Gangs of Wasseypur

Gangs of Wasseypur  is an upcoming Hindi crime film directed and produced by Anurag Kashyap. The film features an ensemble cast including Jaideep Ahlawat, Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Richa Chadda in the lead roles. The film will be screened at the 2012 Directors' Fortnight, an independently-curated, non-competitive event which runs concurrently with the famed Cannes Film Festival

Cast

• Jaideep Ahlawat as Shahid Khan
• Manoj Bajpai as Shaad
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Sohail
• Tigmanshu Dhulia as Vikram
• Aditya Kumar as Ali
• Reemma Sen as Diana
• Richa Chadda as Rajini
• Huma Qureshi as Jatin
• Piyush Mishra as Farhan
• Syed Zeeshan Qadri as Khan

Development

The film has been reported to be inspired from the story of Jharkhand politician Suryadev Singh, Binod Singh and Sakeldeo Singh who was convicted of murder.

Filming

During filming in Varanasi in December 2010, the film's assistant director Sohil Shah was killed in an auto accident. The film finished production in late March 2011, with Anurag Kashyap moving on to direct his next film immediately

Plot

The film is about the coal mafia in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.