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The film becomes more vibrant after that (the colourless streets in the first half become blue-lit in the second), the rebelliousness becomes more apparent (the graffiti sequences are a great example) and the drama gets heightened, with Murad aka Gully boy going through a rough patch in his personal life. With an underwhelming start, the film picks up pace after the moment and the second half gets even more pace with the song 'Meri Gully Mein'. It is at this point where Murad becomes the rapper Gully boy.

However the film's short-lived inertia is ended with the arrival of MC Sher (played by Siddhanth Chaturvedi) and that really sets the USP of the film, as the film becomes more focussed about the making of an artist. The initial portions are also shot in a colourless, desaturated way (The days are rust colourless and the nights are shadowy and dimly lit).It is noted that the film is loosely based on the incredibly true story of the Mumbai based rapper duo Divine and Naezy. The film has quite a shaky start, as it shows Murad's eventless life, with the tropes being quite familiar (dad issues, on and off relationship with petty crime and a mild amount of romance). The film also deals with Murad's transition from an underconfident, closeted poet to a fiery performer. The film follows the path of Murad, a lower middle class rookie and his struggle to become a rapper. Hence the film doesn't try to pull a wannabe act. The similarities end from this point as the main conflict of the rap based Hollywood films deal with the social stigma surrounding the art form, whereas the conflict in Gully Boy is about class divide and peer pressure.

The influences are quite apparent even in the opening shot of the film, where the camera tracks the character's gait from behind. Gully boy starts with a small time crook and his accomplice committing a petty crime, reminding us of Straight Outta Compton, a similarly themed film.

Gully boy reviews