Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language epic black comedy crime film directed by Anurag Kashyap, and written by Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri. It is the first part of the movie Gangs of Wasseypur, centered on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, and the basic control battles, legislative issues and retaliation between three wrongdoing families from 1941 to the mid-1990s. Portion 1 stars an gathering cast, including Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadda, Reema Sen, Piyush Mishra, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vineet Kumar Singh, Pankaj Tripathi, Huma Qureshi, Anurita Jha and Tigmanshu Dhulia.

Although both parts were shot as a single film measuring a add up to of 319 minutes, no Indian theater would screen a five-hour film, so it was partitioned into two parts. Packs of Wasseypur was screened in its aggregate at the 2012 Cannes Directors' Fortnight,[8] checking one of the as it were Hindi-language movies to accomplish this. It was too screened at the Sundance Film Celebration in January 2013. It was shot in Varanasi, Bihar, and Chunar, with these settings motivating the film's soundtrack, which comprises basically of Indian folk.

The film was theatrically released on 22 June 2012, but was banned in Kuwait and Qatar for savage content. Upon discharge, Gangs of Wasseypur – Portion 1 gotten broad basic approval, and won a number of grants. It gotten assignments for Best Film and Best Chief for Kashyap at the 55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival, and won for Best Audiography at the 60th National Film Grants, whereas Siddiqui won a Extraordinary Specify for acting at the same ceremony. Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 too won four Filmfare Grants, counting the Critics Award for Best Film, whereas Chadda won the Pundits Grant for Best Performing artist, at the 58th Filmfare Awards.
Although not an person budgetary victory, it is a combined gross of ₹50.81 crore that encouraged a humble commercial return due to its certificate. The film marks Huma Qureshi, Anurita Jha and Tigmanshu Dhulia's make a big appearance film and to begin with and make a big appearance film of Groups of Wasseypur arrangement. It is moreover had a spin-off film Packs of Wasseypur - Portion 2, featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rajkummar Rao, Aditya Kumar and Zeishan Quadri in their make a big appearance film.



Cast
Manoj Bajpayee as Sardar Khan, Shahid Khan's son, husband of Nagma Khatoon Khan and Durga Khan; father of Danish Khan, Faizal Khan, Babua Khan a.k.a. Perpendicular and Definite Khan.
Richa Chadda as Nagma Khatoon Khan: Sardar's first wife; Danish, Faizal and Perpendicular's mother; Shama and Mohsina's mother-in-law.
Reema Sen as Durga Khan: Sardar's second wife; Definite's mother; Danish, Faizal and Perpendicular's stepmother.
Piyush Mishra as Nasir Ahmed, Shahid Khan's former aide; foster uncle-cum-aide of Sardar Khan
Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Faizal Khan: Sardar and Nagma's second son; Danish and Perpendicular's brother; Definite's half-brother; Mohsina's husband.
Jaideep Ahlawat as Shahid Khan: Sardar's father; Nagma and Durga's father-in-law; Danish, Faizal, Opposite and Definite's grandfather; Shama and Mohsina's grandfather in law.
Vineet Kumar Singh as Danish Khan: Sardar and Nagma's first son; Faizal and Perpendicular's elder brother.
Pankaj Tripathi as Sultan Qureshi, nephew of Sharif Qureshi; brother of Shama Parveen Khan; pioneer of the Qureshi family
Vipin Sharma as Ehsan Qureshi, brother of Sharif Qureshi; uncle of Sultan Qureshi, Badoor Qureshi and Shama Parveen Khan
Jameel Khan as Asgar Khan, nephew of Nasir Ahmed
Satya Anand as J P Singh, son of Ramadhir Singh
Pramod Pathak in a dual role as Sharif Qureshi a.k.a. Sultana Daku, patriarch of the Qureshi family/ Badoor Qureshi, son of Sharif Qureshi
Huma Qureshi as Mohsina Hamid Khan: Faizal's future wife; Sardar and Nagma's future daughter in law; Danish, Perpendicular and Definite's future sister-in-law
Anurita Jha as Shama Parveen Khan: Danish's wife; Sardar and Nagma's daughter in law; Faizal, Perpendicular and Definite's sister-in-law
Tigmanshu Dhulia as Ramadhir Singh, a politician and a mafia kingpin of coal mafia of Dhanbad; former boss of Shahid Khan
Rajat Bhagat as Young Ramadhir Singh
Yashpal Sharma as Occasional Singer (guest appearance)
Vasan Bala as Singer in Jail (Bhoos)
Vicky Kaushal as silhouette bystander (uncredited)