''Meeruthiya Gangsters'' () is a 2015 Indian

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

-language

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written and directed by

Zeishan Quadri Zeishan Quadri is an Indian writer, actor, director and producer who wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay for the Bollywood crime genre film ''Gangs of Wasseypur'', directed by Anurag Kashyap. Quadri has also acted in ''Gangs of Wasseypu ...

and produced by Gibran Noorani. The film score is composed by

Vivek Kar Vivek Kar is an Indian bollywood film music director score composer and producer. Career Working as a music composer, Kar made his debut as a film composer in Bollywood in the film '' Zindagi 50-50'' where he composed four original songs. ...

and Siddhant Mishra. ''Meeruthiya Gangsters'' was released on 18 September 2015. It is inspired by the high number of extortion cases in

Meerut Meerut (, ISO 15919, ISO: ''Mēraṭh'') is a city in the western region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located in the Meerut district, it is northeast of the national capital, New Delhi, and is ...

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. The film is based from the perspective of six youths who turn kidnappers. The first look poster was released on 29 July 2015, followed by the trailer on 10 August 2015.

Cast

Jaideep Ahlawat Jaideep Ahlawat (born 8 February 1980) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films and series. He has received several awards including three Filmfare OTT Awards and nominations for two Filmfare Awards. After graduating from the Film ...

as Nikhil *

Aakash Dahiya Aakash Dahiya (born 20 September 1986) is a Mumbai-based actor and casting director, who is known for his work in Hindi cinema. Career Born in New Delhi, Dahiya started acting in the New Delhi Theater. He then started working as associate c ...

as Amit *Vansh Bhardwaj as Gagan *Chandrachoor Rai as Rahul 'Challenger' *

Shadab Kamal Shadab Kamal is an Indian actor. He played the male lead in the 2012 film '' B.A. Pass'', opposite Shilpa Shukla Shilpa Shukla (born 22 February 1982) is an Indian film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles in the 2007 sports dr ...

as Sunny *

Jatin Sarna Jatin Sarna (born 2 November 1984) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films and theatre. He is best known for his work in '' Meeruthiya Gangsters'', ''Saat Uchakkey'', '' Sonchiriya'', '' Darbar'', '' 83'' and the two original Netflix seri ...

as Sanjay 'Foreigner' *

Nushrat Bharucha Nushrratt Bharuccha (born Nushrat Bharucha; 17 May 1985) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films. After working in television, she made her film debut with ''Jai Santoshi Maa'' (2006). She gained recognition for her roles in '' Lov ...

as Mansi *

Ishita Raj Sharma Ishita Raj Sharma (born 11 July 1995) is an Indian actress and model, best known for her work in ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'', ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2'' and ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety''. Education Career Ishita acted in ''Pyaar Ka Punchnama'' (201 ...

as Pooja * Sanjay Mishra as Mama *

Mukul Dev Mukul Dev Kaushal (; 17 September 1970 – 23 May 2025) was an Indian television and film actor. He was renowned for his roles in Hindi and Punjabi films, TV series, and music albums, and also appeared in Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, and Te ...

as R K Singh *

Brijendra Kala Brijendra Kala is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for his subtle portrayals of characters rooted in reality. He gained attention for his small roles in mainstream cinema. Early life Kala spent his childhood in Mathura, ...

as Jayantilal * Sumit Sethi as DJ Sumit *Alok Sharma *Sachin Shivalia

Soundtrack

Album consists of 8 tracks composed by Siddhant Mishra,

and Siddhant Madhav. Lyrics penned by

Kumaar Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist who works in Hindi cinema. Some of his songs include "Rula Ke Gaya Ishq", " Tu Bhi Royega", "Dil Ki Aadat", " Baby Doll', " Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan", " Sooraj Dooba Hain", "Lo ...

, Kunwar Juneja and Arafat Mehmood.

Suresh Raina Suresh Raina (; born 27 November 1986) is an Indian former international cricketer. He occasionally served as stand-in captain for the Indian men's national cricket team as well as in IPL for Chennai Super Kings during the absence of the m ...

, Indian sensational cricketer, lent his voice to the song – "Tu Mili Sab Mila", in this film.

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*{{IMDb title, 4117066 2010s Hindi-language films Indian crime comedy films Films scored by Vivek Kar Films set in Uttar Pradesh Films shot in Uttar Pradesh

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