word with Manoj Tiwari.
The entire team of Wasseypur, which will be screened at Cannes. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
Gangs of Wasseypur is directed and produced by Anurag Kashyap. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
The film features an ensemble cast of Jaideep Ahlawat, Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Richa Chadda in the lead roles. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
The film will be screened at the 2012 Directors' Fortnight, an independently-curated, non-competitive event which runs concurrently with the famed Cannes Film Festival. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
After 'Peddlers', both parts of Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur', has been chosen for screening at the fest's Directors' Fortnight section. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
It will be showcased alongside 20 films from all over the world in the features' section. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
The film, produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures, has actors like Jaideep Ahlawat, Manoj Bajpayee. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
The other film under his banner Anurag Kashyap Films Pvt Ltd, 'Peddlers', is directed by Vasan Bala. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
Peddlers will be showcased at Cannes Critics' Week and compete for the prestigious Camera d'Or. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
Filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia's movie 'Miss Lovely' has also been selected to represent India in the non-competitive section of the festival. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
This film is set for a June 22 release. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
Kashyap's last directorial venture was 'That Girl in Yellow Boots' and he had cast his wife Kalki Koechlin in the lead role. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.
Kashyap is also producing the Rani Mukerji starrer 'Aiyaa'. The images from the Gangs of Wasseypur Cannes Celebrations.

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$\'Gangs of Wasseypur\' runs housefull in UP, Bihar$

Directed by Anurag Kashyap, the film is a celluloid portrayal of the ruthless world of the coal mafia.

Written by Zeishan Quadri, who hails from Wasseypur, known for the bloody rivalry between gangster Faheem Khan and businessman Sabir Alam over scrap business, the film is described as a cinematic offering that has hurled audiences right into the notorious anarchy of the North Indian small-town where the barrel of the gun speaks an irresistible language of mayhem by a reviewer.

Directed by Kashyap, it has too much of gore and blood and it is believed that violence on this level has never really been a part of mainstream Hindi cinema before.

Despite that the audiences are thronging the cinema hall to see this blood saga.

Delhi-base distributor Sanjay Ghai said: " 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' has opened with 70 to 80 percent opening in both single screens and multiplex in Delhi and is going great."

In Mumbai, the response was slow but, according to distributor Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combine, "'Gangs of Wasseypur' opened with 20 to 25 percent in Mumbai. But it has started improving from the evening shows and would pick up in the night and at the weekend."

Manoj Gupta of Viacom 18 said: "In Varanasi, the opening was around 70 to 80 percent but the afternoon shows went houseful in Lucknow, Gorakhpur among others. Even the multiplex shows of 'Gangs...' are houseful."

Kashyap, who co-produced the film with Sunil Bohra, has said that it is his most expensive film and he reportedly had to spend Rs 15 crore on paying the actors.

Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Richa Chadha, Huma Quershi, Reema Sen and Piyush Mishra's have stepped into thier roles convincingly and their powerful performances have made this real life-based story into a compelling cinema and it is wooing audiences in Kolkata too.

" 'Gangs Of Wasseypur' has opened with 45 to 50 percent occupancy in Kolkata and is getting better with the evening shows," said Moni Venkatesh of Shri Venkatesh Films.