There’s a dialogue in the movie which fits this movie “Hard hai bhai!!”
Gully Boy, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt , is a coming-of-age rap musical about Murad who hails from a ghetto in India. Murad, a young boy crushed with poverty, harbouring a burning passion for rap music and Safeena, is constantly battling with his need to escape his pocket-sized home because of his father’s second marriage. Murad is mesmerised with MC Sher’s (Siddhant Chaturvedi) performance at a school function. Hence, he reaches out to Sher and shows him his talent. Henceforth, with the support of MC Sher and his family, sans his father, Murad’s journey of success escalates.
By the looks of it, it’s just another from rags to riches story, but there’s much more to it than just that. There are four heroes that make this a blockbuster; Zoya Akhtar, Ranveer Singh, Vijay Maurya and the music. It is evident that Zoya has taken inspiration from Hollywood’s note-able films but due diligence, credit has to be given to her for such finesse and presenting it in such a real manner that the story resonates and reaches the hearts of billions, the screenplay can easily match to any Hollywood movie. There couldn’t have been a better actor to play Murad than Ranveer. Ranveer puts unmatchable energy, passion and his rapping skills are up-to par for the character. He’s truly a power house and a bona fide artist. MC Sher says a dialogue to Murad: “Terey ander toofan hai bhai” and this goes for Ranveer as well. The story was 2 hours and 30 minutes long, so the story does thin out towards the middle but the dialogues and humour written by Vijay Maurya add to the emotionally intelligent storyline. Rap music is the heart and soul of the movie, written by the famous lyricists Javed Akhtar, half of the screen time is rap music shot beautifully in the slums of India with real rappers giving authenticity to the film.
Alia Bhatt’s character; Safeena’s screen presence is sparse, but every time she graces the screen she leaves a mark. Safeena, a hijabi medical student and a daughter of a strict high class family, is a violent and jealous girlfriend of Murad; who’s also a prevaricator. Bhatt, is eminently talented, adds life and spark to the serious mood of the story. Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt are perfectly paired and do full justice to there respective characters and the chemistry between them is palpable. One major plot hole was the glorification and justification of theft, vandalism and drug dealing without any dire consequences. But otherwise, the whole cast and crew deserves applause 👏🏻
Gully Boy is paisa wasool and definitely worth your time.
Therefore, Sawari Approved 4.5/5 🌟
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