Gangster: A Love Story

Gangster: A Love Story
Theatrical release poster
Hindi	गँगस्टर अ लव स्टोरी
Directed by	Anurag Basu
Screenplay by	Mahesh Bhatt Anurag Basu
Story by	Mahesh Bhatt
Produced by	Mahesh Bhatt Mukesh Bhatt
Starring	Kangana Ranaut Emraan Hashmi Shiney Ahuja Gulshan Grover
Cinematography	Bobby Singh
Edited by	Akiv Ali
Music by	Songs: Pritam Score: Raju Singh
Distributed by	Vishesh Films
Release date	28 April 2006 (2006-04-28)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹6.5 crore[1]
Box office	₹17.93 crore[1]

Gangster: A Love Story is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic thriller film directed by Anurag Basu. It stars Kangana Ranaut, Emraan Hashmi and Shiney Ahuja in lead roles. The film is produced by Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt of Vishesh Films. The music and the soundtrack is composed by Pritam.

Gangster released theatrically on 28 April 2006, and proved to be a commercial success at the box office. it received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its screenplay, soundtrack, cinematography and performances of the cast, with particular praise directed towards Ranaut's debut performance.

At the 52nd Filmfare Awards, Gangster received 10 nominations, including Best Villain (Hashmi) and Best Male Playback Singer (Zubeen Garg for "Ya Ali"), and won Best Female Debut (Ranaut).

The film was remade in Kannada as Nee Illadhe (2011).