Dulquer Salmaan, Rajkummar Rao in Netflix Homage to 1990s Bollywood Guns & Gulaabs: Trai

Posted by Aldo Pusey on Monday, July 8, 2024

Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for series “Guns & Gulaabs,” starring Dulquer Salmaan (“Chup”) and Rajkummar Rao (“Bheed”).

The series is created by India-based filmmaking duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. – popularly known as Raj & DK – as part of a multi-year creative partnership with Netflix under their D2R Films banner.

Set in the fictitious town of Gulaabganj and designed as an ode to 1990s Bollywood, the series blends genres as it follows a lovestruck mechanic, a reluctant heir to a ruling gang and an honest officer-turned-agent-of-chaos. In addition, a trio of schoolmates experience the innocence that comes with growing up in a small town, complete with heartbreaks and betrayal.

Related Stories

Illustration of a video game controller surrounded by a recycle icon VIP+

‘Until Dawn,’ ‘Silent Hill 2’ Remakes Show Relevancy of Retreading IP

'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation' (2015)

Paramount+ to Launch in Thailand Within Monomax Streaming Platform

The cast also includes Adarsh Gourav (“The White Tiger”), T.J. Bhanu (“Afwaah”), Gulshaan Devaiah (“Dahaad”) and the late Satish Kaushik (“Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan”) in one of his last screen roles.

Popular on Variety

Krishna and Nidimoru are best known for Prime Video spy series “The Family Man,” starring Manoj Bajpayee, that had two hit seasons on the service and is poised for a third. 

Krishna and Nidimoru said: ” ‘Guns & Gulaabs’ has been an exhilarating journey for us. This time we went back to our favorite territory, embracing the storytelling style of our earlier films, ’99,’ ‘Shor In The City.’ And somewhere along this process, we found ourselves creating a genre-mash in a pulpy, retro style. Netflix has been a like-minded partner sharing the same unbridled passion as us to present this unique, quirky story.”

Tanya Bami, director of series, Netflix India, added: “Take the gangster genre, add a dose of desi comedy to it, a generous flavoring of Bollywood and spice it up with Raj & DK’s inimitable style; the outcome is ‘Guns & Gulaabs,’ a delectable mix of genres and an unforgettable entertaining experience. Raj & DK collaborating with us on their passion project is a really special commencement of our partnership with them and it’s been nothing short of amazing. The trailer brings to life the creator duo’s distinctive style and tone, along with unique performances by Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Adarsh Gourav, T.J. Bhanu and Gulshaan Devaiah.”

“Guns & Gulaabs” streams from Aug. 18.

Watch the trailer here:

Read More About:

Jump to Comments

More from Variety

Most Popular

Must Read

Sign Up for Variety Newsletters

By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Variety Confidential

A Variety and iHeartRadio Podcast

ncG1vNJzZmiukae2psDYZ5qopV9nfXN%2Fjq2taJmjnq5wsNSlqK6domLAorjMmpinZaKWt6zBzKaYq2Wilrxus9SnqmafpaGuoq7SZqurmZmhsrN5zZ6rn6SZrXpyfpJubXFtZ2iAcA%3D%3D

CATALOG
    FEATURED TAGS