Meeruthiya Gangsters (transl. Gangsters of Meerut) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language crime-comedy film written and directed by Zeishan Quadri and produced by Gibran Noorani. The film score is composed by Vivek Kar and Siddhant Mishra. Meeruthiya Gangsters was released on 18 September 2015. It is inspired by the high number of extortion cases in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The film is based from the perspective of six youths who turn kidnappers. The first look poster was released on 29 July 2015,[1] followed by the trailer on 10 August 2015.[2]
| Meeruthiya Gangsters | |
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| Directed by | Zeishan Quadri |
| Story by | Gibran Noorani |
| Produced by | Prashant Tiwari Prateek Tiwari Shoeb Ahmed Zeishan Quadri Priyanka Bassi |
| Starring | Jaideep Ahlawat Aakash Dahiya Vansh Bhardwaj Chandrachoor Rai Shadab Kamal Jatin Sarna Nikhil Punia Sachin Shivalia |
| Cinematography | Naren Gedia |
| Edited by | Anurag Kashyap Ashish Gai |
| Music by | Siddhant Madhav Vivek Kar |
Production companies | Prateek Entertainments Pvt Ltd Friday to Friday Entertainers & Media Pvt Ltd |
| Distributed by | Prateek Group |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Cast
edit- Jaideep Ahlawat as Nikhil
- Aakash Dahiya as Amit
- Vansh Bhardwaj as Gagan
- Chandrachoor Rai as Rahul 'Challenger'
- Shadab Kamal as Sunny
- Jatin Sarna as Sanjay 'Foreigner'
- Nushrat Bharucha as Mansi
- Ishita Raj Sharma as Pooja
- Sanjay Mishra as Mama
- Mukul Dev as R K Singh
- Brijendra Kala as Jayantilal
- Sumit Sethi as DJ Sumit
- Alok Sharma
- Sachin Shivalia
Soundtrack
editAlbum consists of 8 tracks composed by Siddhant Mishra, Vivek Kar and Siddhant Madhav. Lyrics penned by Kumaar, Kunwar Juneja and Arafat Mehmood. Suresh Raina, Indian sensational cricketer, lent his voice to the song – "Tu Mili Sab Mila", in this film.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Meeruthiya Gangsters" | Zubeen Garg | |
| 2. | "Naina Tose Lage (Female Version)" | Pawni Pandey | |
| 3. | "Hum-Toh Jeete Hain" | Siddhant Madhav, Pawni Pandey | |
| 4. | "Mastam Mastam" | Mika Singh | |
| 5. | "Babaji Ka Ghanta" | Divya Kumar | |
| 6. | "Meeruthiya Gangsters (Bonus Track)" | Dev Negi | |
| 7. | "Naina Tose Lage" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | |
| 8. | "Tu Mili Sab Mila" | Suresh Raina |
References
edit- ^ "First look of Zeishan Quadri's 'Meeruthiya Gangsters' out". The Indian Express. Mumbai. IANS. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Meeruthiya Gangsters| Releasing 18th Sept", Prateek Entertainments, YouTube, 12 August 2015, retrieved 12 August 2015
Further reading
edit- Singh, Suhani (18 September 2015). "Meeruthiya Gangsters review: Boys go wild in Qadri's film but the audiences will be restless". India Today. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.
- Ribeiro, Troy (17 September 2015). "'Meeruthiya Gangsters' – A tad humorous, but uninspiring". Business Standard. Indo Asian News Service (IANS). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.
- Pal, Deepanjana (19 September 2015). "Meeruthiya Gangsters review: Five boys, a super-cop and lots of crime makes boring trouble". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.
- Bhatia, Uday (18 September 2015). "Film Review: Meeruthiya Gangsters". Mint. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.
- Kaushal, Sweta (18 September 2015). "Meeruthiya Gangsters: A loosely-written plot is the criminal". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.
- Gauri, Gayatri (20 September 2015). "Meeruthiya Gangsters review: Part Tarantino, some Anurag Kashyap and a lot of dark comedy". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.
- Gupta, Shubhra (18 September 2015). "Meeruthiya Gangsters review: It leaves you stranded, wondering just what is going on". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.
- Nair, Sreehari (21 September 2015). "Why Meeruthiya Gangsters is an absolute original". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.
- "Meeruthiya Gangsters Plot Summary". The Times of India. TNN. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.