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{{for-multi|the activists from [[Bundelkhand]]|Gulabi Gang|the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]]-winning 2012 documentary film|Gulabi Gang (film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Gulaab Gang
| image = Gulab Gang.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Soumik Sen]]
| writer = Soumik Sen [[Anubhav Sinha]]
| producer =Anubhav Sinha Alumbra Entertainment [[Abhinay Deo]]
| starring = [[Madhuri Dixit]] [[Juhi Chawla]]
| narrator = [[Anil Kapoor]]
| cinematography = Alphonse Roy
| editing = Cheragh Todiwala
| music = '''Songs:''' Soumik Sen '''Score:''' John Stewart Eduri
| studio = [[Benaras Media Works]]
| distributor = Sahara Movie Studios
| released = {{Film date|2014|03|7|df=yes}}
| runtime = 139 minutes<ref name="BOI Report"/>
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}29 crore<ref name="BOI Report">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2201|title=Gulaab Gang - Movie - Worldwide Gross & Budget|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=18 November 2016|archive-date=17 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617061054/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2201|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}}{{INR|22.7}} crore<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gulaab Gang Box Office|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/gulaab-gang/box-office/|access-date=3 September 2024|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>
}}

'''''Gulaab Gang''''' ({{translation| Rose gang}}) is a 2014 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action drama film]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/madhuri-dixit-action-drama-in-gulaab-gang-is-many-steps-ahead-of-beta/|title=Madhuri Dixit: Action-drama in 'Gulaab Gang' is many steps ahead of 'Beta'|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517105559/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/madhuri-dixit-action-drama-in-gulaab-gang-is-many-steps-ahead-of-beta/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gulaab-gang-2014|title=Gulaab Gang Movie Review & Film Summary (2014)|publisher=[[Roger Ebert]].com|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-date=17 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517105904/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/gulaab-gang-2014|url-status=live}}</ref> centered on the struggle of women in India, directed and co-written by Soumik Sen and produced by [[Anubhav Sinha]]. It stars [[Madhuri Dixit]] and [[Juhi Chawla]] in lead roles, marking the first time that the two female superstars of the 1990s shared screen space together.

''Gulaab Gang'' was released on 7 March 2014, and declared the film a flop on its opening day itself.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140311022155/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/gulaab-gang-producers-to-hc-our-film-has-flopped/article1-1193311.aspx Gulaab Gang flopped and can't lead to defamation anymore, producers tell HC - Hindustan Times]</ref> It received mixed reviews from critics; however, Chawla's performance received widespread critical acclaim, with several critics deeming it "the best performance of the year."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/battle-of-the-queen-at-the-box-office-kangna-vs-madhuri-dixit |title=Battle of the 'Queen' at the box office – Kangna vs Madhuri Dixit {{!}} BizAsia Showbiz |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140219034120/http://www.media247.co.uk/showbiz/battle-of-the-queen-at-the-box-office-kangna-vs-madhuri-dixit |archive-date=19 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At the [[60th Filmfare Awards]], ''Gulaab Gang'' earned Chawla a nomination for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for her performance in the film.

==Plot==
The Gulaab Gang members are activists and vigilantes in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="GGTOI">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-01/news-interviews/31526358_1_ishqiya-sampat-pal-films|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411040135/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-01/news-interviews/31526358_1_ishqiya-sampat-pal-films|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|title=Madhuri Dixit gets abusive|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|location=Mumbai|date=1 May 2012|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref> They wear pink sarees and take up issues like domestic violence, the dowry system, rape, electricity matters, and education. Their fierce leader, Rajjo ([[Madhuri Dixit]]), locks horns with a conniving and shrewd politician, Sumitra Devi Bagrecha ([[Juhi Chawla]]), who uses people.

Rajjo runs a Gulaab gang in the village of Madhopur, where she teaches little girls their alphabet and grown-up girls how to wield a [[Lathi khela|lathi]]. Her gang is made up of women who wear bright pink. Rajjo's closest friends in the gang are a [[tomboy]] (Divya Jagdale), a woman abandoned by her husband ([[Tannishtha Chatterjee]]), and a [[Kohl (cosmetics)#South Asia|kohl]]-eyed woman ([[Priyanka Bose]]). These ladies go about standing up for the meek and the downtrodden and clashing against villainous husbands, cops, and politicians. The plot gains momentum when Rajjo decides to take part in the local elections against Sumitra Devi. Sumitra does her best to make sure Rajjo is incapacitated during election campaigns by having most of her gang members killed by the henchmen. Towards the end, Rajjo decides to take revenge against Sumitra. During Holi celebrations, when Sumitra conspires to finish off the Gulaab Gang, Rajjo retaliates by chopping off Sumitra Devi's hand as the latter tries to shoot the gang with a machine gun. In the end, Sumitra is arrested and sentenced to life in prison, and Rajjo is also arrested for her violent retribution. However, Rajjo eventually realises her dream of establishing a school for unprivileged girls.

==Cast==
* [[Madhuri Dixit]] as Rajjo
* [[Juhi Chawla]] as Sumitra Devi (Bagrecha)
* [[Tannishtha Chatterjee]] as Kajri
* Divya Jagdale as Mahi
* [[Priyanka Bose]] as Sandhya
* Lata S Singh as Tarabhai
* Vinitha Menon as Vinita
* Rani Patel as Khushboo
* Ankit Anil Sharma as Sarju
* Tanvi Rao as Fiza
* [[Sudev Nair]] as Arun Shankar
* [[Lilly Singh]] in a guest appearance in the song "Mauj Ki Malhare“

==Production==
"Actually, there were two reasons to cast Juhi Chawla for the film. The very first thing is that it was a creative decision taken by all of us... and we thought it would be great to see two iconic stars Madhuri and Juhi together in the film."
- [[Anubhav Sinha]]

As the film is based on the rural parts of India, many cast members would be portraying de-glamorous roles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=fe118435c91d798bd66ef6dd9a9c63e0&nttl=2013011651872|title='Gulab Gang' shooting to start in October|work=banglanews24|date=2 September 2012|access-date=14 February 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003057/http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=fe118435c91d798bd66ef6dd9a9c63e0&nttl=2013011651872|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially, actress [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] was approached to play the lead, but due to a lack of funds filming could not be started.<ref name="HTTabu">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Tabu-does-not-want-to-be-part-of-Madhuri-s-gang/Article1-871789.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614142343/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Tabu-does-not-want-to-be-part-of-Madhuri-s-gang/Article1-871789.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2012|title=Tabu does not want to be part of Madhuri's gang?|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|location=Mumbai|date=14 June 2012|access-date=16 February 2013|author=Jain, Priyanka}}</ref> In April 2012, Soumik Sen approached Madhuri Dixit about the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/madhuri-dixit-to-play-gangster-in-gulab-gang/942380/|title=Madhuri Dixit to play gangster in 'Gulab Gang'|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=27 April 2012|access-date=14 February 2013|archive-date=20 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420000608/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/madhuri-dixit-to-play-gangster-in-gulab-gang/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, Dixit officially announced her part in the film through her Facebook page.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Madhuri-Dixit-signs-Anubhav-Sinha-s-next/Article1-846949.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427155357/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Madhuri-Dixit-signs-Anubhav-Sinha-s-next/Article1-846949.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2012|title=Madhuri Dixit signs Anubhav Sinha's next|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|location=Mumbai|date=1 May 2012|access-date=14 February 2013}}</ref> Tabu was then approached to play the second lead role, which she in turn declined; the role eventually went to Juhi Chawla, making ''Gulaab Gang'' the first time former rivals<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C11%5C21%5Cstory_21-11-2012_pg9_9 |title='Gulab Gang' makes history with Madhuri, Juhi on board |newspaper=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]] |location=Mumbai |date=21 November 2012 |access-date=16 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927121606/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C11%5C21%5Cstory_21-11-2012_pg9_9 |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref> Chawla and Dixit have been on screen together.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/kitnayaadmithayc0000chau | url-access=registration | title=Kitnay Aadmi Thay | publisher=Westland | author=Chaudhuri, Diptakirti | year=2012 | page=[https://archive.org/details/kitnayaadmithayc0000chau/page/301 301] | isbn=978-9381626191}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/indian-stars/Happy-Birthday-Madhuri-Dixit/articleshow/13149284.cms | title=Happy Birthday Madhuri Dixit (2 of 5) | newspaper=[[Times of India]] | date=14 May 2012 | access-date=8 March 2013 | archive-date=20 December 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220210241/http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/indian-stars/Happy-Birthday-Madhuri-Dixit/articleshow/13149284.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2012, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Divya Jagdale, and Priyanka Bose signed on to play members of the gang.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Tannishtha-Chatterjee-joins-Madhuri-Dixits-Gulab-Gang/articleshow/17688951.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034004/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-20/news-interviews/35933311_1_tannishtha-chatterjee-british-film-brick-lane-gulab-gang|url-status=live|archive-date=28 September 2013|title=Tannishtha Chatterjee joins Madhuri Dixit's 'Gulab Gang'|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|author=Jha, Subhash|date=20 December 2012|access-date=16 February 2013}}</ref>

==Filming==
Shooting started in October 2012. Initially, it was reported that the movie was based on [[Sampat Pal Devi]]'s life as head of the [[Gulabi Gang]], but the director refused to confirm the rumor, stating that while he respected her work but the movie was not based on her.<ref>timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 2012-10-08 | gulab gang soumik sen film</ref> The first schedule of the film, involving Dixit, started in December 2012 and wrapped in January 2013. Dixit reported that the first schedule ended with a "high-energy song" choreographed by [[Saroj Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/madhuri-dixit-wraps-up-gulab-gang-schedule_126214.htm|title=Madhuri Dixit wraps up 'Gulab Gang' schedule|date=13 January 2013|access-date=14 February 2013|archive-date=8 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208021902/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bollywood/madhuri-dixit-wraps-up-gulab-gang-schedule_126214.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Dixit also trained with martial arts expert Shifu Kanishka Sharma in martial art forms like [[Shaolin Kung Fu]], [[Pekiti-Tirsia Kali]] and Shaolin Chin Na for the movie. In December 2012, Juhi Chawla joined the shoot at [[Kamalistan Studios]], Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/juhi-chawla-begins-shooting-for-i-gulab-gang-i-306458|title=Juhi Chawla begins shooting for Gulab Gang|publisher=[[NDTV]]|date=17 December 2012|access-date=14 February 2013|archive-date=17 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032757/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/juhi-chawla-begins-shooting-for-i-gulab-gang-i-306458|url-status=live}}</ref> This was Chawla's first role with the negative shades.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_juhi-chawla-storms-off-from-the-gulab-gang-set_1799450|title=Juhi Chawla storms off from the Gulab Gang set|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=13 February 2013|access-date=16 February 2013|archive-date=15 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215033033/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_juhi-chawla-storms-off-from-the-gulab-gang-set_1799450|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Gulaab Gang
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Soumik Sen]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 25 January 2014<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/gulaab-gang-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1116223163 |title=Gulaab Gang (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |date=18 February 2014 |publisher=[[iTunes]] |access-date=26 June 2018 |archive-date=27 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627012249/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gulaab-gang-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1116223163 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length = 33:42
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| producer =
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| misc = {{External media
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The first track, titled ''Dheemi Dheemi'', was released as a single on 18 January 2014. On 25 January 2014, the ''Gulaab Gang'' soundtrack was released in [[Varanasi]] when more than 18 thousand people witnessed it. The album has seven tracks composed by [[Soumik Sen]] and Sadhu Sushil Tiwari. The song Gulaabi was released in January 2014 and was a chartbuster. Another song, "Mauj Ki Malaharein," was released on 28 February 2014 and became very popular. It is sung by Sadhu Sushil Tiwari, [[Lilly Singh|Superwoman]] & Chaittali Shrivasttava.

===Track listing===
{{track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Gulaabi
| extra1 = Malabika Brahma & [[Shilpa Rao]]
| lyrics1 = Neha Saraf
| length1 = 5:23
| title2 = Dheemi Dheemi Si
| extra2 = [[Kaushiki Chakrabarty]], Malabika Brahma
| lyrics2 = Neha Saraf
| length2 = 5:08
| title3 = Sharm Laaj
| extra3 = Malabika Brahma, [[Pawni Pandey]]
| lyrics3 = [[Shreya Narayan]]
| length3 = 4:16
| title4 = Ankhiyaan
| extra4 = [[Kaushiki Chakrabarty]]
| lyrics4 = Neha Saraf
| length4 = 4:25
| title5 = Rang Si Hui
| extra5 = [[Kaushiki Chakrabarty]]
| lyrics5 = Neha Saraf
| length5 = 4:57
| title6 = Rangi Saari Gulaabi
| extra6 = Snehlata Dixit, [[Madhuri Dixit]]
| lyrics6 = [[Traditional]]
| length6 = 4:03
| title7 = Teri Jai Ho
| extra7 = [[Soumik Sen]]
| lyrics7 = [[Soumik Sen]]
| length7 = 5:25
| title8 = Mauj Ki Malhare
| extra8 = Sadhu Sushil Tiwari, [[Lilly Singh]], Chaittali Shrivasttava
| lyrics8 = Rohit Sharma
| length8 = 5:15
}}

==Controversy==
Days before the movie's release, Sampat Pal Devi, the leader of the original Gulabi Gang, filed a case against the makers of movie, as she felt the filmmakers had no right to make a film on her life without her permission.<ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gulaabi-gang-leader-sampat-pal-files-case-against-madhuri-dixits-gulaab-gang/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032745/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gulaabi-gang-leader-sampat-pal-files-case-against-madhuri-dixits-gulaab-gang/ |date=17 November 2015 }} |Indian Express</ref> On 5 March 2014, the [[Delhi High Court]] passed a stay order against the release of the film throughout India stating that the release would cause irreparable loss to Pal's reputation and that "the loss of reputation can not be compensated by monetary terms".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140307191405/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-high-court-stays-release-of-madhuri-dixits-gulaab-gang/456036-8-66.html Delhi High Court stays release of Madhuri Dixit's 'Gulaab Gang']</ref> The high court lifted the stay one day later.

==Box office==
''Gulaab Gang'' was released on around 1,700 screens. It earned ₹9.31 crore in its first weekend.
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/collection/1st-Weekend-Box-Office-Collection-Of-GULAAB-GANG-2234 |title=1st Weekend Box Office Collection Of GULAAB GANG |access-date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413072825/http://www.boxofficecapsule.com/collection/1st-Weekend-Box-Office-Collection-Of-GULAAB-GANG-2234 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140309013253/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/gulaabgang/gulaab-gang-rules-box-office-on-day-one/article1-1192568.aspx Gulaab Gang rules box office on day one – Hindustan Times]</ref> The film collected {{INR}} 2.41 crore at the box office its first day, which was considered a poor start given its budget of {{INR}} 25 Crores and screen count of 1,700.<ref name="hindustantimes1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/gulaabgang/gulaab-gang-rules-box-office-on-day-one/article1-1192568.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309013253/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/gulaabgang/gulaab-gang-rules-box-office-on-day-one/article1-1192568.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 March 2014 |title=Gulaab Gang rules box office on day one |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=2014-03-08 |access-date=2014-03-23}}</ref>
The producers announced the film a flop.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140311022155/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/gulaab-gang-producers-to-hc-our-film-has-flopped/article1-1193311.aspx Gulaab Gang flopped and can't lead to defamation anymore, producers tell HC - Hindustan Times]</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Recipients
!Result
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| [[60th Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Juhi Chawla]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[16th IIFA Awards]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{Nom}}
|-
|[[21st Screen Awards]]
|[[Screen Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role|Best Actress in a Negative Role]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[7th Mirchi Music Awards]]
| Raag-Inspired Song of the Year
| "Aankhiyaan"
| {{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{BH movie|gulaab-gang}}
* {{IMDb title}}

{{Anubhav Sinha}}

[[Category:2014 films]]
[[Category:2014 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:2014 Indian films]]
[[Category:2014 action drama films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Films about women in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by Soumik Sen]]
[[Category:2014 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]

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