880-01 Gully boy / Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby present an Excel Entertainment production ; directed by Zoya Akhtar ; produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar, Farhan Akhtar ; written by Reema Kagti, Zoya Akhtar ; dialogues, Vijay Maurya.
Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Vijay Raaz, Kalki Koechlin, Vijay Varma, Amruta Subhash, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Sheeba Chaddha, Jyoti Subhash, Vijay Maurya, Ikhlaque Khan, Nakul Roshan Sahdev, Rahil Gilani, Manj Musik (as himself), Raja Kumari (as herself), Divine (as himself), Emiway Bantai (as himself), Kaam Bhaari (as himself), Deepa Unnikrishnan (aka Dee MC), Naezy (as himself), SlowCheeta (rapper). Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. "This film is a shoutout to the original Gully Boys Naezy & Divine"--Opening credits Based on the lives of two Mumbai-based MCs, Naezy and Divine.
Summary:
This film, based on the lives of two Mumbai-based street rappers, Naezy and Divine, is a coming-of-age musical story portraying the struggles of 22-year-old aspiring rapper Murad from the Dharavi slums of Mumbai. The son of a driver, his parents work hard to get him educated so that he can have a white collar job. Meanwhile, Murad realizes his calling is to be a rapper. But art is a distant dream for the disenfranchised poor of India and this story is about Murad's journey from realizing his love for rap and chasing his dream to inadvertently transcending his class. Authentic Hip Hop in India is a recent phenomenon and like anywhere else in the world, is rising from the streets.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1143733343
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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