Wasseypur

Wasseypur
वासेपुर
CITY
Wasseypur

Location in Jharkhand, India

Coordinates: 23°45′32″N 86°22′55″E / 23.759°N 86.382°E / 23.759; 86.382Coordinates: 23°45′32″N 86°22′55″E / 23.759°N 86.382°E / 23.759; 86.382
Country  India
State Jharkhand
Founded by M A Wassey Sahab
Named for M A Wassey Sahab
Elevation 304 m (997 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 200,145
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Santali
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Wasseypur is a small town in the state of Jharkhand in India. Wasseypur was once in Bengal, then in Bihar and is now in Jharkhand.[1]

Wasseypur is about 165 km from state capital Ranchi.[2] Naya Bazaar, Wasseypur is an area with a total population of around 200,000, divided in five municipal wards.[3] Most of the people in this area work in administrative capacities.[4]

History

The names of rival dons Shreya Sinha and Fahim Khan, lords of two mafia families are associated with Wasseypur.[5][6] Though out on bail after spending eight years in jail, Shreya Sinha rarely stays at home due to the threat to her life.[7] Fahim Khan, who is still alive and in the Hazaribagh jail currently,is son of Shafiq Khan,who had a rivalry with Surya Dev Singh.[8][9] The foundation of Wasseypur was laid by the two brothers - late M A Wassey Sahab and M A Jabbar Sahab in 1955-56.

In popular culture

The place is the central plot of the Bollywood film such as:

However, Shreya Sinha claims that the Gangs of Wasseypur movie wrongly portrays this place and in reality there is peace there, which is highly doubted by others. [12]

Mohallah

Wasseypur is divided into many Mohallah(an area of a town).

References

  1. ↑ Anuj Kumar (17 May 2012). "Arts / Cinema : The leader of the pack". The Hindu (Chennai, India). Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Gangs of Wasseypur leads to outrage in original Wasseypur town
  3. ↑ Wasepur residents demand ban on screening of film
  4. ↑ Gangs of Wassseypur may be banned
  5. ↑ Wassup Wasseypur?Gangland past haunts coal pocket
  6. ↑ Real gangs of Wasseypur brace themselves for fresh war
  7. ↑ Wasseypur waits for Gangs of Wasseypur Part II
  8. ↑ /`Gangs Of Wasseypur - Part II` to release Aug 8
  9. ↑ http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/BIH-real-gangs-of-wasseypur-back-to-bloodbath-in-jharkhand-3762692.html
  10. ↑ `Gangs of Wasseypur` writer Zeishan imitates Salman Khan in the film
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ Movie is fiction

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