Gang

Gang

Year: 2000

Runtime: 165 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Mazhar Khan

DramaCrimeAction

After falling prey to underworld, four friends jeopardise their personal lives with point of no return.

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Timeline – Gang (2000)

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1

G.A.N.G. forms

Gangu, Abdul, Nihal, and Gary come together to form the crime group G.A.N.G. Their bond is built on friendship and trust, guiding their early criminal schemes.

Early days Gangu's neighborhood
2

Early successes and lurking tensions

The quartet achieves initial criminal goals, establishing themselves in the underworld. Yet the veneer of camaraderie hides the pressures and temptations that threaten their unity.

3

Tagdu strikes and Lala enters

Tagdu launches an attack on G.A.N.G.; in retaliation, the group aligns with Lala, a local gang leader who has a conscience. This alliance reshapes their power dynamics and loyalties.

Shortly after the attack City
4

Abdul's discontent and Girja Singh alliance

Abdul grows uneasy about working for free with Lala. The group decides to team up with Girja Singh for money, provoking a disagreement with Gangu over the direction of their crime business.

5

Tragic blow: Gary's sister

Tagdu and his men kidnap and kill Gary's sister, an act of humiliation that shatters the group and intensifies their sense of grievance and revenge.

6

Gang war and Gangu's imprisonment

G.A.N.G. and Tagdu's forces clash in a brutal gang war. Gangu is arrested and sentenced to five years in prison, taking him out of the action for a long stretch.

During the war years City jail
7

Release and family life

Upon release, Gangu finds Abdul driving a taxi, his mother cared for, and Nihal and Gary pursuing new ventures. He meets Sanam, proposes marriage, and learns his friends have aligned with Girja Singh.

After release City
8

Nihal and Divya's troubled marriage

Nihal and Divya's marriage falters as their child is born handicapped due to Nihal's drug addiction. Divya ultimately commits suicide along with the child, leaving Nihal shattered.

Shortly after Gangu's return Home
9

Nihal's murder spree and arrest

Nihal descends into a murderous spree, driven by his turmoil. The authorities eventually arrest him, triggering a new wave of consequences for the group.

Following Divya's death City
10

Abdul defies Girja's order

Girja orders Abdul to kill Nihal, but Abdul, bound by friendship, refuses to harm his comrade and instead kills Girja's henchman to protect them all.

Before the trial City
11

Surrender plans and ministerial conspiracy

Abdul and Gary decide to surrender to the police to safeguard Gangu, seeking the chief minister's help. The minister, opposed to their stand, schemes to crush G.A.N.G. with Girja and Tagdu.

Before the final confrontation Capital
12

Conspiracy tightens; mother killed

The minister teams with Girja and Tagdu to wipe out G.A.N.G.; Tagdu murders Gangu's mother to weaken the group's resolve and morale just before the decisive clash.

Imminent confrontation City
13

Final battle and Gangu's death

G.A.N.G. defeats the minister's men, including Tagdu and Girja, but Gangu is gravely wounded. On his deathbed, he asks his friends to leave crime forever, and they vow to honor his request as he dies.

Final battle City
14

Six years later: closure and remembrance

Lala kills the minister who ordered the police to kill G.A.N.G., explaining to Sanam that he did it to spare Gangu's son from following the same path. He surrenders to Shamsher Singh, and Sanam shows the G.A.N.G. photo to her son, keeping their memory alive in peace.

Six years later City

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