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Zila Ghaziabad
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Wikipedia article
'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. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews.
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.
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
* Arshad Warsi as Mahendra Fauji Baisla
* Vivek Oberoi as Satbir Baisla Gurjar
* Ashutosh Kaushik as Pandit
* Ravi Kishan as Rashid
* Charmy Kaur as Suman Chaudhary
* Sunil Grover as Faqira
* Paresh Rawal as Chairman Jagmal Baisla
* Minissha Lamba as Kavita, Fauji's girlfriend
* Chandrachur Singh as Karambir Singh
* Ashutosh Rana as Sangram Singh
* Zarina Wahab as Satbir's mother
* Eijaz Khan as Ombir Singh
* Parth Sharma as Robin Singh
* Geeta Khanna as Rashid's mother
* Divya Dutta as Mahenderi
* Raju Mavani as Sadhu Singh
* Khushboo Kamal
* Shriya Saran in "Chamiya No 1" item number (cameo appearance)
* Geeta Basra in "Baap ka Maal" item number (cameo appearance)
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. Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave it 2.5 stars.
References
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