Zila Ghaziabad

2013 film directed by Anand Kumar

Zila Ghaziabad

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Anand Kumar
Written by| Vinay Sharma
Produced by| Vinod Bachan
Starring| Sanjay Dutt
Arshad Warsi
Vivek Oberoi
Charmy Kaur
Minissha Lamba
Ravi Kishan
Paresh Rawal
Sunil Grover
Cinematography| N. K. Ekambaram
Music by| Songs:
Amjad Nadeem
Background Score:
Amar Mohile

Production
company

Soundrya Production

Distributed by| Showman International

Release date

* 22 February 2013 (2013-02-22)

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Running time

| 143 minutes
Country| India
Language| Hindi

Zila Ghaziabad (transl. Ghaziabad district) is 2013 Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film directed by Anand Kumar. It is produced by Vinod Bachan, and presented by Mohammed Fasih & Bharat Shah. The film features Sanjay Dutt, Vivek Oberoi, Arshad Warsi, Charmy Kaur, Minissha Lamba, Ravi Kishan, Paresh Rawal and Sunil Grover in lead roles amongst others. The film also featured Shriya Saran and Geeta Basra for a special appearance . It was based on true story of gang wars of Ghaziabad. It was released on 22 February 2013.[2] Upon release, the film received mixed reviews.[3][4][5]

A full-blown gang war comes to life in the district of Ghaziabad with the rise of the rivalry between gangsters Fauji and Satbir. A corrupt policeman, Pritam Singh, is sent down to set things right.

The film is based on the true story of the gang war that lasted between two groups in the 80s and 90s in Ghaziabad, India.[6]

## Synopsis

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In the town of Ghaziabad, Brahmapal Choudhary (Paresh Rawal) is a corrupt chairman, and has connections with the gangster Fauji (Arshad Warsi), who is willing to do anything to make a quick buck. When Brahmapal refuses to pay up to 2 million for Fauji's sisters wedding, Fauji breaks their ties and leaves him. At the same time, Brahmapal befriends a polite teacher named Satbir (Vivek Oberoi) who also happens to be in a relationship with Brahmapal's daughter Suman (Charmy Kaur).

Thinking that Brahmapal has replaced him with Satbir, Fauji becomes furious and joins forces with Rashid (Ravi Kishan), a politician and Brahmapal's rivalry.

## Cast

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* Sanjay Dutt as Inspector Thakur Pritam Singh, a police officer tasked with putting an end to the gang war in Ghaziabad
* Vivek Oberoi as Satbir Baisla Gurjar, A teacher-turned-Gangster, Fauji's arch-rival, Suman's love-interest and later husband
* Arshad Warsi as Mahendra Fauji Baisla, A gangster, Satbir's arch-rival, the main antagonist of the film
* Ashutosh Kaushik as Pandit, one of Fauji's henchmen
* Ravi Kishan as Rashid, Jagmal’s political rival who joins hands with Fauji
* Charmy Kaur as Suman Chaudhary, Jagmal's daughter, Satbir's love interest and later wife
* Sunil Grover as Fakirchand baisla (Faqira), One of Fauji's Henchmen and Jagmal's brother-in-law
* Paresh Rawal as Chairman Jagmal Baisla, mafia Don of Ghaziabad, Rashid's political rival, Suman's father
* Minissha Lamba as Kavita, Fauji's girlfriend
* Chandrachur Singh as Karambir Baisla fauji, Satbir and Ombir's older brother (Guest Appearance)
* Ashutosh Rana as Sangram Singh
* Zarina Wahab as Satbir's mother
* Eijaz Khan as Ombir Singh baisla, Karambir and Satbir's younger brother
* Parth Sharma as Robin Singh
* Geeta Khanna as Rashid's mother
* Divya Dutta as Mahenderi[7]
* Raju Mavani as Sadhu Singh
* Khushboo Kamal
* Shriya Saran in "Chamiya No 1" item number (cameo appearance)[8][9][10]

* Geeta Basra in "Baap ka Maal" item number (cameo appearance)[11]

## Music

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Zila Ghaziabad

Soundtrack album by

Amzad-Nadeem

Released| 2013
Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Label| T-Series
Amzad-Nadeem chronology
|  | Zila Ghaziabad
(2013)  | Zindagi 50-50
(2013)

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The soundtrack of Zila Ghaziabad is composed by Amjad Nadeem, with Bappa Lahiri, son of famous music composer Bappi Lahiri composing "Tu Hain Rab Mera" and "Chamiya No. 1", which initially titled as "Main Item No.1 Hoon". The album contains five tracks. Lyrics by Shabbir Ahmed.

No.| Title| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Ye Hai Zila Ghaziabad"| Sukhwinder Singh, Chorus| 5:22
2.| "Ranjha Jogi"| Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal| 4:11
3.| "Baap Ka Maal"| Sukhwinder Singh, Mika Singh, Mamta Sharma| 5:22
4.| "Tu Hai Rab Mera"| Mohit Chauhan, Tulsi Kumar| 4:49
5.| "Chamiya No 1"| Sunidhi Chauhan, Shabab Sabri, Chorus| 4:32
6.| "Baap Ka Maal (Rock Again)"| Mika Singh, Anupama Raag| 5:33

## Reception

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Zila Ghaziabad received negative reviews from critics. Roshni Devi from Koimoi gave it 2 star and called it "almost entirely bad" except Arshad Warsi's and Sanjay Dutt acting and a few sequences.[12] Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama gave it 2.5 stars.[13][5][4][3]

## References

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1. ^ "Zila Ghaziabad (2013)". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
2. ^ Sharma, Garima (4 November 2011). "Arshad Warsi had a tough time in Delhi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
3. ^ a b "Zila Ghaziabad Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Zila Ghaziabad by Times of India". The Times of India.
4. ^ a b Joshi, Tushar (22 February 2013). "Film review: 'Zila Ghaziabad' is out of sync". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
5. ^ a b "Review: Zila Ghaziabad is assembly-line garbage – Rediff.com". m.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
6. ^ Vats, Rohit (1 October 2011). "'Zilla Ghaziabad' is a true to life story: Anand Kumar". Ibnlive. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
7. ^ Purva Desai (27 November 2012). "Play second fiddle to none: Divya Dutta". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
8. ^ "Shriya Saran to do an item number in Zilla Ghaziabad : Bollywood, News". India Today. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
9. ^ "Sanjay Dutt turns item boy in 'Zila Ghaziabad' – Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
10. ^ "PIX: The HOT item songs in Zila Ghaziabad". Rediff. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
11. ^ "Geeta Basra denies marrying Harbhajan Singh". The Times of India. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
12. ^ "Zila Ghaziabad review by Roshni Devi". 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
13. ^ "Zila Ghaziabad review by Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

## External links

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* Zila Ghaziabad at IMDb

* India portal
* Film portal
* Bollywood portal

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