Shootout at Wadala
| Shootout at Wadala | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sanjay Gupta |
| Screenplay by | Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Bhatia Abhijit Deshpande |
| Story by | Sanjay Gupta Hussain Zaidi |
| Produced by | Sanjay Gupta Anuradha Gupta Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Starring | John Abraham Anil Kapoor Kangana Ranaut Sonu Sood Manoj Bajpayee Ronit Roy Mahesh Manjrekar Tusshar Kapoor |
| 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 company | |
| Distributed by | White Feather Films (Worldwide) |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹48 crore (US$5.8 million) |
| Box office | ₹75 crore (US$9.0 million) (Domestic Nett)[2] |
Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian crime film written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. It is a prequel to the 2007 hit Shootout at Lokhandwala, and it is the second instalment of the Shootout Film Series. It is loosely based on the book Dongri to Dubai by Hussain Zaidi. The film features John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee and Sonu Sood in lead roles. The film dramatises the encounter by Mumbai police in which gangster Manya Surve was shot dead. It took place at the junction adjacent to Dr. Ambedkar college, Wadala, Mumbai on 11 January 1982.
The film was slated to be released on 1 May 2013, but was released on 3 May instead, to coincide with the day that marked 100 years of Bollywood. The film released to mixed reviews from critics, and according to Box Office India, emerged as a "hit" at the box office.
Plot
In a police van, Afaaque Baaghran (Anil Kapoor) listens to the story narrated by a gangster, Manya Surve (John Abraham), who is gravely injured with a bullet-riddled body. Surve is a powerful gangster who thinks he is not a fool after a brawl with Dilawar.
Surve is a decent student of Kirti College, Dadar. He is equally good in studies and in nature, and he has just finished his exams even whilst Vidya is trying to distract him for answers. Vidya asks him why he does not give her the answers and Manya replies that even though they are in love he will not do anything stupid to stop him from being successful. Vidya understands and persuades Manya to take her to meet his parents. Whilst presenting his girlfriend Vidya Joshi (Kangana Ranaut) to his mother to discuss their marriage, Manya is interrupted by his older brother Bhargav Surve. Bhargav is a gangster who is after an underworld don named Bhatkar (Ranjeet).
Soon enough, Bhargav is attacked and beaten up by Bhatkar's goons. Manya jumps in to save him. While Manya Surve clutches one of the goons, Bhargav stabs the goon and he dies on the spot. On the day of Manya's exam results, before he can discover his grades, Manya and his brother are arrested and publicly humiliated at college by Insp. Ambolkar (Raju Kher) and end up in Yerwada Prison. In prison, another convict named Munir (Tusshar Kapoor) saves Manya from being attacked by a goon named Potya (Chetan Hansraj) during lunch time. In this assault, Bhargav is killed. Munir befriends Manya and another convict named Veera. Veera trains Manya to become stronger. Manya trains and then eventually is challenged by Potya. Manya takes the lead by staying in front of Potya during the whole fight. Soon enough, Potya attacks him from behind and beats Manya up, to which Manya responds by stabbing Potya to his death.
Later on, both Manya and Munir escape from the prison while they were working on a railway track and try to join hands with two brothers who rule Mumbai's deals. The first brother, Zubair Imtiaz Haksar (Manoj Bajpayee), is cool and is impressed by Manya. However, the second brother, Dilawar (Sonu Sood), disapproves of Manya and dislikes him. After this act 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. The story next shows the death of Sadiq, (Arif Zakaria) an unscrupulous news reporter, due to the Mastan. This breaks a fight between Haskar brothers and Mastan. Due to this a truce is called by Haji Maqsood (Akbar Khan). The truce is short lived as Maqsood asks Manya Surve to finish 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 police commissioner (Jackie Shroff) orders him to. The story comes to an end after the shootout and Manya's killing.
Cast
- John Abraham as Manya Surve
- Anil Kapoor as ACP Afaaque Baaghran (character based on Isaque Bagwan)
- Kangana Ranaut as Vidya Joshi
- Tusshar Kapoor as Sheikh Munir
- Manoj Bajpayee as Zubair Imtiaz Haksar (character based on Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar)
- Sonu Sood as Dilawar Imtiaz Haksar (character based on Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar)
- Akbar Khan as Haji Maqsood (character based on Haji Mastan) (cameo)
- Ronit Roy as Inspector Raja Ambat (character based on Raja Tambat)
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Inspector Bhinde (character based on Madhukar Zende)
- Siddhanth Kapoor as Gyancho
- Ranjeet as Bhaskar
- Jackie Shroff as Police Commissioner (fictional) (cameo)
- Raju Kher as Inspector Ambolkar (character based on Inspector Dabholkar)
- Arif Zakaria as Sadiq (news reporter) (fictional)
- Chetan Hansraj as Potya (fictional)
- Karan Patel as Jamal (Bhaskar's bodyguard) (fictional)
- Sanjeev Chadda as Veera (character based on Uday Shetty)
- Vineet Sharma as Bhargav Surve[3][4]
Special appearances
- Sunny Leone as Laila in the item number "Laila"[3][4] (role inspired from Shabir's girlfriend Chitra)[5]
- Priyanka Chopra in the item number "Babli Badmaash"[3][4]
- Sophie Choudry in the item number "Aala Re Aala"[3][4]
Controversy
Director 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. 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 hassles. Also, the character names have been changed as well, except for Abraham's character, whose name remains the same in the film. The film received an A certificate for its violence and obscene language.
Soundtrack
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The music of Shootout at Wadala is composed by Anu Malik, Anand Raj Anand, Meet Bros Anjjan and Mustafa Zahid. Anu Malik was asked to compose for two songs for this film which became instant chartbusters.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aala Re Aala" | Anu Malik | Sunidhi Chauhan, Mika Singh | 5:44 |
| 2. | "Laila" | Anand Raaj Anand & Anu Malik | Mika Singh | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Babli Badmaash" | 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
The film received mixed reception from critics and audiences.
- 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
India
Shootout at Wadala had an opening of around 65% occupancy[16] and went on to collect ₹101.9 million (US$1.2 million) on first day.[17] After five days of release, the film had amassed a collection of ₹268.5 million (US$3.2 million).[18] The two-week domestic distributor share is ₹ 255.0 million approx.[2][19] The final total came out to be ₹546.4 million (US$6.5 million)[20]
Overseas
Shootout at Wadala collected $900,000 over its first weekend.[21] Its final overseas collection was US$1.625 million.[22]
Budget&Marketing
Shootout At Wadala was made with a budget of ₹32 crore (US$3.8 million) of production costs.Prints and marketing budget of ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million).
Pre-release business
Shootout At Wadala was released in 2013 Theaters across the country through AA Films
| Territories and ancillary revenues | Price |
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| First weekend domestic(Nett) | ₹28 crore (US$3.4 million) |
| Satellite rights with a TV channel | ₹22 crore (US$2.6 million) |
| Overseas & home video rights with Eros International | ₹5 crore (US$600,000) |
| Music rights (T~Series) | ₹5 crore (US$600,000) |
| Total | ₹75 crore (US$9.0 million) |
- The figures don't include the Print and Advertising (P&A) costs.
Sequel
Director Sanjay Gupta has recently stated his plans to make a third installment to the franchise. He has also stated that he will restart his movie Alibaug, starring Sanjay Dutt, and turn it into the third sequel of the Shootout series. Also, actors Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham have been rumoured to star alongside each other. Abraham will portray real encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar. The project is currently untitled, but it has been reported to be an 'Epic revenge saga'.
References
- ^ "SHOOTOUT AT WADALA (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 29 April 2013.
- ^ a b . Boxofficeindia.com. 18 May 2013 http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5670&nCat=.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c d "Shootout at Wadala Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ a b c d "Shootout at Wadala: Guns, girls and goggles". The Hindu.
- ^ "One dead, one caught". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2006.
- ^ "Bollywoodhungama Review". Bollywoodhungama. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "TOI review". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Shootout at Wadala Review". http://www.koimoi.com. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Zee News review". Zee News. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Film Review: Watch Shootout at Wadala at a single screen to experience its true flavor". http://www.dnaindia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "NDTV Movies review". NDTV. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Yahoo Movies review". Yahoo!. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "IBNLive review". IBN. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Indian Express review". The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Rediff.com review". Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Shootout at Wadala Has Good Opening Bombay Talkies Is Poor". Box Office India. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Shootout at Wadala First Day Territorial Breakdown". Box Office India. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ Koimoi.com Team (9 May 2013). "SAW Beats Matru, Chashme Baddoor & Jolly LLB | Koimoi Top 10 – 2013 Movies List". Koimoi.com.
- ^ . Boxofficeindia.com http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5676&nCat=.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Shootout at Wadala Two Weeks Business". Box Office India. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ . Boxofficeindia.com. 8 May 2013 http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5648&nCat=.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Top Ten Overseas Grossers 2013 upto August". Box Office India. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
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