Review of Gulaal (2009) by Sumit B — 26 Aug 2011

"Gulaal" starring too many unknown faces like Raja Singh Chaudhary,.

Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Jesse Randhawa along with the.

Brilliant Kay Kay Menon, is unusually bold for a fictionalization based.

On real events. Using the plot on pursuit of power, betrayal and.

Hypocrisies, the movie explores those corners that have never been.

Attempted before. The remarkable thing about this Anurag Kashyap.

Directorial is the way different layers accumulated into one solid.

Drama. Presenting diverse characters form John Lennon fan Piyush Mishra.

To a minor role of Tabu fan Mahie Gill, every character is well.

Refined. Anurag Kashyap has shown the enthusiasm in each scene with.

Experimental cinematography like continuous use of red filters and.

Yellow light.

SPOILER ALERT:: Initiating from the college ragging, the movie takes.

Several turns into various interesting issues. The scene of Ransa.

Mocking Karan after being kidnapped and Karan killing him is terrific.

Also Raja Chaudhary was stunning in a particular scene giving an.

Awkward speech. But the final scene where blinded by his love for.

Kiran, the violent and aggressive Dilip reminds me of Travis Bickle.

Getting outraged in the final scene of the "Taxi driver".

While each individual performance is of high standards, Kay Kay Menon.

Shines as Dukey Bana, while Raja Chaudhary showed the innocence of.

Dilip very naturally. In a relatively small role, we have Piyush.

Mishra, as the eccentric poet Prithvi Bana successfully showing his.

Presence. Also he gave the music for the movie which complements the.

Movie in every way.

In the end we get a dish served with various character and cooked by.

The brilliant Anurag Kashyap who knows the world he's showing making.

This movie an engaging watch. A huge impact of theatre can be seen in.

The movie due to Anurag Kashyap's theatre background but still it's a.

Great show that shouldn't be missed.