Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian action-crime film[4][1] written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. The film stars Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Tusshar Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Sonu Sood. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Shootout at Lokhandwala.[5] In the film, Manya, a diligent student, lands in prison for killing a gangster who attacked his brother, Bhargav, who eventually dies. Soon, Manya escapes jail and forms his own gang to seek revenge.
| Shootout at Wadala | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sanjay Gupta |
| Screenplay by | Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Bhatia Abhijit Deshpande Milap Zaveri (dialogue) |
| Story by | Sanjay Gupta Hussain Zaidi |
| Based on | Dongri to Dubai by Hussain Zaidi |
| Produced by | Sanjay Gupta Anuradha Gupta Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor John Abraham Manoj Bajpayee Tusshar Kapoor Kangana Ranaut Sonu Sood Ronit Roy Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Narrated by | John Abraham |
| Cinematography | Sameer Arya Sanjay F. Gupta |
| Edited by | Bunty Nagi |
| Music by | Songs: Anu Malik Mustafa Zahid Anand Raj Anand Meet Bros Anjaan Background score: Amar Mohile |
Production companies | Balaji Motion Pictures White Feather Films |
| Distributed by | Balaji Motion Pictures White Feather Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹65 crore[2] |
| Box office | ₹82 crore[3][2] |
Based on the book Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia by Hussain Zaidi, the film dramatises the encounter by Bombay police in which gangster Manya Surve was shot dead. It took place at the junction adjacent to Dr. Ambedkar College, Wadala, Bombay on 11 January 1982.
Shootout at Wadala was released on 3 May 2013 and received mixed reviews from critics, It grossed over ₹82 crore (US$9.8 million) against a budget of ₹65 crore (US$7.8 million).
Plot
editIn a police van, Afaaque Baaghran listens to the story narrated by a gangster, Manya Surve, who is gravely injured by bullets.
Manya is a decent student at Kirti College, Dadar. He is in love with Vidya Joshi and takes her to his mother to discuss their marriage.
Manya has an older brother named Bhargav Surve, who is a mawali (rowdy). Bhargav is in conflict with an underworld don named Bhatkar and is currently on the run. Soon enough, Bhargav is attacked and beaten up by Bhatkar's goons. Manya steps in to save him. While Manya grabs one of the goons, Bhargav stabs the goon, who dies on the spot.
On the day of Manya's exam results, before he can learn his grades, Manya and his brother are arrested. Manya is publicly humiliated in the college by Inspector Ambolkar and ends up in Yerwada Central Jail. In prison, a convict named Munir saves Manya from being attacked by a goon named Potya during lunch time. During this assault, Bhargav is killed. Munir befriends Manya and another convict named Veera. Veera trains Manya to become stronger. Manya is eventually challenged by Potya. Potya attacks him from behind and beats Manya up, to which Manya responds by stabbing Potya to death.
Later on, both Manya and Munir escape from prison while they are working on a railway track and try to join hands with two brothers who rule Mumbai's deals. The elder brother, Zubair Imtiaz Haksar, is cool and is impressed by Manya. However, the younger brother, Dilawar, disapproves of Manya and dislikes him. After this, Manya forms his own gang, which consists of him, Munir, Veera, and Gyancho, a sharpshooter brought by Munir. Soon enough, Manya finishes off Bhatkar (the gangster who had him and his brother arrested). Jamal, Bhatkar's bodyguard, also joins them. Next, Manya brings Ambolkar to his knees by beating him brutally in public for his earlier humiliation. The story next shows the death of Sadiq, an unscrupulous news reporter, by the Mastan gang. This leads to a fight between the Haskar brothers and the Mastan gang. A truce is called by Haji Maqsood, which is short lived as the Mastan gang asks Manya to finish off Zubair. After Zubair's assassination, Dilawar kills Gyancho with the help of Jamal. He is about to kill Munir when Manya saves him. Later, Afaaque is asked to kill Manya by Dilawar. Even after his refusal, at first, he agrees when the police commissioner orders him to. The story comes to an end after the shootout and Manya's killing by police.
Cast
edit- Anil Kapoor as ACP Afaaque Baaghran (the character based on ACP Isaque Bagwan)
- John Abraham as Manya Surve
- Manoj Bajpayee as Zubair Imtiaz Haksar (the character based on Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar)
- Tusshar Kapoor as Sheikh Muhammad Yunus Munir[6]
- Kangana Ranaut as Vidya Joshi
- Sonu Sood as Dilawar Imtiaz Haksar (the character based on Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar)
- Ronit Roy as Inspector Raja Ambat (the character based on Inspector Raja Tambat)
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Inspector Yashwanth Bhinde (the character based on Inspector Madhukar Shinde)
- Raju Mavani as Yakub Lala (the character based on Ayub Lala)
- Arif Zakaria as Sadiq (news reporter) (character based on Iqbal Naatiq)
- Pankaj Kalra as Saeed Batla
- Karan Patel as Jamal (Bhatkar's bodyguard) (fictional)
- Vineet Sharma as Bhargav Surve[7][8]
- Raju Kher as Inspector Ambolkar (the character based on Inspector E. S. Dabholkar)
- Akbar Khan as Haji Maqsood (character based on Haji Mastan) (cameo)
- Siddhanth Kapoor as Gyancho (the character based on Vishnu Patil)
- Ranjeet as Bhatkar Dada
- Chetan Hansraj as Potya (the character based on Suhas Bhatkar)
- Sanjeev Chadda as Veera (the character based on Uday Shetty)
- Shaji Chaudhary as Aurangzeb Mastan
Special appearances
- Jackie Shroff as Police Commissioner (fictional) (uncredited)
- Sunny Leone as Laila in the item number "Laila"[7][8] (role inspired from Zubair's girlfriend Chitra)[9]
- Priyanka Chopra in the item number "Babli Badmaash" (uncredited)
- Sophie Choudry in the item number "Aala Re Aala"[7][8]
Controversy
editDirector Sanjay Gupta knew the consequences of using Dawood Ibrahim's real name while shooting the film, but he carried on with Sonu Sood being addressed as "Dilawar Imtiaz" in the film.[10] On 27 January 2013, Balaji Motion Pictures uploaded a new version of the theatrical trailer, and trimmed nearly every dialogue from the film off. The character of Dawood Ibrahim is only seen for three seconds in the new trailer, to avoid any problems. Also, the character names have been changed as well, except for Abraham's character, whose name remains the same in the film.[11]
Soundtrack
edit| Shootout at Wadala | ||||
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| Released | 19 March 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 49:26 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
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The music of Shootout at Wadala is composed by Anu Malik, Anand Raaj Anand, Meet Bros Anjjan and Mustafa Zahid. Anu Malik was asked to compose for three songs for this film which were chartbusters.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aala Re Aala" | Neelesh Misra | Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Laila" | Sanjay Gupta | Anand Raaj Anand | Mika Singh & Anand Raaj Anand | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Babli Badmaash" | Kumaar | Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Ek Din Ke Liye" | Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan & Anu Malik | 0:48 | |
| 5. | "Yeh Junoon" | Mustafa Zahid | Mustafa Zahid | 4:52 | |
| 6. | "Aye Manya" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Adnan Sami, Meet Bros Anjjan & Shaan | 4:56 | |
| 7. | "Goli" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Meet Bros Anjjan, Sudesh Bhosle, Anil Kapoor & John Abraham | 4:08 | |
| 8. | "Babli Badmaash (Remix by Gourav Das Gupta & Roshan Balu)" | Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan & Anu Malik | 4:47 | |
| 9. | "Aala Re Aala (Remix by Gourav Das Gupta & Roshan Balu)" | Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh & Anu Malik | 5:02 | |
| 10. | "Laila (Remix by Gourav Das Gupta & Roshan Balu)" | Anand Raaj Anand | Mika Singh & Anand Raj Anand | 3:27 | |
| 11. | "Yeh Junoon (Remix by Mayur Sahani)" | Mustafa Zahid | Mustafa Zahid | 4:01 | |
| 12. | "Goli (Remix by Mayur Sahani)" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Meet Bros Anjjan, Sudesh Bhosle, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham | 3:38 | |
| Total length: | 49:26 | ||||
Critical reception
editThe film received a mixed reception from critics.
- The ratings for the film provided by the reviewers have been tabulated. Below the table lies a collection of excerpts from the reviews, which can be matched to the respective rating as given in the table by seeing the source.
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Box office
editIndia
editShootout at Wadala had an opening of around 65% occupancy[21] and went on to collect ₹101.9 million (US$1.2 million) on first day.[22] The two-week domestic distributor share is ₹ 255.0 million approx.[3][23] The final total came out to be ₹820 million (US$9.8 million).[3][2]
Overseas
editShootout at Wadala collected $900,000 over its first weekend.[24] Its final overseas collection was US$1.625 million.[25]
Budget and marketing
editShootout at Wadala was made with a budget of ₹50 crore (US$6.0 million)[2] of production costs. The prints and marketing budget was ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million).
Future
editDirector Sanjay Gupta has stated his plans to make the third installment to the franchise, Shootout at Byculla based on the JJ Hospital shootout in 1992 by Dawood Ibrahim's D Company against the Arun Gawli gang for the latter's killing of Ibrahim's brother-in-law Ismail Parkar (the husband of Haseena Parkar). He has also said that he will restart his movie Alibaug, starring Sunny Deol, Govinda Ahuja, Emraan Hashmi and turn it into the third sequel of the Shootout film series. Also, actors Abhishek Bachchan, Shabir Ahluwalia and John Abraham have been rumoured to star alongside each other. Abraham will portray a real encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar. The project is currently untitled, but it has been reported to be an "epic revenge saga".[26][27]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Shootout at Wadala - Movie - Box Office India". Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Shootout at Wadala Two Weeks Business". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ "Shootout at Wadala (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "shootout-wadala-will-prequels-kick-start-new-trend-bollywood". starblockbuster.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Tusshar to play gangster in 'Shootout at Wadala'". Mid-Day. 28 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Shootout at Wadala Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Kamath, Sudhish (4 May 2013). "Shootout at Wadala: Guns, girls and goggles". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "One dead, one caught". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2006. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Dawood's name changed to Dilawer in Shootout At Wadala". Bollywood Hungama. The Indian Express. 27 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Dawood Ibrahim, other names removed from Shootout at Wadala promos". Hindustan Times. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Bollywoodhungama Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "TOI review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Zee News review". Zee News. 4 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Film Review: Watch Shootout at Wadala at a single screen to experience its true flavor". DNA: Daily News and Analysis. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "NDTV Movies review". NDTV. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Yahoo Movies review". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "IBNLive review". IBN. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Indian Express review". The Indian Express. 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Rediff.com review". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Shootout at Wadala Has Good Opening Bombay Talkies Is Poor". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Shootout at Wadala First Day Territorial Breakdown". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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