"Apna Time Aayega"

2019

2h 36m

7.3(223 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

Murad, an underdog, struggles to convey his views on social issues and life in Dharavi through rapping. His life changes drastically when he meets a local rapper, Shrikant alias MC Sher.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ranveer Singh

Murad Ahmed / Gully Boy

Alia Bhatt

Safeena Firdausi

Siddhant Chaturvedi

Shrikant Bhosie / MC Sher

Vijay Raaz

Aftab Ahmed

Vijay Varma

Moeen Arif

Amruta Subhash

Razia Ahmed

Ikhlaque Khan

Nasir Firdausi

Sheeba Chaddha

Hamida Firdausi

Kalki Koechlin

Shweta / Sky

Jyoti Subhash

Dadi

Creative team

Directed by: Zoya Akhtar
Written by: Zoya Akhtar
Reema Kagti
Produced by: Farhan Akhtar
Zoya Akhtar

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