Gully Boy
(2019)
★ 7.3 IMDb · 222 votes
Year: 2019
Runtime: 153 мин
Country: India
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Cast: Ранвир Сингх, आलिया भट्ट, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Raaz, विजय वर्मा, Amruta Subhash, Ikhlaque Khan, Шиба Чадха, Kalki Koechlin, Jyoti Subhash
Plot
Murad, an underdog, struggles to convey his views on social issues and life in Dharavi through rapping. His life changes drastically when he meets a local rapper, Shrikant alias MC Sher.
"Gully Boy" is a film about a 22-year-old boy "Murad" from a ghetto in Mumbai, India. The son of a driver, his parents worked hard to get him educated so that he could have a white collar job. Meanwhile, Murad realizes his calling to be a rapper. Authentic Hip Hop in India is a recent phenomenon and like anywhere else in the world, is rising from the streets. Art is a distant dream for the colonized 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. The film showcases street rap from the crevices of Mumbai's by lanes. The poetry is conscious of the city's socio-economic fabric and highlights the challenges faced by the disenfranchised youth in the minority population.