Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1(stylised asGangs of वासेपुर) is a 2012 IndianHindi-languagecrime filmdirected byAnurag Kashyap,and written by Kashyap andZeishan Quadri. It is the first installment of theGangs of Wasseypurseries, centered on thecoal mafia of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families.Part 1features ensemble cast withManoj Bajpayee,Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Richa Chadda,Huma Qureshi,Vineet Kumar Singh,Tigmanshu DhuliaandPankaj Tripathiin 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 2012CannesDirectors' Fortnightbut 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.

Gangs of Wasseypur is a Hindi crime film directed and produced by Anurag Kashyap along with Viacom18 motion pictures The film features an ensemble cast includingManoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Richa Chadda in the lead roles

Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1(stylised asGangs of वासेपुर) is a 2012 IndianHindi-languagecrime filmdirected byAnurag Kashyap,[9]and written by Kashyap andZeishan Quadri. It is the first installment of theGangs of Wasseypurseries, centered on thecoal mafia of Dhanbad, Jharkhand, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families.Part 1features ensemble cast withManoj Bajpayee,Nawazuddin Siddiqui,Richa Chadda,Huma Qureshi,Vineet Kumar Singh,Tigmanshu DhuliaandPankaj Tripathiin 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 2012CannesDirectors' Fortnight[10][11][12][13]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.