Rating:
4.0/5
Star
Cast:
Ranveer
Singh,
Alia
Bhatt,
Kalki
Koechlin,
Siddhant
Chaturvedi,
Sheeba
Chaddha
Director:
Zoya
Akhtar
Gully
Boy
Movie
Review:
Ranveer
Singh
|
Alia
Bhatt
|
Zoya
Akhtar
|
FilmiBeat
'Taraazu
ke
bas
do
thaal
hain,
Ek
ore
hum
dooje
mein
khwaab
hain,' these
lines
aptly
describe
Murad's
(Ranveer)
life
in
Zoya
Akhtar's
Gully
Boy.
Amongst
all
the
chaos,
the
young
man
finds
his
voice
in
street
rap.
Just
like
his
name,
Murad
'desires'
to
make
his
passion
his
profession.
But
the
journey
isn't
a
bed
of
roses.
Especially
when
one
has
to
swim
against
the
tide
of
social
disparity
and
class
divide.
In
one
of
the
most
striking
scenes
in
the
film,
we
see
Murad
chauffeuring
a
sobbing
elite
girl.
While
he
catches
a
glimpse
of
her
in
his
rear-mirror
wanting
to
console
her,
Javed
Akhtar's
poetic
lines,
'Tumse
humdardi
bhi
nahi
kar
sakta
main,
Mere
bas
ki
baat
nahi
hai,
Main
yeh
bahte
aansu
pochun,
Utni
meri
aukaat
nahi
hai' perfectly
mirrors
his
feelings
and
leaves
you
with
a
lump
in
the
throat.
Murad
lives
in
a
match-box
size
tenement
with
his
dysfunctional
family
in
Dharavi.
When
his
abusive
father
brings
home
a
second
wife,
his
mother
vents
out
her
helplessness
and
frustration
as
she
struggles
to
come
to
terms
with
the
'new'
woman
who
is
not
much
older
than
Murad.
The
only
ray
of
sunshine
in
Murad's
life
are
his
pals
and
his
volatile
girlfriend
Safeena
(Alia
Bhatt)
who
doesn't
shy
away
from
admitting,
'Mere
boyfriend
se
gulu
gulu
karegi
toh
dhoptuingi
hi
na
usko'
when
it
comes
to
keeping
other
girls
away
from
pursuing
her
beau.
While
Safeena
may
come
across
as
a
strong-headed
personality,
beneath
her
hijab,
she's
a
girl
who
longs
to
do
simple
things
like
'going
out
with
her
friends,
talking
to
boys
and
wearing
a
lipstick'
without
any
parental
fear.
Meanwhile,
Murad
ocassionally
takes
to
scribbling
few
lines
when
his
angst
and
emotions
need
to
be
set
free.
Soon,
his
potential
is
discovered
by
a
rapper
Emcee
Sher
(Siddhant
Chaturvedi)
who
advises
him,
"Tere
andar
ka
lava
phat
ke
bahar
aane
de." When
Murad
meekly
expresses
his
doubt
over
his
rapping
in
front
of
public,
he
tells
him,
"Agar
duniya
mein
sab
comfortable
hote
toh
rap
kaun
karta?"
As
time
passes
by,
Murad
explores
the
'cheer
phad'
rapper
in
him
with
the
help
of
Sher
and
a
Berkeley
music
student
Sky
(Kalki
Koechlin)
and
becomes
'Gully
Boy'.
But
like
one
of
the
songs
in
Gully
Boy
puts
it
up,
'Jeevan
jeevan
dariya
dariya,
ek
jo
paar
karo
doosra
dariya
mile.'
With
Gully
Boy,
Zoya
Akhtar
has
a
winner
in
her
hand.
Her
deft
direction
sails
this
boat
smoothly
and
makes
it
an
enjoyable
ride
with
an
universal
appeal.
The
filmmaker
who
is
known
for
her
elite,
urban
stories
dares
to
explore
the
other
side
this
time
and
doesn't
disappoint.
On
the
flip
side,
Gully
Boy
stretches
a
tad
bit
at
places
but
that
does
no
major
harm
to
the
film.
Also,
Murad's
track
with
Sky
doesn't
add
much
flesh
to
the
story.
Speaking
about
the
performances,
Ranveer
Singh's
stellar
act
will
make
you
say,
'bhai,
tere
jaisa
koi
hardich
nahi
hai'.
As
Murad,
he
aces
every
single
emotion
and
leaves
you
rooting
and
cheering.
'Chalte
chalte
kahin
ek
mod
aata
hai,
seedhe
raaste
se
bilkul
alag,
Koi
deewana
hi
hota
hain
jo
udhar
jaata'.
Ranveer
plays
that
deewana
who
refuses
to
let
the
outer
world
define
his
identify.
Just
like
his
reel
self,
the
actor
has
been
ambitious
and
rebellious
when
it
comes
to
his
choice
of
films
in
recent
times
and
that
has
worked
highly
in
his
favour.
Alia
Bhatt
perfectly
complements
Ranveer
in
Gully
Boy.
You
won't
be
able
to
shake
off
her
explosive
performance
and
terrific
punchlines
from
your
head.
This
girl
is
a
complete
revelation
in
every
frame.
Sidhant
Chaturvedi
is
the
discovery
of
this
year.
He's
a
Sher
who
roars
loudly
with
a
confident
debut
and
at
times,
even
steals
the
scene
from
Singh.
The
supporting
actors-
Vijay
Varma,
Kalki
Koechlin,
Amruta
Subhash,
Vijay
Raaz
,
Vijay
Maurya
put
up
a
good
show.
Jay
Oza's
len's
perfectly
captures
the
Mumbai
ghettos
on
screen
and
breathes
life
in
them.
Nitin
Baid's
editing
is
crisp
.
In
Gully
Boy,
the
music
and
lyrics
play
a
major
character
and
lends
layers
to
Zoya
Akhtar's
narratives.
Ranveer
was
born
to
rap
and
this
film
is
a
proof.
'Kaun
Bola,
Mujhse
Na
Ho
Payega?'
For
those
who
fear
to
pursue
their
dreams,
Ranveer
Singh
&
Co.
in
Gully
Boy
are
an
inspiration
to
make
their
hearts
whisper,
'Apna
time
aayenga!'
I
am
going
with
4
stars.