Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who started his film career in 1999 with Shool and has done around 30 films till now including <em>Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur </em> and <em>Talaash, </em> is churning stellar performances one after another. With him getting widely appreciated in his latest release <em>Talaash</em>, it's not a surprise that his bag is full with challenging roles. While on one hand, he has Ketan Mehta's Mountain Man, on the other he has been signed up for <em>Black Currency</em>.

Anurag Kashyap`s Gangs of Wasseypur has bagged four nominations, including Best Film and Best Director, at the 55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival. <em>Gangs of Wasseypur</em> has also been nominated in the Best Supporting Actress Category (Huma Qureshi) and Best Art Direction (Suikal Bose). Two other films viz <em>Kahaani</em> and <em>Barfi</em> have also been nominated. While Vidya Balan has been shortlisted in the Best Actress category for <em>Kahaani, Barfi</em> has been nominated for its music by Pritam Chakraborty.

Gangs Of Wasseypur’s powerhouse performer Nawazuddin Siddiqui injured himself on Tuesday night, right after a screening of his latest release <em>Chittagong</em> in Delhi attended by the likes of Sheila Dixit. A shocked member of the <em>Chittagong</em> team informed this writer, “Nawazuddin slipped and fell outside the theatre after the premiere. He has injured his leg badly and was in no position to travel or to shoot the next day.” Apparently Ketan Mehta’s film starring Nawazuddin which was supposed to start shooting later this week had to be postponed.

<strong>Click on the pic to view slideshow</strong> Posters of Ramadhir Singh can be seen in every nook and corner of Mumbai. Who are we talking about? Well, none other than super talented director turned actor, Tigmanshu Dhulia. Tigmanshu wore the director’s hat and wowed everyone with his movies namely, <em>Haasil, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster</em> and recently, <em>Paan Singh Tomar</em>. And now he is making waves for his performance as Ramadhir Singh in Anurag Kashyap’s latest blockbuster, <em>Gangs of Wasseypur</em>.

The release of the second part of Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs Of Wasseypur will open on 8 August (2012). The first part has already created a rage and has been watched my numerous cinema lovers across the globe. “For all those asking and also those not asking but are eager to know #GOW2 will release on 8th August," tweeted Kashyap. “<em>Sunn toh liya hai aapne ab apni aankhon se dekh bhi lo</em> (You've heard it, now see it too),"”he added.

Despite of the film doing well in the UAE, Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur (GOW) has been banned in Qatar and Kuwait-the cause- it is offensive to Muslims. When we talked to Anurag, he said that he was not aware of it. He also said that the distributor there, whom the film was sold on a minimum guarantee, hasn’t complained about anything as the film was doing very well in the region. Asked if he would do anything in the matter, the filmmaker said that he would better wait and watch.

It is already known that Anurag Khashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur (GOW), that has a total viewing time of five hours and twenty minutes, was split into two parts. The first part was released on 22 June (2012). Despite an ‘A’ certificate, GOW has received a positive response from the audience and critical acclaim as well. Now, the second part is set to be released on 19 August around two months later. Naturally, Viacom 18, the co-producer and distributor of the film wants to cash in on part one’s box office acceptance.

She has given two years of her life and creative blood to the music of Gangs Of Wasseypur (GOW). And young Sneha Khanwalkar is still at it. She is still working on the final sound of <em>Gangs Of Wasseypur</em> 2. For those who loved the localized flavorful colloquial and yet cool and utterly visual quality of sound in Sneha’s songs in GOW…here’s news. Picture <em>abhi baki hai mere dost</em>!

Starring: <strong>Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Richa Chadha, Huma Quershi, Reema Sen, Piyush Mishra</strong> Directed by <strong>Anurag Kashyap</strong> Rating: <strong>****</strong> Bleeding brilliance in almost every frame, breathing fire through every available orifice that the characters possess, and whipping up a kind of frenzied flamboyant bloodshed that was once associated with the Spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone and Sam Peckinpah, <em>Gangs Of Wasseypur</em> is, briefly, one huge gang-bang. No protection provided.