Wanted (2009 film)
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Prabhu Deva |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor |
| Written by | Puri Jagannadh Prabhu Deva |
| Screenplay by | Shiraz Ahmed |
| Starring | Salman Khan Ayesha Takia Azmi Prakash Raj Vinod Khanna Mahesh Manjrekar Govind Namdeo Mahek Chahal |
| Music by | Sajid-Wajid |
| Cinematography | Nirav Shah S. Sriraram |
| Editing by | Dilip Deo Pranay Patel |
| Distributed by | Sahara One Motion Pictures S K Films Enterprises |
| Release date(s) | 18 September 2009 |
| Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  35 crore (US$7.7 million)[1] |
| Box office | 91 crore (US$20.02 million)[2] |
Wanted is a 2009 Bollywood action film, directed by Prabhu Deva, starring Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. The film is about a young IPS officer, who goes undercover as a gangster to infiltrate the criminal underworld. [3]
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[edit] Plot
Radhe (ACP. Rajveer Shekawat) (Salman Khan) is an undercover officer working as a gangster for Gani Bhai (Translated as Don Ghani) (Prakash Raj), an international criminal. Jhanvi (Ayesha Takia) is the love interest of Radhe. Inspector Talpade (Mahesh Manjrekar) falls for Jhanvi, whereas Jhanvi has developed a soft spot for Radhe, since she met him.
Golden's (Aseem Merchant) gang and Datta Pawle's gang fight for the biggest piece of Mumbai. As Mumbai reels under bloody gang wars, commissioner Ashraf Khan (Govind Namdeo) vows to make the city crime-free and starts his campaign by arresting 200 criminals.
Gani Bhai comes back to Mumbai, kills Datta Pawle and ends up being arrested by Ashraf Khan. His gang retaliate by making a lewd video of Khan's daughter. While she is tortured, she reveals that there is a police informant in their gang.
On research they find out that he's the son of former police officer Shrikant Shekhawat (Vinod Khanna), who now runs a fitness center. Upon killing him, Gani Bhai ensures that his son will perform his last rites. They discover that the mole is none other than Radhe, and in fear go into hiding.
Radhe forces Talpade to take him to the hideout. There, he engages in a mass shootout in which he kills everyone, and finally slits Gani Bhai's throat.
Talpade tries to act innocent as Radhe phones the commissioner and informs him that his daughter is safe but unfortunately Inspector Talpade was killed in the shootout before shooting Talpade himself, in a similar fashion to how Talpade faked the death of an innocent police constable earlier quoting his tag line, "एक बार जो मैंने कमिटमेंट कर दिया, तो फिर मैं खुद की भी नहीं सुनता" meaning "Once I commit to something, I even don't listen to myself". Then the credits roll.
[edit] Cast
- Salman Khan as Radhe / Rajveer Shekhawat
- Ayesha Takia as Jhanvi
- Prakash Raj as Gani Bhai / Shanshuddin Azgar Gani
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Inspector Talpade
- Vinod Khanna as Shrikant Shekhawat
- Mahek Chahal as Shaina
- Govind Namdeo as Police Commissioner Ashraf Taufeeq Khan
- Aseem Merchant as Golden Bhai
- Manoj Pahwa as Sonu Gates
- Inder Kumar as Ajay
- Mushtaq Khan as Police Inspector
- Sarfaraz Khan as Radhe's friend
- Sajid as Radhey's friend
- Raju Mavani as Datta Pawle
- Vijay Patkar as Ganesh
- Prateeksha Lonkar as Laxmi (Jhanvi's Mother)
- Anil Kapoor as Special Appearance in song Jalwa
- Govinda as Special Appearance in song Jalwa
- Prabhu Deva as Special appearance in song Jalwa
[edit] Character Map of Remakes
| Pokiri (Telugu) (2006) |
Pokkiri (Tamil) (2007) |
Wanted (Hindi) (2009) |
Porki (Kannada) (2010) |
| Mahesh Babu | Vijay | Salman Khan | Darshan |
| Ileana D'Cruz | Asin | Ayesha Takia | Pranitha |
| Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj |
| Nassar | Nassar | Vinod Khanna | Nassar |
| Sayaji Shinde | Napoleon | Govind Namdeo | Devaraj |
| Ashish Vidyarthi | Mukesh Tiwari | Mahesh Manjrekar | Shobaraj |
| Jyothi Rana | Brinda Parekh | Mahek Chahal | Sangeetha Shetty |
[edit] Production
Director Prabhu Deva was also the director of the previous Tamil remake, Pokkiri. Asin Thottumkal was first approached for the role of Jhanvi, but due to other commitments she rejected the offer.[4] Consequently the role went to Ayesha Takia.
[edit] Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by Sajid – Wajid | ||||
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16 August 2009 (India)
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| Bollywood Hungama |    [5] |
The music of the film is given by Sajid Wajid. The music received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with a few songs seeing a positive response. Bollywood Hungama gave it an overall rating of 2.5/5. Jalwa and Love Me Love Me were declared the most successful tracks and topped the charts with its release.[6]
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| 1. | "Ishq Vishq" | Kamaal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello | 4:46 | ||||||
| 2. | "Dil Leke" | Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Suzanne D'Mello (English vocals) | 4:35 | ||||||
| 3. | "Le Le Mazaa Le" | Suzanne D'Mello, Sowmya Raoh, Hrishikesh Lamrekar, Nikita Nigam | 4:11 | ||||||
| 4. | "Jalwa" | Wajid, Earl D'Souza | 4:31 | ||||||
| 5. | "Tose Pyaar Kare Hai" | Wajid, Sunidhi Chauhan | 3:47 | ||||||
| 6. | "Most Wanted Track" | Salman Khan | 4:26 | ||||||
| 7. | "Love Me Love Me" | Wajid, Amrita Kak | 4:06 | ||||||
| 8. | "Dil Leke (Remix)" | Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal | 3:15 | ||||||
| 9. | "Ishq Vishq (Remix)" | Kamaal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello | 4:04 | ||||||
| 10. | "Jalwa On The House" | Wajid, Earl D'Souza | 4:15 | ||||||
| 11. | "Tose Pyaar Kare Hai – Bhojpuri Makhan Mix" | Wajid, Earl D'Souza, Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:55 | ||||||
| 12. | "Love Me Love Me (Remix)" | Wajid, Amrita Kak | 4:43 | ||||||
[edit] Reception
[edit] Box office
Wanted was one of 2009's biggest hits with approximately Rs. 33.5 crore distribution share. More than 70% of its business came from single screens rather than multiplexes.
Worldwide, Wanted had an excellent opening, grossing Rs. 38 crore in the first week.[7] It shattered records in Pakistan, grossing over Rs. 75 lakhs in its first weekend, which was a record for any Indian film.[8] It grossed Rs. 81.25 crore in India and Rs. 10.06 crore overseas. The film was declared a "Super Hit" by Box office India.[9][10][11]
[edit] Critical Reception
Wanted received mixed to positive reviews.[12][13] However Salman Khan's performance was much praised by critics and audience as well. Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India gave it 4 out of 5. Taran Adarsh gave it 4 out of 5 stating that Wanted will run only on Salman's star power.[14] Raja Sen from Rediff gave a rating of 2 out of 5 and said "Khan might be having fun, but the fact a film like Wanted underscores is how badly Bollywood needs a breed of younger leading men. And how the existing lot need roles that fit."[15]
[edit] Awards
- Winner: Best Action – Vijayan Master[16]
- Nominated: Best Film – Boney Kapoor
- Nominated: Best Actor – Salman Khan
- Nominated: Best Villain – Prakash Raj
- Winner: Best Film Of The Year – Action / Thriller – Wanted[18]
- Winner: Best Action – Vijayan Master[19]
[edit] Sequel
Producer Boney Kapoor has said that the sequel of Wanted, Wanted 2 (also known as Most Wanted) will be made in the near future with Salman and Asin in lead roles.[20] Salman requested Prabhu Deva to create the script and it is expected to start by end of 2011.[21]
[edit] References
- ^ "Why DIL BOLE HADIPPA is a safe bet for Yash Raj!". Bollywoodtrade.com. 21 September 2009. http://www.bollywoodtrade.com/trade-news/why-dil-bole-hadippa-is-a-safe-bet-for-yash-raj/4a611ce8-1817-4189-a243-ae918d643865/index.htm. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide". Boxofficeindia.com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Bollywood is Tollywood's fan". Times of India. 23 September 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Bollywood-is-Tollywoods-fan/articleshow/10088678.cms. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
- ^ "Wanted: Trivia and Bloopers". Gomolo.in. http://www.gomolo.in/Movie/MovieTriviaDetail.aspx?mid=21165. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Wanted : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywood Hungama. 18 September 2009. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13476/index.html. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Joginder Tuteja (15 August 2009). "Music Reviews". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13476/index.html.
- ^ "Qatar Tribune" (PDF). http://www.qatar-tribune.com/data/20090929/pdf/chillout.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-17.[dead link]
- ^ Johnny Vaz (26 September 2009). "Salman's Wanted collects 7.5 mn in Pakistan". IBN. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/salmans-wanted-collects-75-mn-in-pak/102252-8.html. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs)". Boxofficeindia.com. http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU=. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Box Office 2009". Boxofficeindia.com. http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ==. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "The Weekly Voice" (PDF). http://www.weeklyvoice.com/~epaper/00pdfs/20100102v.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-17.[dead link]
- ^ Movie Review: Wanted (2009) starring Salman Khan, Aayesha Takia Azmi, Mahesh Manjrekar
- ^ Los Angeles – Movie Reviews
- ^ "Wanted: Movie Review by Taran Adarsh". http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13476/index.html. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- ^ "Wanted is watchable... casually". Rediff. http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/18/review-hindi-wanted.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ^ "3 Idiots, Dev D top winners at Filmfare Awards". Times of India. 28 February 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/3-Idiots-Dev-D-top-winners-at-Filmfare-Awards/articleshow/5627239.cms. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ "Nominations for IIFA 2010". IIFA.com. http://iifa.com/web07/presscentre/press_nominations_list.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ "Winners of Max Stardust Awards 2010". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2010/01/18/5856/index.html. Retrieved 2010-10-12.[dead link]
- ^ "Winners of Nokia 16th Annual Star Screen Awards 2009". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2010/01/09/5835/index.html. Retrieved 2010-10-12.[dead link]
- ^ "Wanted sequel on hold – Hindustan Times". http://www.hindustantimes.com/Wanted-sequel-on-hold/Article1-571251.aspx. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Is it Salman Khan and Nayan together?". Behindwoods. 7 May 2011. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-11-01/salman-khan-prabhu-deva-07-05-11.html. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
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