Womeniya of Wasseypur

Every time we start talking about Gangs of Wasseypur, our minds are flooded with the mesmerizing performances by the entire cast and just the big shots. Starting from Manoj Bajpai playing Sardar Khan and Nawazuddin playing Faizal Khan to some not so famous yet mind blowing characters like Definite played by Zeishan Qureshi and Perpendicular played by Aditya Kumar.

This movie is a masterpiece and I am grateful that the makers chose not to tamper movie's hype by remaking unnecessary sequels after the second part. Despite having a pristine cast, I was obsessed with the female dramatis personae. Though the movie was macho to it's core, strong and substantial female roles created a diversified mood.

I admired Huma Qureshi's character Mohsina the most ! She was way out of Faizal's league but is drooling over his astonishing personality which made me question a lot of aspect at first but it is quite evident that the writers of this movie have planned it through. I didn't find any loopholes that would ultimately make me want to question the authenticity of the story plot.

Mohsina didn't get a lot of screen time but from what we saw, she didn't really get to introduce and explore her character solely. But then again, the movie is basically a gang saga. What Anurag Kashyap focused on here was to break image of typical bollywood romance. He brought on screen some pretty realistic scenario of a hardcore orthodox city. Mohsina and Faizal's love story is not the kind of perspective that we would normally watch in any mainstream bollywood movie.

Right from the first time he saw her, they were very young and standing on the gate of a local movie hall Mohsina was begging random uncles to take her for a movie and Faizal stood there contemplating to living a life that was no less than a movie.

For a small town girl, Mohsina is quite high maintenance. She is fashionable and keeps up with her public appearances too! Well after all she's married a the biggest gang leader of Wasseypur, they're basically celebrities. She played hard too get and constantly kept Faizal on his toes. So he kept working hard until he bagged her. Let's just say that marrying Mohsina was one of his achievements and he would always keep flaunting her. She would be right next to him during all his meetings and unlike his father, he respected his wife.

Initially when this guy tried to make a move to get close to her, she would always make sure he knows his boundaries. Right from when he met her at his eldest brother's wedding, you could his optimistic eyes lurking and imagining Mohsina teasing him seductively with 'Salam-e-ishq' playing in the background. Not to forget 90s was Mr. Bachchan's era and everyone was obsessed with him.

Mohsina is a bit shy but is feisty at the same time. Do not confuse her innocence for her ingenuousness. When Faizal and Mohsina went on their first date, Faizal tried to hold her hand and she literally made the budding gangster cry because he didn't ask for her permission. The next time Faizal straight up asked for her permission to have sex with her and he ended up getting kicked out of the room. However she keeps singing this song "upsetao nahi moora, nervousao nahi moora..." and this track used to calm him every time he felt low.

The most beautiful and heart melting scene was when Nagma (Richa Chadha) burst into tears watching her family happy after all they've been through during the song " Taar Bijli se patle humarey piya ", there were a lot of emotions amidst. Both her daughter-in-laws consoled and tried cheering her. All the female artists in the movie are just so enduring and powerful. If we compare the emotional baggage that shaped them all and the amount of effortless charm all these actresses put in made characters like Nagma, Durga, Mohsina and Praveen seem so true and genuine.

Richa Chadha plays Nagma and she thought her career was over after she did Gangs of Wasseypur (she said that in an interview). However as it turns out it just ended up getting her a wider fan base.

She suffered tremendously ever since she married Sardar Khan. She raised the kids all by herself after her husband gets married another woman without divorcing her. He left her and started a new life with someone else. Nagma raised all her children by herself yet never gave up on her marriage or ever turned against her husband. If anything she was grateful to Sardar Khan for giving his name and passing the legacy to the 'legitimate' heirs. When things finally started working out in her favor, she lost her husband and her eldest son Danish but was still the pillar of strength in the family. She then lost her youngest son perpendicular as well. She was so strong and determined that she kept wanted revenge. She wouldn't stop taunting her sons until they avenged their father and later brothers death.

Durga (Reema Sen) was trafficked from Bengal by her father. Durga initially was portrayed an irresistible lustrous figure and Sardar Khan couldn't keep his hands off her. She got married to him thinking he was in love with her and would never compromise with her honor and freedom unlike her father. While Nagma never stopped loving and gave up on her husband irrespective of how she's been treated , Durga on the other hand assisted her husband's murder. She was the 'other woman' and due the lack of validation and respect , her ego was constantly bothered every time Sardar Khan would talk about his other family. The fact that her son would never be the legitimate owner of any of the legacy or the family business kept the fire of spite burning within her. It was Durga's fury that turned this gang war into a bloodbath.

Shama Praveen was married to the eldest son Danish. She is unlike the rest of the female character, she is not so bold and a bit more sensitive than the rest. All she vouched for peace. She got married to the family's nemesis with a hope to end all rivalry at once, instead ended up losing her life at last. She seemed to be the most heartbroken but unlike the rest she didn't crave revenge after losing her husband. She was never made any decisions for herself, others did that for her. She was one of those suppressed and suffocated females who spend their lives in kitchen.

The most highly underrated fact in this movie is the impact Bollywood creates on the small town people. We have conveniently ignored the role silver screen played in building unrealistic expectations and encouraging violence. Not to forget that movies are a channel that bridge the gap between the urban and rural areas. But then again movies are meant to primarily entertain people so can't really blame Bollywood !