Gully Boy

Gully Boy is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, and directed by Akhtar. The film is co-produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar under the banners of Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainment productions. Loosely based on the life of street rappers Divine and Naezy, it stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, and features Kalki Koechlin, Vijay Raaz and Siddhant Chaturvedi in supporting roles. Principal photography for Gully Boy began in January 2018 and wrapped up in April 2018. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2019, and was released theatrically on 14 February 2019 to positive reviews from critics.

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Gully Boy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byZoya Akhtar
Produced by
Written byVijay Maurya
(Dialogue)
Screenplay by
Starring
Music bySongs:
Divine
Naezy
Emiway bantai
Dub Sharma
Ankur Tewari
Spitfire
Sez on the beat
Rishi Rich
Raghu Dixit
Midival Punditz
Karsh Kale
Chandrashekhar Kunder
Jasleen Royal
Mickey McCleary
Ace
Ishq Bector
Prem-Hardeep
Viveick Rajagopalan
Kaam Bhaari
Background Score:
Karsh Kale
The Salvage Audio Collective
CinematographyJay Oza
Edited byNitin Baid
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) (Berlin)[1]
  • 14 February 2019 (2019-02-14) (India)[2]
Running time
153 minutes[3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. ₹18.70 crore[4]

Gully Boy is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, and directed by Akhtar. The film is co-produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar under the banners of Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainment productions. Loosely based on the life of street rappers Divine and Naezy,[5] it stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, and features Kalki Koechlin, Vijay Raaz and Siddhant Chaturvedi in supporting roles.

Principal photography for Gully Boy began in January 2018 and wrapped up in April 2018. It premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2019, and was released theatrically on 14 February 2019 to positive reviews from critics.

Cast

Production

Akthar has co-opted the story of two Mumbai based MC's, Naezy and Divine, into a romantic musical drama.[6] Principal photography of the film began in January 2018[7] and it was wrapped up by April 2018.[8]

Soundtrack

Gully Boy
Soundtrack album by
Divine, Naezy, Dub Sharma, Ankur Tewari, Spitfire, Sez on the beat, Rishi Rich, Raghu Dixit, Midival Punditz, Karsh Kale, Chandrashekhar Kunder, Jasleen Royal, Mickey McCleary, Ace, Ishq Bector, Prem-Hardeep, Viveick Rajagopalan and Kaam Bhaari
Released24 January 2019 (2019-01-24)[9]
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length46:38
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
CompilerAnkur Tewari
External audio
Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Singles from Gully Boy
  1. "Asli Hip Hop"
    Released: 3 January 2019
  2. "Apna Time Aayega"
    Released: 13 January 2019
  3. "Mere Gully Mein"
    Released: 21 January 2019
  4. "Doori"
    Released: 27 January 2019
  5. "Azadi"
    Released: 11 February 2019

The soundtrack is composed, and performed by a myriad of Indian musicians, MCs, and producers, such as Divine, Naezy, Sez on the beat, Rishi Rich, Dub Sharma, Jasleen Royal, Ace, Ishq Bector, MC Altaf, MC TodFod, 100 RBH, Maharya, Noxious D, Viveick Rajagopalan, and others.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Asli Hip Hop"SpitfireSpitfireRanveer Singh1:40
2."Mere Gully Mein"
  • Divine
  • Naezy
  • Divine
  • Naezy
  • Sez on the Beat
3:05
3."Doori Poem"Javed AkhtarRishi RichRanveer Singh1:05
4."Doori"
  • Javed Akhtar
  • Divine
Rishi RichRanveer Singh2:15
5."Train Song"
  • Javed Akhtar
  • Karsh Kale
  • Gaurav Raina
  • Tapan Raj
  • Raghu Dixit
  • Karsh Kale
3:58
6."Jingostan Beatbox"Dub SharmaDub SharmaDub Sharma2:21
7."Sher Aaya Sher"DivineChandrashekar KunderDivine2:14
8."Jahaan Tu Chala"Aditya SharmaJasleen RoyalJasleen Royal2:20
9."Azadi"
  • Divine
  • Dub Sharma
  • Divine
  • Dub Sharma
  • Divine
  • Dub Sharma
2:35
10."Kab Se Kab Tak"
  • Kaam Bhaari
  • Ankur Tewari
  • Ranveer Singh
  • Vibha Saraf
2:33
11."Kaam Bhaari"Kaam Bhaari
  • Ankur Tewari
  • Kaam Bhaari
Kaam Bhaari2:18
12."Ek Hee Raasta"Javed AkhtarRishi RichRanveer Singh1:11
13."Apna Time Aayega"
  • Divine
  • Ankur Tewari
  • Dub Sharma
  • Divine
  • Ranveer Singh
  • Divine
2:20
14."Jeene Mein Aaye Maza"Ankur Tewari
Ankur Tewari3:19
15."Har Gham Mein Khushi Hai"AceIshq BectorAce2:48
16."Jingostan"Dub SharmaDub SharmaDub Sharma2:34
17."Goriye"
  • Bhinder Khanpuri
  • Arjun
  • Blitz
  • Desi Ma
  • Prem
  • Hardeep
3:48
18."India 91"
  • MC Altaf
  • MC TodFod
  • 100 RBH
  • Maharya
  • Noxious D
  • MC Mawali
Viveick Rajagopalan
  • MC Altaf
  • MC TodFod
  • 100 RBH
  • Maharya
  • Noxious D
3:14
Total length:46:38

Marketing and release

Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt at the trailer launch of Gully Boy

Gully Boy was confirmed to be releasing on 14 February 2019 by Alia Bhatt.[8] The first look official poster of the film released on 1 January 2019 and reconfirmed the release date to be 14 February 2019.[2] Two new theatrical posters revealing looks of lead actors of the film unveiled for the public on 2 January 2019.[10] The Trailer Announcement was made on 4 January 2019 with a small teaser in which Ranveer Singh is seen rapping. The official trailer of the film was released on 9 January 2019.[11] The film has been selected in Berlinale Special section of 69th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was screened on 9 February 2019 for its world premiere at the festival.[12][1] It was released in India on 14 February 2019[13]on 3350 screens and in overseas market on 751 screens making worldwide count of 4101 screens.[14]

Reception

Critical response

Gully Boy received positive reviews from critics with praise directed to Akhtar’s direction, Maurya’s dialogues, and Singh and Bhatt for their performances.[15][16][17] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 100% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10.[18]

Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost gave Gully Boy four stars out of five, writing, "Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt are devastatingly good in Zoya Akhtar's ultimate anthem for the rebel".[19] Raja Sen of Hindustan Times called it "the first great Hindi film of 2019",[20] while Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama went on to call it "Akhtar’s best film to date".[21] Rachit Gupta of The Times of India also gave four stars.[22] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com also gave four stars.[23] Livemint wrote, "It’s a hard-won transformation – bohot hard – and it rings true".[24] Anupama Chopra commented, "By the end, I was wiping tears and cheering furiously not just for Murad, but for each one of these characters to find happiness".[25]

Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV opined, "Gully Boy can be whole-heartedly commended for its craft, fascinating characters and Ranveer Singh. He absolutely kills the slow-burning rapper act. What's more, he does with a lot of energy to spare."[26] Writing for Film Companion, Baradwaj Rangan gave Gully Boy three stars out of five and found it to be "softer than expected, but hugely entertaining and beautifully made".[27] Ananya Bhattacharya of India Today rated it three stars out of five.[28] Mayur Sanap of Deccan Chronicle also gave three stars.[29] The Wire felt the film dealt with Bollywood tropes.[30]

Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News rated the film 3.5/5 and wrote, "When he breaks down, you break down with him and that’s one of the biggest victories of Gully Boy".[31] Among international reviewers, Lee Marshall of Screen International wrote, "Singh busts rhymes with the best of them in this energetic, entertaining film".[32] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film three stars of five.[33] Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter commended Akhtar for her direction.[34] Anita Iyer of Khaleej Times rated the film four stars out of five.[35] Jay Weissberg of Variety wrote, "A mainstream rap musical served up with generous helpings of deftly written hip-hop lyrics and an appealing, largely well-woven narrative starring Ranveer Singh in all his charms".[36]

Box office

Gully Boy opening day collection is nett ₹19.40 crore. [37][38]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Zoya Akhtar take Gully Boy global. See pics from Berlin Film Festival". Hindustan Times. 9 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt share first Gully Boy poster". Hindustan Times. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Gully Boy 2019 | British Board of Film Classification". Bbfc.co.uk. 7 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Gully Boy Box Office Collection till Now - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Meet the real-life Gully Boys, Divine and Naezy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Film Companion, Zoya Akhtar Interview with Anupama Chopra | Gully Boy | Film Companion, retrieved 2019-02-07
  7. ↑ "Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh's 'Gully Boy' goes on floors today". Daily News and Analysis. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Alia on Instagram: "Gully Boy. 14th February 2019"". Instagram.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Gully Boy - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Saavn.
  10. ↑ "Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh's looks from Gully Boy revealed! Check out the new posters". Times Now News. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Gully Boy - Official Trailer - Ranveer Singh - Alia Bhatt - Zoya Akhtar". YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt-starrer 'Gully Boy' to have world premiere at 69th Berlin Film Fest". The Economic Times. 14 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "Alia on Instagram: "Gully Boy. 14th February 2019"". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  14. ↑ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (14 February 2019). "#GullyBoy screen count... India: 3350 Overseas: 751 Worldwide total: 4101 screens" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "QuickE: Amol Palekar on NGMA Controversy; 'Gully Boy' Reviews". Thequint.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "Gully Boy FIRST reviews out! Ranveer Singh's career best performance, Alia Bhatt is terrific say critics and fans - Bollywood News". Timesnownews.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  17. ↑ Jha, Shefali (10 February 2019). "Gully Boy movie reviews: Ranveer Singh's career best, Alia a firecracker, say Rajeev Masand & Anupama Chopra". Ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  18. ↑ "Gully Boy (2019)". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  19. ↑ "Gully Boy movie review: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt are devastatingly good in Zoya Akhtar's ultimate anthem for the rebel- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost.com. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  20. ↑ "Gully Boy movie review: Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt raise the roof with a great musical. 4 stars". Hindustantimes.com. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  21. ↑ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (14 February 2019). "#OneWordReview… #GullyBoy: FANTASTIC. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Depicts the struggles of an underdog brilliantly... Zoya Akhtar's best film to date... Ranveer is phenomenal... Alia is electrifying... Siddhant Chaturvedi is super... Not to be missed! #GullyBoyReview t.co/f6phWdsb7Q" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ↑ "Gully Boy Review {4/5}: Entertainment ekdum hard hai bhai". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  23. ↑ "Gully Boy Review: You'll cry for Ranveer". Rediff.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  24. ↑ Bhatia, Uday (14 February 2019). "Film review: 'Gully Boy' amplifies a voice from the streets". Livemint.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  25. ↑ https://www.filmcompanion.in/gully-boy-movie-review-ranveer-singh-zoya-akhtar-divine-anupama-chopra/amp/
  26. ↑ "Gully Boy Movie Review: Ranveer Singh Kills It, Supported By Feisty Alia Bhatt". Ndtv.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  27. ↑ "Gully Boy Movie Review: A Softer Than Expected, But Hugely Entertaining And Beautifully Made Street-Rapper Story". Filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  28. ↑ "Gully Boy Movie Review: Ranveer Singh raps, Alia Bhatt roars in Zoya Akhtar film". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  29. ↑ Sanap, Mayur (14 February 2019). "Gully Boy movie review: Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt elevate Zoya Akhtar's nuanced drama". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  30. ↑ "Movie Review: 'Gully Boy' Is Too Self-Contained to Start a Real Conversation". Thewire.in. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  31. ↑ "Movie Review: Gully Boy". Gulfnews.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  32. ↑ Marshall2019-02-09T20:30:00+00:00, Lee. "'Gully Boy': Berlin Review". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  33. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (11 February 2019). "Gully Boy review – shy slumdog rapper is a breakout star". Theguardian.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  34. ↑ "'Gully Boy' ('Apna Time Aayega'): Film Review - Berlin 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  35. ↑ Iyer, Anita. "'Gully Boy' review: Ranveer delivers soul-stirring performance". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  36. ↑ Weissberg, Jay; Weissberg, Jay (11 February 2019). "Berlin Film Review: 'Gully Boy'". Variety.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  37. ↑ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (15 February 2019). "#GullyBoy is Ranveer Singh's second biggest opener... Lower than #Simmba... Higher than #Padmaavat... Opening Day: 1.#Simmba ₹ 20.72 cr 2. #GullyBoy ₹ 19.40 cr [Thu; revised] 3.#Padmaavat ₹ 19 cr [Thu] 4.#Gunday ₹ 16.12 cr 5.#GoliyonKiRaasleelaRamLeela ₹ 16 cr India biz" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  38. ↑ "Gully Boy Box Office Collection till Now - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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