Gulaal (2009)

Original title

गुलाल

Directed by

Anurag Kashyap

Genre

political film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 20m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 73 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A law student gets drawn into the violent world of student politics and a separatist movement in Rajasthan. The story follows the scheming elites and desperate students who clash over power, legitimacy, and old grievances.

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What happens

Gulaal (gulal, Crimson) is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language political drama film written and directed by Anurag Kashyap, starring Raj Singh Chaudhary, Kay Kay Menon, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan, Jesse Randhawa, Piyush Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. It explores themes such as pursuit of power, quest for legitimacy, perceived injustices and hypocrisy of the powerful. The film is set in present-day Rajasthan, a state in northwestern India. The plot is provided by student politics of a university and a fictitious secessionist movement consisting of former Rajput leaders who have become present-day elite. Gulaal was initially stalled due to financial concerns but was later released with support from Zee Limelight. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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