Wanted (2009 film)
| Wanted | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Prabhu Deva |
| Screenplay by | Shiraz Ahmed Puri Jagannadh |
| Story by | Puri Jagannadh |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor Matt Zemlin |
| Starring | Salman Khan Ayesha Takia Prakash Raj Mahesh Manjrekar Vinod Khanna |
| Cinematography | Nirav Shah Sethu Sriram |
| Edited by | Dilip Deo |
| Music by | Sajid-Wajid |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹136 crore (equivalent to ₹342 crore or US$41 million in 2023)[1] |
Wanted is 2009 Indian crime action film directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Prakash Raj, Vinod Khanna and Mahesh Manjrekar in the lead roles. It is an official remake of a Telugu film Pokiri, and Tamil film Pokkiri starring Mahesh Babu, Illeana D'Cruz and Vijay, Asin respectively. The film released on 18 September 2009, and broke many records at the box office upon release, due to Khan's comeback. Wanted was also the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year 2009.
Plot
Radhe (Salman Khan), a gangster with a mysterious past, murders on other's orders for money. He meets Jhanvi (Ayesha Takia) while she's doing fitness training and instantly falls in love with her. Even though their first meeting leads Jhanvi to think negatively about Radhe, she later begins to reciprocate his feelings. However, Talpade (Mahesh Manjrekar), a selfish and perverted Inspector, lusts Jhanvi and tells her to marry him with the threat that he would rape Jhanvi's mother (Prateeksha Lonkar) if she decides to go against his decision. This causes a fight to ensue between Radhe and Talpade, resulting with Talpade becoming frightened of Radhe.
Gani Bhai (Prakash Raj), an international don, arrives in India for an assassination and hires Radhe. Two gangs, Datta Pawle's (Raju Mavani) and Gani Bhai's, fight for the biggest part of Mumbai. Due to this, Commissioner Ashraf Khan (Govind Namdeo) decides to make Mumbai free of crime. He arrests Gani Bhai, who makes various attempts to contact Radhe, however, in vain. Ashraf Khan is blackmailed to release Gani Bhai, after his men release an explicit video of his daughter online. Under the influence of drugs, his daughter reveals a mission that involves an IPS officer, Rajveer Shekhawat, murdering Gani Bhai. Since Rajveer Shekhawat's identity is difficult to decipher, Gani Bhai holds his father, Shrikant Shekhawat (Vinod Khanna), captive. Shrikant proudly tells him about his son, without revealing his true identity. Gani Bhai mistakes Ajay (Inder Kumar), Radhe's adopted brother, for Rajveer Shekhawat and kills him. Gani Bhai realises his mistake and forces Shrikant to reveal Rajveer's identity. Shrikant is murdered by Gani Bhai after he refuses to tell him. His son, Rajveer Shekhawat, who is revealed to be Radhe, arrives at the place of his father's death. Radhe, Rajveer Shekhawat, is infuriated and decides to avenge his father's death. Through threatening Talpade, he locates Gani Bhai. After an intense combat, Radhe finally manages to kill Gani Bhai, and also Talpade, who was also involved with Gani Bhai.
Cast
- Salman Khan as Radhe/Rajveer Shekhawat
- Ayesha Takia as Jhanvi
- Prakash Raj as Shamshuddin Asgar Gani or Gani Bhai
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Inspector Talpade
- Vinod Khanna as Shrikant Shekhawat
- Mahek Chahal as Shaina
- Govind Namdeo as Police Commissioner Ashraf Khan
- Aseem Merchant as Golden Bhai
- Manoj Pahwa as Sonu Gates
- Inder Kumar as Ajay
- Sarfaraz Khan (actor) as Radhe's friend Aslam
- Sajid Ali(Sajid-Wajid) as Radhe's Friend
- Raju Mavani as Datta Pawle
- 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"
- Anupam Shyam as Dilip Topi
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.[2] Consequently, the role went to Ayesha Takia. Salman Khan became very excited after hearing the script and agreed to the role.
Soundtrack
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Bollywood Hungama |    [3] |
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.[4]
| # | Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ishq Vishq" | Kamaal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello | Sameer | 04:48 |
| 2 | "Dil Leke" | Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Suzanne D'Mello (English Vocals) | Arun Bhairav | 04:35 |
| 3 | "Le Le Mazaa Le" | Suzanne D'Mello, Sowmya Raoh, Hrishikesh Kamerkar, Nikita Nigam | Wajid Ali, Shabbir Ahmed | 04:11 |
| 4 | "Jalwa" | Wajid Ali, Earl D'Souza | Jalees Sherwani | 04:31 |
| 5 | "Tose Pyaar Karte Hai" | Wajid Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan | Shabbir Ahmed | 03:47 |
| 6 | "Most Wanted Track" | Salman Khan | Salman Khan | 04:26 |
| 7 | "Love Me Love Me" | Wajid Ali, Amrita Kak | Jalees Sherwani | 04:06 |
| 8 | "Dil Leke (Remix)" | Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal | Arun Bhairav | 03:15 |
| 9 | "Ishq Vishq (Remix)" | Kamaal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello | Sameer | 04:04 |
| 10 | "Jalwa On The House (Remix)" | Wajid Ali, Earl D'Souza | Jalees Sherwani | 04:15 |
| 11 | "Tose Pyar Karte Hai - Bhojpuri Makhan Mix" | Wajid Ali, Earl D'Souza, Sunidhi Chauhan | Shabbir Ahmed | 04:53 |
| 12 | "Love Me Love Me (Mama Papa Mix)" | Wajid Ali, Amrita Kak | Jalees Sherwani | 04:43 |
Reception
Critical reception
Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India gave it 4 out of 5, so did Taran Adarsh from Bollywood Hungama, who added "Wanted will run only on Salman's star power."[5] Raja Sen from Rediff gave a negative rating of 2/5 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."[6] Indicine rated it 3/5, calling it "watchable for Salman Khan" and the "best out and out action flick of Bollywood"[7] Rotten Tomatoes rated 3.7/5[8]
Awards
- Nominated: IIFA Award for Best Movie – Boney Kapoor
- Nominated: IIFA Award for Best Actor – Salman Khan
- Nominated: IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role – Prakash Raj
- Best Film of the Year – Action / Thriller – Boney Kapoor[11]
- Best Action – Vijayan Master[12]
Remakes
Pokiri , which was the original Telugu film, was remade into several languages. The first one was Pokkiri, the Tamil version and the second was"Wanted", Like the three other versions, Wanted had Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia in the lead and has also Prakash Raj as the villain.[13] After that, a Kannada version, Porkhi, directed by M.D. Sridhar, was released on 14 January 2010.[14] Below is an actor map of the lead actors in the story of Pokiri and its remakes.
| Pokiri (Telugu) (2006) |
Pokkiri (Tamil) (2007) |
Wanted (Hindi) (2009) |
Porki (Kannada) (2010) |
Rajotto (Bengali) (2014) |
| Mahesh Babu | Vijay | Salman Khan | Darshan | Shakib Khan |
| Ileana D'Cruz | Asin | Ayesha Takia | Pranitha | Boby |
| Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj | Prakash Raj | Ashish Vidyarthi | Ilish Kobra |
| Nassar | Nassar | Vinod Khanna | Avinash | Pribir Mitro |
| Sayaji Shinde | Napoleon | Govind Namdeo | Devaraj | Sanko Panja |
| Ashish Vidyarthi | Mukesh Tiwari | Mahesh Manjrekar | Shobaraj | Rothun |
| Jyothi Rana | Brinda Parekh | Mahek Chahal | Sangeetha Shetty | Arefin Iqbal |
Sequel
Film producer Boney Kapoor announced his ideas to make Wanted 2 during 2011. Salman Khan had also requested director Prabhu Deva to create a script. In 2012, Kapoor reported that he has thought of casting Khan opposite Asin for the lead role, and that the project is under the title of Most Wanted. However, Prabhu Deva announced that he is unsure about the sequel, and if it is being made, it would happen in the near future.[15][16]
References
- ^ The Lifetime Collection of Wanted. Salman Kingdom. Retrieved on 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Wanted: Trivia and Bloopers". Gomolo.in. Retrieved 29 October 2009.
- ^ "Wanted : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywood Hungama. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Joginder Tuteja (15 August 2009). "Music Reviews". Bollywood Hungama.
- ^ "Wanted: Movie Review by Taran Adarsh". Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "Wanted is watchable... casually". Rediff. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Review: Wanted Hindi Movie Review. Indicine.com (19 September 2009). Retrieved on 2015-09-19.
- ^ Wanted (2009). Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 19 September 2015.
- ^ "3 Idiots, Dev D top winners at Filmfare Awards". The Times of India. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Nominations for IIFA 2010". IIFA.com. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Winners of Max Stardust Awards 2010". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Behindwoods (2009). "Pokkiri's Hindi remake". Behindwoods. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ Srinidhi, Sharadha (5 May 2009). "'Porki' will be my best break: Pranitha". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Wanted sequel on hold". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ "Is it Salman Khan and Nayan together?". Behindwoods. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
External links
- Wanted at IMDb
- Wanted at Box Office Mojo
