Guns & Gulaabs is an Indian black comedy crime thriller streaming television series on Netflix, created and directed by Raj & DK. Produced under the banner D2R Films in collaboration with Netflix, the series stars Dulquer Salmaan, Rajkummar Rao, Adarsh Gourav, and Gulshan Devaiah.
The title Guns & Gulaabs was inspired by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses. The series premiered on 18 August 2023 on Netflix. In December 2023, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.
Contents
Premise
In the cartel-controlled town of Gulaabgunj, an opium deal entangles a city cop and a romantically troubled mechanic in a whirlwind of chaos, crime, and unexpected alliances.
Cast
Dulquer Salmaan as Arjun Varma IRS, a Central Bureau of Narcotics Officer
Rajkummar Rao as "Paana" Tipu Tiger / Spanner Tipu
Adarsh Gourav as Jugnu "Chhotu" Ganchi, Ganchi's son
Gulshan Devaiah as "Chaar(4)-Cut" Atmaram, The main antagonist
Sushil Kumar as Dheeraj
Rajatava Dutta as Sukanto
Goutam Sharma as Suneel, Tipu's friend
Gourav Sharma as Aneel, Suneel's brother
Satish Kaushik as Ganchi, Chhota's father
Nilesh Divekar as Nabeed, Ganchi's rival
TJ Bhanu Parvathimurthy as Chandralekha "Lekha"
Pooja Gor as Madhu Varma, Arjun's wife
Suhani Sethi as Jyotsna "Jo" Varma, Arjun and Madhu's daughter
Shreya Dhanwanthary as Yamini
Vipin Sharma as Mahendra
Ashmith Kunder as Sambi
Manuj Sharma as Bunty, Tipu's friend
Sanchay Goswami as Nirmal
Varun Badola as Pratap
Jeetu Shastri as Mandir Pandit
Production
Development
The series was officially announced in January 2022 by Netflix media press release. The first look poster of lead cast Dulquer Salmaan and Rajkummar Rao was revealed in March 2022.
Filming
Principal photography commenced in early January 2022 in Dehradun and Mussoorie before the official announcement. Makers of the series revealed that it took almost 100 days for the shoot due to the third wave of COVID-19 in India. The series was officially wrapped up shooting in April 2022.
Marketing
Short announcement clip of the series was released by Netflix India YouTube Channel on 31 January 2022. Official trailer with a release date was announced on 2 August 2023.
Release
The series was released on Netflix in Hindi and dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
Reception
Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu wrote that while '90s nostalgia was expected from makers Raj and DK, it can test the patience of their most ardent fans.