Gangs of Wasseypur goes to America

Gangs of Wasseypur

Anurag Kahsyap’s two-part mafia drama Gangs of Wasseypur is now set for a release in North America and Los Angeles. An arthouse distributor, Cinelicious Pics, will release the film that tracks 70 violent years in the lives of two mafia families battling to control over the coal mining town of Wasseypur. “Thrilled to announce that we’ve picked up Kashyap’s epic crime saga Gangs of Wasseypur!” the distributor said on Twitter.
The movie, which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012, will be presented stateside by The Grey producer Adi Shankar.
Gangs… was released in two parts in India, owing to its five-and-a half hour duration.
Similarly, the film will be launched in a platform release in New York and Los Angeles with the first and second part hitting theatres a week after each other. The theatres will also have the option to screen both parts as a single film.
The distributor is also hoping to flag off buzz for Kashyap’s period drama Bombay Velvet, which 20th Century Fox is releasing overseas in November.

Bangistan poster released

The first teaser poster for Bangistan was released recently. Produced by Excel Entertainment & Junglee Pictures Presents, the film stars Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat in the lead with Jacqueline Fernandez making a special appearance. A satirical take on terrorism, the film is slated to go on floors soon. Written by Puneet Krishna, Sumit Purohit and Karan Anhsuman, the film will have music by Ram Sampath. Directed by Karan Anshuman for producers Riteish Sidhwani and Farhan Ahktar, the film will release on April 17, 2015.