After Rockstar, Laila Majnu, Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, Chak De India, Maine Pyar Kiya, Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein and many others, the latest to join the re-release bandwagon is Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1 and 2. The Anurag Kashyap directorial outings that re-released on August 30 have become a part of pop culture and achieved a cult status over the years. Both the parts of the film had originally released in 2012. Interestingly, they were shot as one single film and was screened at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2012. Vicky Kaushal had served as an assistant director on the film.
In an exclusive conversation with News18 Showsha, producer Guneet Monga Kapoor, who had time and again spoken about her fondness of Anurag, tells us that she’s elated with the love Gangs of Wasseypur is getting upon its re-release. “Miraj Cinemas and Viacom18 came together to re-release it. We’ve received reports that it’s running in cinemas with 80 percent occupancy. I’ve been seeing people wearing gamchas and going to watch the film. I’m being tagged in so many posts! It’s just so adorable,” she says.
As per reports, Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1 earned Rs 26.50 crore while Part 2 earned 18.50 crore. With their combined budget being around Rs 38 crore, both the films jointly garnered about Rs 45 crore in total. Part 2, however, failed to do well due to its clash with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif’s Ek Tha Tiger. And with this second chance, Guneet hopes for it to get its due.
Talking about it, says Guneet, who recently had a release with Zee5’s Gyaarah Gyaarah, “Gangs of Wasseypur didn’t get its fair chance. The second part was in cinemas just for five days because Ek Tha Tiger had released. It never got its cinema run properly. Even after a decade, the conversation around Gangs Of Wasseypur is so strong that I hope it finds its audience. If it does, it’s going to be the biggest success story.”
Dubbing this recent trend of re-releases as ‘incredible’, she alludes to Imtiaz Ali’s Laila Manju starring Avinash Tiwary and Triptii Dimri. Following its re-release on August 9, it clocked nearly double what it did during its original theatrical run in just 14 days. “Even Laila Majnu didn’t get its fair share. I don’t know if it’s an external or an internal reason. I don’t know what had happened when it released for the first time,” states Guneet.
The Pagglait and Kathal producer wishes for this trend to fill up the box office lull in the post-pandemic era. “We’re going through a period of fewer films releasing. We’re still coming out of the pandemic and so, there’s a habit formation that needs to happen in terms of going back to the cinemas and owing that up. Anything that leads to it can help. We’re consuming so much of international content and we should be able to celebrate our own films,” she adds.
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