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While looking up information and people's thoughts on Gunda, I came across this blog that has a fictional interview with director Kanti Shah. This is a lot funnier if you actually watch the film first haha You can find the post here http://greatbong.net/2007/06/20/gunda-the-legend/ Or for the uninitiated: [This very long blogpost is a transcript of an interview with the great director Kanti Shah, director of the legendary Mithun-da movie "Gunda". And yes this interview  is a work of fiction : it has no resemblance to any person---living or dead or seriously sick. I also have no connection with Kanti Shah or the production house of Gunda. ] “There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who have seen “Gunda”. And those who shall see it.” ——Roger Abhert Interviewer: Let’s get right to that age-old question fans and critics ask the moment they step out of the theatres— why ? What made you make Gunda? KS: The mid 90s were marked by great intellectual ferment and socio-pol...

A taste of cinematic excellence

Original Title : Gunda (Hooligan) Year : 1998 Director : Kanti Shah Writer : Bashir Babar IMDb : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497915/ Genre : Bollywood Action Synopsis: Shankar, a coolie, comes in the way of the bad guys, Bulla and his cronies. They kill his father and sister. Shankar vows revenge and eliminates all of them in bizarre and gruesome fashion. I really want this on a shirt This is the sort of movie that introduced me to Bollywood. It's a B-movie in every sense of the term. And believe me, a Bollywood B-movie from this time feels like a D-movie for us here in the US. I've seen people compare Gunda to Plan 9 From Outer Space , a sentiment I can somewhat get behind despite there being a lack of stock footage like in Mr. Wood 's opus. Sorry, movie fans... no octopus here! But at least half the film takes place on a tarmac... that's good for something, yeah? Full of completely odd directorial choices, one has to wonder if much of this film is a tongue-in-cheek ...