J. Sasikumar
Nambiathusseril Varkey John( 14 October 1927 – 17 July 2014), better known by his screen name Sasikumar, was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema.
One of the most prolific directors in world cinema, he has directed more than 141 films in his career which began in the mid-1960s.
He is often referred to as Hitmaker Sasikumar due to the commercial success of his films.
Sasikumar holds three world records: the records for most films( 141), most films having the same actor as hero( Prem Nazir in 84 films) and the most films directed in a year( 15 films in 1977).
He died in 2014 at the age of 86.
Faheem Khan
Faheem Khan is a criminal from area of Wasseypur in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
Bollywood movie" Gangs of Wasseypur" is based on his life.
Sunil Bohra
Sunil Bohra is an Indian film producer.
He has produced film like Gangs of Wasseypur, Shahid( film), Tanu Weds Manu,, Mastram.
He was nominated for a Filmfare Award in the Best Film category for film Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 with Anurag Kashyap.
Sunil Bohra was born to Shanti and Surendra Bohra in a third generation of Mumbai Film Industry producers.
His grandfather, Sri Ram Bohra, established the Bohra Bros banner as a pioneer of the Mumbai Film Industry in 1947 and was also IMPAA( Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association) for 13 years.
Zeishan Quadri
Zeishan Quadri is an Indian writer, actor, director and producer who has written the story and co-written the screenplay for the Bollywood crime genre film" Gangs of Wasseypur", directed by Anurag Kashyap.
Quadri has also acted in" Gangs of Wasseypur- Part 2".
He has directed and produced the film" Meeruthiya Gangsters".
Anurita Jha
Anurita Jha is a Hindi actress and model.
She hails from Madhubani Bihar and was groomed and studied at Patna and Delhi( correspondence study).
She has taken part in fashion weeks in Delhi as well as Mumbai.
She made her acting debut in Bollywood with Anurag Kashyap's" Gangs of Wasseypur- Part 1" and appeared in its sequel" Gangs of Wasseypur- Part 2" too.
She took part in the Ford Supermodel competition in 2005, and won the" Channel V Get Gorgeous 2006" competition in 2006.
Anurag Kashyap
Anurag Kashyap is an Indian film director, writer, editor, producer and actor known for his works in Hindi cinema.
He is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards.
For his contributions to film, the Government of France awarded him the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres( Knight of the Order of Arts and letters) in 2013.
After writing a television serial, Kashyap got his major break as a co-writer in Ram Gopal Varma's crime drama" Satya"( 1998), and made his directorial debut with" Paanch", which never had a theatrical release due to censorship issues.
He then went on to direct" Black Friday"( 2007), a film based on the by Hussain Zaidi about the 1993 Bombay bombings.
Its release was held up for two years by the Central Board of Film Certification because of the pending verdict of the case at that time, but was released in 2007 to widespread critical appreciation.
Kashyap's followup," No Smoking"( 2007) met with negative reviews and performed poorly at the box-office.
His next venture" Dev.D"( 2009), a modern adaptation of Devdas was a critical and commercial success; followed by the political drama" Gulaal"( 2009), and the thriller" That Girl in Yellow Boots"( 2011).
Kashyap's prominence increased with the two- part crime drama," Gangs of Wasseypur"( 2012).
Kashyap subsequently co-produced the critically acclaimed drama" The Lunchbox", and the biographical drama" Shahid"( both 2013), the former earned him a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language nomination.
His next films were the anthology" Bombay Talkies"( 2013), and the drama" Ugly"( 2014).
In 2016, Kashyap directed" Raman Raghav 2.0", a film based on the serial killer Raman Raghav.
His next film was the sports drama" Mukkabaaz", which was released in 2018.
The same year, he co-directed India's first Netflix Original series, the crime thriller" Sacred Games", based on Vikram Chandra's novel of the same name and the romantic drama" Manmarziyaan".
He was the co-founder of two film production companies: Anurag Kashyap Films and Phantom Films.
Aditya Kumar
Aditya Kumar is an Indian actor who acted in film" Gangs of Wasseypur II".
Keni (film)
Keni is a 1982 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Prem Navas.
The film stars K. R. Vijaya, Prem Nazir, Bahadoor and K. P. A. C. Azeez in the lead roles.
The film has musical score by G. Devarajan.
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1( stylised as Gangs of वासेपुर) is a 2012 Indian Hindi- language crime film directed by Anurag Kashyap, and written by Kashyap and Zeishan Quadri.
It is the first installment of the" Gangs of Wasseypur" series, centered on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families.
" Part 1" features ensemble cast with Manoj Bajpayee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi, Vineet Kumar Singh, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Pankaj Tripathi in the major roles.
Its story spans from the early 1940s to the 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.
The film received an" A" certification from the Indian Censor Board.
The film's soundtrack is heavily influenced by traditional Indian folk songs.
" Part 1" was released on 22 June 2012 in more than 1000 theatre screens across India.
It was released on 25 July in France and on 28 June in the Middle East but was banned in Kuwait and Qatar.
" Gangs of Wasseypur" was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013.
" Gangs of Wasseypur" has won four nominations, including best film and best director, at the 55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival.
The combined film won the Best Audiography, Re-recordist's of the Final Mixed Track( Alok De, Sinoy Joseph and Shreejesh Nair) and Special Mention for acting( Nawazuddin Siddiqui) at the 60th National Film Awards.
The film collected four Filmfare Awards, including Best Film( Critics) and Best Actress( Critics), at the 58th Filmfare Awards.
Although not a huge hit by any financial standard, the meagre combined budget of ₹ 18.5 crore allowed the 2 films to be commercially successful, with net domestic earnings of ₹ 50.81 crore( of the 2 parts combined).
It is considered by many as a modern cult film.
Sneha Khanwalkar
Sneha Khanwalkar is an Indian music director who works in Hindi films.
She is best known for her score for the film," Oye Lucky!
Lucky Oye!", and also for" Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1, Part 2".
She had been nominated in Best Music Director category at the 58th Filmfare Awards for Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1& Part 2( credited as music director of" Gangs of Wasseypur").
She is only the second woman to gain a nomination in this category 28 years after Usha Khanna.

Question: Do director of film Keni (film) and director of film Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 have the same nationality?
Answer: no