Hindi Gully Boy

Gully Boy is a 2019 Indian Hindi musical drama movie directed by Zoya Akhtar and written by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti. The movie is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar under the banners of Tiger Baby Films and Excel Entertainment productions, with Nas as an executive producer. It features Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt and features Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi and Vijay Raaz in supporting roles. Inspired by the lives of Indian street rappers Divine and Naezy, the movie is a coming-of-age story about an aspiring street rapper from the Dharavi slums of Mumbai. Principal photography for Gully Boy commenced in January 2018 and wrapped up in April 2018. It was premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2019 and released on 15 February 2019 to positive reviews from critics. With a global gross of over 238 crores ($37 million), it emerged as the seventh highest-grossing Hindi movie of the year. It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.