Gully Boy' Gave Us Great Push But We Shouldn't Be Dependent On It: DIVINE
Gully Boy emerged as one of the most critically-acclaimed films of the season and has helped put the spotlight on the hip-hop culture, which was hitherto ignored.
Zoya
Akhtar's
Gully
Boy
brought
Mumbai's
underground
hip-hop
scene
to
the
mainstream
and
rapper
DIVINE,
whose
life,
along
with
rapper
Naezy,
inspired
the
film,
says
they
should
now
make
use
of
the
recognition
and
not
be
"dependent" on
it.
The
film,
headlined
by
Ranveer
Singh,
chronicled
the
story
of
the
rise
of
a
rapper
from
Dharavi.
Gully
Boy
emerged
as
one
of
the
most
critically-acclaimed
films
of
the
season
and
has
helped
put
the
spotlight
on
the
hip-hop
culture,
which
was
hitherto
ignored.
DIVINE
says,
thanks
to
the
film,
the
artistes
aren't
"alien
anymore" and
are
now
in
the
mainstream,
with
hip-hop
reaching
all
corners
of
the
country.
"The
movie
was
a
great
push
for
us
but
we
should
not
be
dependent
on
the
movie
anymore.
We
should
do
our
own
thing.
A
mainstream
movie
came
about
us
and
now
everybody
knows
about
this
scene
in
Mumbai.
"Now
every
city
should
be
pushing
and
putting
themselves
out
there
because
now
there
is
an
audience
who
is
ready
to
listen,"
DIVINE
told
PTI.
The
film,
written
by
Zoya
and
Reema
Kagtiwith
dialogues
by
Vijay
Maurya
opened
first
in
Berlin
before
a
theatrical
release
in
India.
Gully
Boy
went
on
to
become
a
huge
success
and
put
the
spotlight
on
emerging
rappers
in
the
country,
especially
DIVINE.
Asked
if
he
feels
his
art
can
get
affected
with
so
much
attention,
the
rapper
says,
"No.
It
clearly
depends
on
how
you
take
it.
The
film
was
being
made
since
three
and
half
a
years.
It
always
got
me
excited,
obviously,
but
in
the
back
of
my
head,
I
knew
I'm
here
to
do
music,
give
the
people
what
I
have.
My
life
is
still
the
same,
only
the
love
has
been
getting
bigger."
There
were
reports
that
the
team
is
planning
to
make
a
sequel
to
Gully
Boy
but
DIVINE
says
he
is
not
aware
of
any
such
development.
"I
didn't
have
a
word
with
her
(Zoya)
yet.
If
she's
doing
one
then
all
the
best
to
her.
She
has
my
love
already."
The
rapper
is
currently
gearing
up
to
perform
at
the
second
edition
of
BUDX,
which
aims
to
give
a
closer
look
into
the
growing
music
scene
in
the
country.
DIVINE,
whose
first
ever
live
performances
included
a
total
audience
of
10,
with
six
being
his
friends,
has
reached
a
position
where
he
has
teamed
up
with
different
musicians
to
come
out
with
a
"collaborative"
sound.
From
Randolph
Correia,
guitarist
with
"Pentagram"
to
"Skyharbor"
base
guitarist
Krishna
Jhaveri,
DIVINE
is
working
with
musicians
from
different
backgrounds.
"This
is
not
just
a
DIVINE
sound.
It's
a
bunch
of
like
minded
guys
coming
together
to
give
a
new
sound
when
we
play
live.
I
am
playing
a
set
with
a
whole
showcase,
I've
got
my
record
label.
"We
are
helping
some
likeminded
guys
to
grow
with
us
and
work
as
a
team.
This
is
the
first
time
I'll
be
showcasing
all
the
talent
I
have
on
the
roaster."
The
rapper
says
its
important
for
artistes
to
collaborate
with
others,
both
emerging
talents
and
existing
stars,
to
grow.
"It's
important
to
help
each
other
out.
We
don't
have
to
be
dependent
on
Bollywood
or
a
particular
genre,
tour
to
help
us
make
it
big.
We
have
our
own
platforms
right
now
and
we
should
make
use
of
it.
That's
why
it's
important
to
support
anyone
who's
into
music,"
he
adds.