Shootout at Wadala | |
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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 |
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Running time | 150 minutes [1] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹65 crore [2] |
Box office | ₹82 crore [3] [2] |
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.
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).
In 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.
Special appearances
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]
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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.
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 |
The film received a mixed reception from critics and audiences.
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Shootout at Wadala had an opening of around 65% occupancy [22] and went on to collect ₹101.9 million (US$1.2 million) on first day. [23] After five days of release, the film had amassed a collection of ₹268.5 million (US$3.2 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$9.8 million). [3] [2]
Shootout at Wadala collected $900,000 over its first weekend. [26] Its final overseas collection was US$1.625 million. [27]
Shootout 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).
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$3.4 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) |
• These figures do not include Print and Advertising (P&A) costs.
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