Surprisingly, later in the same year, when Anurag Kashyap's two-part “Gangs of Wasseypur” hit the screens, it created a furore at the box office. Penned by Syed Zeishan Quadri, a native of Wasseypur, the socio-political thriller, set in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, unfurled the real life multi-generational revenge stories in the region known for coal and scrap trade.
The mafia saga was a roaring hit.
But two years later Ali Abbas Zafar's “Gunday” couldn't reap gold for the makers. Set in Kolkata circa 1973, the film about the adventurous life of two friends who first steal coal from trains and later become the biggest coal mafia in Kolkata, bombed at the box office.
Meanwhile, "Koyelaanchal" trailer seems promising.
One can also look forward to “Spring Thunder”, another film in the pipeline. Set to release next year, it will reportedly put the spotlight on coal mafias in Jharkhand. Produced and directed by Sriram Dalton, who grew up in Daltonganj district, has set his story in a small village that spreads over 30 years.
Instead of erecting sets to shoot the film, Dalton did guerrilla shooting.
