Gully Boy 2019

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"Gully Boy" is a film about a 22-year-old boy "Murad" (Ranveer Singh) from a ghetto in Mumbai, India. The son of a driver, his parents worked hard to get him educated so that he could have a white collar job. Meanwhile, Murad realizes his calling to be a rapper. Authentic Hip Hop in India is a recent phenomenon and like anywhere else in the world, is rising from the streets. Art is a distant dream for the colonized poor of India and this story is about Murad's journey from realizing his love for rap and chasing his dream to inadvertently transcending his class. The film showcases street rap from the crevices of Mumbai's by lanes. The poetry is conscious of the city's socio-economic fabric and highlights the challenges faced by the disenfranchised youth in the minority population.

Initial release: February 14, 2019 (India)

Director: Zoya Akhtar

Box office: est. ₹237.31 crore

Budget: est. ₹40 crore

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Gully Boy is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language musical drama film written by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, and directed by Akhtar. The film is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar under the banners of Tiger Baby and Excel Entertainmentproductions, with Nas as an executive producer. It stars Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, and features Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Vijay Raaz in supporting roles. Inspired by the lives of Indian street rappers Divine and Naezy,^[6] the film is a coming-of-age story about an aspiring street rapper from the Dharavi slums of Mumbai.

Gully Boy
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Directed by	Zoya Akhtar
Produced by	Ritesh Sidhwani Zoya Akhtar Farhan Akhtar
Written by	Vijay Maurya (dialogue)
Screenplay by	Zoya Akhtar Reema Kagti
Starring	Ranveer Singh Alia Bhatt
Music by	Songs: See soundtrack Score: Karsh Kale The Salvage Audio Collective
Cinematography	Jay Oza
Edited by	Nitin Baid
Production company	Excel Entertainment Tiger Baby Productions
Distributed by	AA Films Zee Studios International Cinestaan Film Company
Release date	9 February 2019(Berlin)[1] 14 February 2019(India)[2]
Running time	153 minutes[3]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	est. ₹40 crore[4]
Box office	est.₹237.35 crore[5]

Principal photography for Gully Boybegan in January 2018 and wrapped up in April 2018. It was premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2019 and released in 15 February 2019 to positive reviews from critics. With a global gross of over ₹237 crore ($36 million) against a production budget of ₹40 crore(US$5.8 million), it is the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2019, and the year's highest-grossing Bollywood film overseas.