Mumbai’s Vile Parle Cypher is giving unheard rappers a voice
The article profiles the Vile Parle Cypher, a grassroots hip-hop movement in Mumbai that provides a platform for marginalized individuals to express themselves through rap. It also discusses a documentary titled 'Unreleased' that captures the community's evolution and impact.
Why it matters
It highlights the role of art and music as a tool for social empowerment and community building among the working class in urban India.
“Delivery boys, milkmen, labourers and rickshaw drivers, who listens to them?” Unreleased , a documentary about the Vile Parle Cypher, directed by Mumbai -based filmmaker Imran Shamsi, begins with this question. As the film cuts through the tightly packed alleyways of the city, it reveals where these struggles break free and the mind is without fear: at Dubhashi Ground on Saturday evenings.
The Vile Parle Cypher, founded by Kuldeep Jaswant Singh Chandaliya, known by his stage name Deep/Psy, is a grassroots rap and hip-hop movement. The freestyle community is open to all, with participants travelling from as far as Assam and Nepal to attend its sessions.
Kuldeep Jaswant Singh Chandaliya, founder of Vile Parle Cypher | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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