Divine and Naezy are the real life 'gully boys', whose life has inspired the upcoming Bollywood film Gully Boy, led by Ranveer Singh, who turned to them for advice his rapper avatar. Rapper Divine, whose real name is Vivian Fernandes, began his career as an underground rapper in 2011. But it was lack of understanding of hip-hop music among Indians which made him stay away from the mainstream music industry. Like Divine, Naezy, whose real name is Naved Sheikh, has kept hope alive. Also featuring actor Alia Bhatt and Kalki Koechlin in pivotal roles, Gully Boy will release on February 14.

Source: Hindustan Times February 06, 2019 07:30 UTC