Zila Ghaziabad Explained
Zila Ghaziabad is 2013 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Anand Kumar. It is produced by Vinod Bachan, and presented by Mohammed Fasih & Bharat Shah. The film features Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, Arshad Warsi, Charmy Kaur, Minissha Lamba, Ravi Kishan, Paresh Rawal and Sunil Grover in lead roles amongst others. The film also featured Shriya Saran and Geeta Basra for a special appearance . It was based on true story of gang wars of Ghaziabad. It was released on 22 February 2013.[2] Upon release, the film received mixed reviews.[3] [4] [5]
A full-blown gang war comes to life in the district of Ghaziabad with the rise of the rivalry between gangsters Fauji and Satbir. A corrupt policeman, Pritam Singh, is sent down to set things right.
The film is based on the true story of the gang war that lasted between two groups in the 80s and 90s in Ghaziabad, India.[6]
Synopsis
In the town of Ghaziabad, Brahmapal Choudhary (Paresh Rawal) is a corrupt chairman, and has connections with the gangster Fauji (Arshad Warsi), who is willing to do anything to make a quick buck. When Brahmapal refuses to pay up to 2 million for Fauji's sisters wedding, Fauji breaks their ties and leaves him. At the same time, Brahmapal befriends a polite teacher named Satbir (Vivek Oberoi) who also happens to be in a relationship with Brahmapal's daughter Suman (Charmy Kaur).
Thinking that Brahmapal has replaced him with Satbir, Fauji becomes furious and joins forces with Rashid (Ravi Kishan), a politician and Brahmapal's rivalry.
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt as Inspector Thakur Pritam Singh, a police officer tasked with putting an end to the gang war in Ghaziabad
- Vivek Oberoi as Satbir Baisla Gurjar, A teacher-turned-Gangster, Fauji's arch-rival, Suman's love-interest and later husband
- Arshad Warsi as Mahendra Fauji Baisla, A gangster, Satbir's arch-rival, the main antagonist of the film
- Ashutosh Kaushik as Pandit, one of Fauji's henchmen
- Ravi Kishan as Rashid, Jagmal’s political rival who joins hands with Fauji
- Charmy Kaur as Suman Chaudhary, Jagmal's daughter, Satbir's love interest and later wife
- Sunil Grover as Fakirchand baisla (Faqira), One of Fauji's Henchmen and Jagmal's brother-in-law
- Paresh Rawal as Chairman Jagmal Baisla, mafia Don of Ghaziabad, Rashid's political rival, Suman's father
- Minissha Lamba as Kavita, Fauji's girlfriend
- Chandrachur Singh as Karambir Baisla fauji, Satbir and Ombir's older brother (Guest Appearance)
- Ashutosh Rana as Sangram Singh
- Zarina Wahab as Satbir's mother
- Eijaz Khan as Ombir Singh baisla, Karambir and Satbir's younger brother
- Parth Sharma as Robin Singh
- Geeta Khanna as Rashid's mother
- Divya Dutta as Mahenderi[7]
- Raju Mavani as Sadhu Singh
- Khushboo Kamal
- Shriya Saran in "Chamiya No 1" item number (cameo appearance)[8] [9] [10]
Music
The soundtrack of Zila Ghaziabad is composed by Amjad Nadeem, with Bappa Lahiri, son of famous music composer Bappi Lahiri composing "Tu Hain Rab Mera" and "Chamiya No. 1", which initially titled as "Main Item No.1 Hoon". The album contains five tracks. Lyrics by Shabbir Ahmed.
Reception
Zila Ghaziabad received negative reviews from critics. Roshni Devi from Koimoi gave it 2 star and called it "almost entirely bad" except Arshad Warsi's and Sanjay Dutt acting and a few sequences.[12] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave it 2.5 stars.[13] [5] [4] [3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Zila Ghaziabad (2013). https://web.archive.org/web/20120202054424/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/545924 . dead . 2 February 2012 . . 10 January 2013.
- News: Arshad Warsi had a tough time in Delhi. https://archive.today/20130126091844/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-04/news-interviews/30355515_1_arshad-warsi-qutub-minar-zilla-ghaziabad. dead. 26 January 2013. Sharma. Garima. 4 November 2011. The Times of India. 15 November 2011.
- News: Zila Ghaziabad Movie Review : Critic Review of Zila Ghaziabad by Times of India. The Times of India.
- Web site: Film review: 'Zila Ghaziabad' is out of sync. Tushar. Joshi. 22 February 2013. Daily News and Analysis. 22 July 2019. 22 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722093545/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-film-review-zila-ghaziabad-is-out-of-sync-1803050. live.
- Web site: Review: Zila Ghaziabad is assembly-line garbage – Rediff.com. m.rediff.com. 22 July 2019. 22 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722091412/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/report/review-zila-ghaziabad/20130222.htm. live.
- News: 'Zilla Ghaziabad' is a true to life story: Anand Kumar. https://web.archive.org/web/20111003214312/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/zilla-ghaziabad-is-true-to-life-anand-kumar/189325-8-66.html. dead. 3 October 2011. Vats. Rohit. 1 October 2011. Ibnlive.
- Web site: Purva Desai. Play second fiddle to none: Divya Dutta . https://archive.today/20130127075949/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-27/news-interviews/35386575_1_play-second-fiddle-divya-dutta-heroine . dead . 27 January 2013 . 27 November 2012 . The Times of India. 10 January 2013.
- Web site: Shriya Saran to do an item number in Zilla Ghaziabad : Bollywood, News . India Today . 14 June 2012 . 10 January 2013 . 21 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130221031413/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shriya-saran-to-do-an-item-number-in-zilla-ghaziabad/1/200606.html . live .
- Web site: Sanjay Dutt turns item boy in 'Zila Ghaziabad' – Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. 22 July 2019. 28 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230328155446/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/sanjay-dutt-turns-item-boy-in-zila-ghaziabad/907879/. live.
- Web site: PIX: The HOT item songs in Zila Ghaziabad. Rediff. 21 September 2020. 26 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126130223/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-pix-the-hot-item-songs-in-zila-ghaziabad/20130219.htm. live.
- Web site: Geeta Basra denies marrying Harbhajan Singh . https://web.archive.org/web/20130227060541/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-15/news-interviews/35820823_1_geeta-basra-rani-hoon-main-zilla-ghaziabad . dead . 27 February 2013 . 15 December 2012 . . 10 January 2013.
- Web site: Zila Ghaziabad review by Roshni Devi. 22 February 2013. 22 July 2019. 22 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190722092026/https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/zila-ghaziabad-review/. live.
- Web site: Zila Ghaziabad review by Taran Adarsh. Bollywood Hungama. 22 February 2013. 3 February 2020. 3 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203171405/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/zila-ghaziabad/critic-review/zila-ghaziabad-movie-review/. live.
