Gully Boy - From the lens of Marx
The Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt-starrer 'Gully Boy' has been declared as India's official entry in the 'Best International Feature Film' category for the 92nd Academy Awards. The Culcutta Times tweeted on September 19 that the Film Federation of India jury had decided to send the Zoya Akhtar-directorial for Oscars. Gully boy that will represent India at the Oscars depicts the contrast between the haves and have-nots with its artistic stature. While low pay and wage inequality remain a serious challenge to India’s path to achieving decent working conditions and inclusive growth, the movie paramountly addresses the issue of elevating rise of wage gap and the exploitation of working labour class in India. It demonstrates the life of 'gully ka chokra' i.e. Murad (Ranveer Singh) a guy living in the slums of dharavi, Mumbai. Gully boy that has woven seamless words, songs, poetry into it's narrative, co-opts the anti-establishment politics