![]() ![]() ![]() Post his appearance in the film, he went on to star in some of the most loved films and web series, from ‘Newton’, ‘Masaan’, ‘Dilwale’ and ‘Ludo’ to ‘Mirzapur’ and ‘Sacred Games’.Īnother actor who turned out to be a bankable name is Jaideep Ahlawat, who played Shahid Khan, Sardar Khan’s father. A former NSD alumnus, just like Nawaz, Pankaj was struggling to find work before ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. Pankaj Tripathi, who essayed the role of the butcher Sultan with a penchant for gore, also acquired a massive fan following. He went on to be featured in some of the biggest films of the 2010s, sharing the big screen with the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir and Salman. The success of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, clubbed with ‘Kahaani’ and ‘Talaash: The Answer Lies Within’, catapulted the actor to stardom. ![]() Nawazuddin, who earlier got small roles and struggled for nearly a decade, became an overnight star, courtesy of his powerhouse acting which was both realistic and robust to say the least. Other artistes, who benefited from the film and have gone on to rule the roost every since, include a string of now-celebrated talents. The only exception was ‘Dev D’, which in a way helped the director generate the recall value for the Manoj Bajpayee and Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. It came as a big relief for him, as his earlier films either never saw the light of day (‘Paanch’), or were banned (‘Black Friday’), or were simply sleeper hits (‘Gulaal’). ![]()
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