Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 (stylised as
Gangs of वासेपुर) is a 2012
Indian crime film co-written, produced and directed by
Anurag Kashyap. Centered on the
coal mafia of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families, the
Part 1 features ensemble cast with
Manoj Bajpai,
Nawazuddin Siddiqui,
Huma Qureshi,
Richa Chadda,
Tigmanshu Dhulia in the major roles and its story spans from the early 1940s to mid-1990s. Both parts were originally shot as a single film measuring a total of 319 minutes and screened at the 2012
Cannes Directors' Fortnight but since no Indian theatre would volunteer to screen a five plus hour film, it was divided into two parts (160 minutes and 159 minutes respectively) for the Indian market.