Zila Ghaziabad

Zila Ghaziabad
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnand Kumar
Written byVinay Sharma
Produced byVinod Bachan
StarringSanjay Dutt
Arshad Warsi
Vivek Oberoi
Charmy Kaur
Minissha Lamba
Ravi Kishan
Paresh Rawal
Sunil Grover
CinematographyN. K. Ekambaram
Music bySongs:
Amjad Nadeem
Background Score:
Amar Mohile
Production
company
Distributed byShowman International
Release date
  • 22 February 2013 (2013-02-22)
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Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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]

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  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. ^ "Zila Ghaziabad Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Zila Ghaziabad by Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ 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. ^ "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.