Shootout at Wadala
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Directed by | Sanjay Gupta |
Produced by | Sanjay Gupta Anuradha Gupta Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
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 |
Starring | John Abraham Anil Kapoor Kangana Ranaut Sonu Sood Manoj Bajpayee Ronit Roy Mahesh Manjrekar Tusshar Kapoor |
Narrated by | John Abraham |
Music by | Songs: Anu Malik Mustafa Zahid Anand Raj Anand Meet Bros Anjaan Background score: Amar Mohile |
Cinematography | Sameer Arya Sanjay F. Gupta |
Edited by | Bunty Nagi |
Production company | Balaji Motion Pictures White Feather Films |
Distributed by | Balaji Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹50 crore[2] |
Box office | est. ₹82 crore [3][2] |
Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language biographical-gangster-crime film[4][1] written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. It is a prequel[5] to the 2007 film Shootout at Lokhandwala. It is loosely based on the book Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia 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 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. The film released on 1 May 2013.
Plot[edit]
In a police van, Afaaque Baagwan listens to the story narrated by a gangster, Manya Surve, who is gravely injured with a bullet-riddled body.
Manya Surve 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 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 Manya is publicly humiliated at college by Inspector Ambolkar and end up in Yerwada Central Jail. In prison, another 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 trains and then eventually is 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 first brother, Zubair Imtiaz Haksar, is cool and is impressed by Manya. However, the second 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. The story next shows the death of Sadiq, an unscrupulous news reporter, by Mastan. This breaks a fight between the Haskar brothers and Mastan. Due to this, a truce is called by Haji Maqsood. 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 the police commissioner orders him to. The story comes to an end after the shootout and Manya's killing by police.
Cast[edit]
- John Abraham as Manya Surve, the main antagonist
- Anil Kapoor as ACP Afaaque Baaghran (the character based on Isaque Bagwan)
- Kangana Ranaut as Vidya Joshi
- Tusshar Kapoor as Sheikh Munir [6]
- Manoj Bajpayee as Zubair Imtiaz Haksar (the character based on Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar)
- Sonu Sood as Dilawar Imtiaz Haksar (the character based on Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar)
- Akbar Khan as Haji Maqsood (character based on Haji Mastan) (cameo)
- Ronit Roy as Inspector Raja Ambat (the character based on Raja Tambat)
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Inspector Bhinde (the character based on Madhukar Shinde)
- Siddhanth Kapoor as Gyancho (the character based on Vishnu Patil)
- Ranjeet as Bhatkar Dada
- Jackie Shroff as Police Commissioner (fictional) (cameo)
- Raju Kher as Inspector Ambolkar (the character based on Inspector E. S. Dabholkar)
- Arif Zakaria as Sadiq (news reporter) (character based on Iqbal Naatiq)
- Raju Mavani as Yakub Lala (the character based on Ayub Lala)
- Chetan Hansraj as Potya (the character based on Suhas Bhatkar)
- Karan Patel as Jamal (Bhatkar's bodyguard) (fictional)
- Sanjeev Chadda as Veera (the character based on Uday Shetty)
- Vineet Sharma as Bhargav Surve[7][8]
- Pankaj Kalra as Saeed Batla
- Rohit Gill as Mob Artist
- Shaji Chaudhary as Aurangzeb Mastan
Special appearances
- 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".
- Sophie Choudry in the item number "Aala Re Aala"[7][8]
Controversy[edit]
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.[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 | 12 April 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2013 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 49:26 | |||
Language | Hindi | |||
Label | Sony Music India | |||
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Meet Bros Anjjan chronology | ||||
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Mustafa Zahid chronology | ||||
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Singles from Shootout at Wadala | ||||
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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 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[edit]
The film received a 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[edit]
India[edit]
Shootout at Wadala had an opening of around 65% occupancy[22] and went on to collect ₹101.9 million (US$1.4 million) on first day.[23] After five days of release, the film had amassed a collection of ₹268.5 million (US$3.8 million).[24] The two-week domestic distributor share is ₹ 255.0 million approx.[3][25] The final total came out to be ₹820 million (US$11 million).[3][2]
Overseas[edit]
Shootout at Wadala collected $900,000 over its first weekend.[26] Its final overseas collection was US$1.625 million.[27]
Budget and marketing[edit]
Shootout at Wadala was made with a budget of ₹50 crore (US$7.0 million) [2] of production costs. The prints and marketing budget was ₹15 crore (US$2.1 million).
Pre-release business[edit]
Shootout at Wadala was released in 2013 in theaters across the country through AA Films.
Territories and ancillary revenues | Price |
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First weekend domestic (net) | ₹28 crore (US$3.9 million) |
Satellite rights with a TV channel | ₹22 crore (US$3.1 million) |
Overseas & home video rights with Eros International | ₹5 crore (US$700,000) |
Music rights (T-Series) | ₹5 crore (US$700,000) |
Total | ₹75 crore (US$11 million) |
• These figures do not include Print and Advertising (P&A) costs.
Sequel[edit]
Director Sanjay Gupta has stated his plans to make the third installment to the franchise.Shootout at Byulla.He has also said that he will restart his movie Alibaug, starring Sunny Deol, and turn it into the third sequel of the Shootout film series. Also, actors Abhishek Bachchan 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".[28][29]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SHOOTOUT AT WADALA (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 29 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Shootout at Wadala - Movie - Box Office India".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "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.
- ↑ "shootout-wadala-will-prequels-kick-start-new-trend-bollywood". starblockbuster.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ↑ "Tusshar to play gangster in 'Shootout at Wadala'". Mid-Day. 28 November 2011.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Shootout at Wadala Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Kamath, Sudhish (4 May 2013). "Shootout at Wadala: Guns, girls and goggles". The Hindu.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Dawood Ibrahim, other names removed from Shootout at Wadala promos". Hindustan Times. 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "Bollywoodhungama Review". Bollywoodhungama. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "TOI review". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Shootout at Wadala Review". koimoi.com. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Zee News review". Zee News. 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. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "NDTV Movies review". NDTV. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "Yahoo Movies review". Yahoo!. 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. 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. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. 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.
- ↑ "Data". Boxofficeindia.com.
- ↑ "Numbers". Boxofficeindia.com. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013.
- ↑ "Top Ten Overseas Grossers 2013 upto August". Box Office India. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "Sanjay Gupta's next Shootout film might star Abhishek Bachchan - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ "Sanjay Gupta on completing the first draft of 'Shootout 3': Tried to reinvent, not repeat". www.freepressjournal.in. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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