(Tigmanshu Dhulia). Fearing Shahid’s growing ambition, Ramadhir has him assassinated, leaving his young son, Sardar Khan , to vow lifelong revenge.

is a sprawling crime epic that redefined Indian cinema upon its release in 2012. Spanning the early 1940s to the 1990s, the film traces the origins of a deadly blood feud between three criminal clans in the coal-mining town of Wasseypur and the neighboring Dhanbad. Movie Index: Part 1 Essentials Anurag Kashyap Crime / Action / Historical Drama Running Time: 160 minutes (2 hours, 39 minutes) Release Date: May 2012 (Cannes), June 22, 2012 (India) Wasseypur and Dhanbad, Jharkhand (then Bihar) Sneha Khanwalkar (Songs) and G.V. Prakash Kumar Plot Summary: The Seeds of Vendetta

The narrative begins during colonial rule when the British seized farmlands in Dhanbad for coal mining. In 1941, Shahid Khan

(Jaideep Ahlawat) is banished from Wasseypur by the Qureshis for impersonating a local hero, Sultana Daku, to rob trains. Seeking a new life in Dhanbad, Shahid becomes a muscleman for coal mine owner Ramadhir Singh

Gangs of Wasseypur (Part 1): A Generational Saga of Coal, Blood, and Revenge Directed by Anurag Kashyap Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1