3 GULLY BOY tabloid! rating: 3.5 out of 5

There’s so much to love about director Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy, a rousing rap-to-riches underdog tale, led by Ranveer Singh. The outlandish actor, known for his look-at-me persona, seems to have found his groove as the angst-ridden rapper Murad who tries not to be weighed down by the grim reality around him. Every character leaves an indelible impression. Alia Bhatt as Murad’s whacky girlfriend Sakina is a knock out. Actor Siddant Chaturvedi as Murad’s mentor MC Sher was this year’s discovery.