Star rating: 
Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Aditya Shrivastava, Piyush Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan
Producer: Zee Limelight
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Music Director: Piyush Mishra
Lyricist: Piyush Mishra
After making films like No Smoking and Dev D, director, Anurag Kashyap has come up with the movie Gulal. The movie can be related extremely well with today’s youth. Gulal is based on the current political system of the country. Though, there have been a number of movies based on the political system, such as Gangajal, Mrityudand and many other, Gulal is different because it targets the political system of Rajasthan, unlike its counterparts which are based on the political system of states like Bihar or Uttar Pradesh.
Gulal, the socio-political film is a story about the member of a royal family who stakes claim to his land in Rajasthan. The story of the movie revolves around Dilip Singh, (played by the debutant actor Raj Singh Chaudhary) a member of a royal family who comes to Rajpur to study law. He, however, gets embroiled into local politics. Dukey Bana (played by one of the finest actors of Bollywood, KK Menon) is one of the protagonists who masterminds a Rajputana movement in order to have a separate state ruled by Rajputs. He compels Dilip to contest in the college elections and makes him win. Later, they plan for a revolution, challenging the democracy.
Bollywood gets, yet another talented actor in Raj Singh Chaudhari. He is also the co-writer of the film. The acting of Kay Kay Menon is simply superb. His expressions in the film do most of the talking. Another show stealer is Deepak Dobriyal who plays his loyal assistant in the film. Mahie Gill also showcases tremendous screen presence.
While making this much awaited film, Anurag has undertaken an extensive research on the history of Rajputs and their stories of the formation of Republic India. He spent a lot of time with the royals of Jaipur and read history from Sharda Dwivedi to Romila Thapar to the Patiala Report to pen down the story of Gulal. Gulal is also Anurag’s tribute to poets like Sahir Ludhianvi’s and others who wrote aspiring and inspirational poems.
Extremely well directed, the movie consists of sarcastic one liners, making it hard hitting. Besides, the music of the movie is a perfect blend of hard hitting lyrics and melodious tunes. It is the film’s lyrics and music that make the film an extraordinary experience.
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