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Gully Boy

Gully Boy

Apna Time Aayega!

20197.32h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Zoya Akhtar
Written by Reema Kagti, Vijay Maurya, Zoya Akhtar
Produced by Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar
Box OfficeBudget: $5.8MRevenue: $28.3M

Top Cast

Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh

Murad Ahmed / Gully Boy

Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt

Safeena Firdausi

Siddhant Chaturvedi

Siddhant Chaturvedi

Shrikant Bhosie / MC Sher

Vijay Raaz

Vijay Raaz

Aftab Ahmed

Vijay Varma

Vijay Varma

Moeen Arif

Amruta Subhash

Amruta Subhash

Razia Ahmed

I

Ikhlaque Khan

Nasir Firdausi

Sheeba Chaddha

Sheeba Chaddha

Hamida Firdausi

Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin

Shweta / Sky

Jyoti Subhash

Jyoti Subhash

Dadi

Themes & Keywords

rap musicslumrapperghettomumbai (bombay), indiapovertyrapper wannabeinspirational

About Gully Boy

Gully Boy is a drama, music film released in 2019 exploring themes of rap music, slum, rapper, ghetto, mumbai (bombay), india, poverty. Directed by Zoya Akhtar, it stars Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Siddhant Chaturvedi. 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.

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