Anurag Kashyap has essayed a very realistic portrayal of small town gangs in the badlands of Bihar. Excellent cast. Very subtle yet deep performance by all. Morals of the society under focus is handled very well without succumbing to stereo-types. The cost - except for Huma Qureshi - lacks typical Bollywood star looks which adds to the sense of reality of the movie.

One area where he could have done better is visuals. It was hardly pleasing to the eyes! Lighting was not handled better and seems to have been left natural. Photography bereft of clever lighting results in less than pleasing visuals.