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Actually ... it wouldn't be accurate to call this a review of Gully Boy, because this is not a balanced, ratiocinative critique of the film. This is actually a love letter, straight from the hiwda, from the bottom of my soul, out and out, a shout out, to the insanely talented makers and actors of Gully Boy. Gully boy is what we call “renaissance cinema”, because it will fundamentally change our perspectives on the whole idea of making dreams come true; it will change the way you look at society, class , division and everything in between, it will challenge banal definitions of music and poetry, dreams and reality and all those things we often wonder about while gazing at stars. It does what movies are supposed to do - create a magical, transcending experience through storytelling. To that end, Gully Boy is easily the best film in the last 10-15 years, one that I will probably watch a gazillion times before I die. ==== So let me be clear, I’m not objective, Not subjective, Just re...