Guns & Gulaabs is an Indian black comedy crime thriller streaming television series on Netflix, created and directed by Raj & DK. Produced under the banner D2R Films in collaboration with Netflix, the series stars Dulquer Salmaan, Rajkummar Rao, Adarsh Gourav, and Gulshan Devaiah.
The title Guns & Gulaabs was inspired by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The series premiered on 18 August 2023 on Netflix. In December 2023, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.
Premise In the cartel-controlled town of Gulaabgunj, a high-stakes opium deal entangles a tough city cop and a romantically troubled mechanic in a whirlwind of chaos, crime, and unexpected alliances.
Cast
Dulquer Salmaan as Arjun Varma IRS, a Central Bureau of Narcotics Officer Rajkummar Rao as "Paana" Tipu Tiger / Spanner Tipu Adarsh Gourav as Jugnu "Chhotu" Ganchi, Ganchi's son Gulshan Devaiah as "Chaar(4)-Cut" Atmaram, The main antagonist Sushil Kumar as Dheeraj Rajatava Dutta as Sukanto Goutam Sharma as Suneel, Tipu's friend Gourav Sharma as Aneel, Suneel's brother Satish Kaushik as Ganchi, Chhota's father Nilesh Divekar as Nabeed, Ganchi's rival TJ Bhanu Parvathimurthy as Chandralekha "Lekha" Pooja Gor as Madhu Varma, Arjun's wife Suhani Sethi as Jyotsna "Jo" Varma, Arjun and Madhu's daughter Shreya Dhanwanthary as Yamini Vipin Sharma as Mahendra Ashmith Kunder as Sambi Manuj Sharma as Bunty, Tipu's friend Sanchay Goswami as Nirmal Varun Badola as Pratap Jeetu Shastri as Mandir Pandit Krish Rao as Lalkrishna Panwar "Nannu" Tanishq Chaudhary as Gangram "Gangu" Araham Sawant as Ikhlaq Adrija Sinha as Mamta Kumar Saurabh as Madari Baba Vikrant Massey as Devdas
Episodes
Production
Development The series was officially announced in January 2022 by Netflix media press release. The first look poster of lead cast Dulquer Salmaan and Rajkummar Rao was revealed in March 2022.
Filming Principal photography commenced in early January 2022 in Dehradun and Mussoorie before the official announcement. Makers of the series revealed that it took almost 100 days for the shoot due to the third wave of COVID-19 in India. The series was officially wrapped up shooting in April 2022.
Marketing Short announcement clip of the series was released by Netflix India YouTube Channel on 31 January 2022. Official trailer with a release date was announced on 2 August 2023.
Release The series was released on Netflix in Hindi and dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
Reception Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu wrote that while '90s nostalgia was expected from makers Raj and DK, it can test the patience of their most ardent fans.
See also
List of Netflix India Originals
References
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