Gangs Of Wasseypur only Indian film to feature on The Guardian's list

Anurag Kashyap's 2012 action drama Gangs of Wasseypur has become the only Indian film to feature in The Guardian's list of 100 Best Films of the 21st century.

The list has been curated by reviewers from the publication, such as Peter Bradshaw, Cath Clarke, Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard. Paul Thomas Anderson's American epic drama, There Will Be Blood (2007) has topped the list and Kashyap's film has taken the 59th spot.

In doing so, Gangs of Wasseypur overtakes seminal works including Gladiator (2000), Lost In Translation (2003), Brokeback Mountain (2005), and No Country For Old Men (2007).

Critically acclaimed films like Persepolis (2007), Waltz With Bashir (2007) and Capernaum (2018), have also ranked beneath Kashyap's film. Since the list is curated on feature films made from the turn of the century (after 2000), it may be the main reason why the usual Indian filmmakers like Satyajit Ray (for his iconic Pather Panchali, which released in 1955) and Guru Dutt (Pyaasa in 1957) are not part of the list.

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Just the token Indian flick. It's not even Kashyap's best film. The list itself isn't very credible otherwise when it leaves out masterpieces like Memories of Murder and Zodiac.

I've always thought GOW is brutally underrated. I mean electrifying performances, grounded and realistic story, cult worthy dialogues that captured the zeitgeist, great direction and what lovely songs! After Sasural Genda Phool, eons ago, this was the next set of songs that captured the essence of the Hindi heartland. I can just go on and on about it.

Ekdum gardaa movie tha. Unfortunately bandarbaat nahin hua jitni ummeed thi.