Wanted (2009 film)

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Wanted
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Prabhu Deva
Written byShiraz Ahmed
Story by Puri Jagannadh
Based on Pokiri (Telugu)
Produced by Boney Kapoor
Starring Salman Khan
Ayesha Takia
Prakash Raj
Vinod Khanna
Mahesh Manjrekar
Cinematography Nirav Shah
Sethu Sriram
Edited byDilip Deo
Music bySongs:
Sajid–Wajid
Score:
Salim–Sulaiman
Production
companies
Eros International
BSK Network & Entertainment
Distributed by Sahara One Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 18 September 2009 (2009-09-18)
Running time
178 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget35 crore [1]
Box office90.21 crore [1]

Wanted is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Boney Kapoor. The film, a remake of Telugu film Pokiri, stars Salman Khan, alongside Prakash Raj, Ayesha Takia, Vinod Khanna, Mahesh Manjrekar with Prabhu Deva, Govinda and Anil Kapoor make special appearances. The soundtrack was composed by Sajid–Wajid, while the musical score was handled by Salim–Sulaiman. The cinematography and editing were handled by Nirav Shah & Sethu Sriram and Dilip Deo.

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The film was shot primarily in Mumbai, with songs filmed in Australia and other foreign countries.

Wanted was released on 18 September 2009 to positive reviews from critics with praise for its cast performances, music and action sequences. The film grossed around 93 crore (US$11 million) and it was a 'Hit'

Plot

In Mumbai, two rival gangs headed by Gani Bhai, a Dubai-based crime boss, and Datta Pawle commits extortion, contract and coercion to take control of the city's land mafia. The newly-appointed DCP Ashraf Khan starts busting down crimes in the city.

Radhe, a money-minded rogue living with his friends in Mumbai, thrash Gani Bhai's henchmen Genghis as Pawle assigned Radhe a contract to thrash Genghis. Later, Radhe joins Gani Bhai's gang for monetory reasons. Radhe falls in love with Jahnvi, an aerobics teacher who lives with her widowed mother Lakshmi and younger brother Ballu. Sonu Gates, a software engineer, lives above Jahnvi's house and frequently, albeit tries to convince Shruti to marry him. Daulat Talpade, a corrupt senior inspector and Gani Bhai's informer, lusts for Jahnvi and is determined to make her as his mistress despite Jahnvi's objections.

Radhe's first assignment with Gani Bhai's gang is to eliminate Pawle's gang member, but the police arrive at the spot. Radhe engages the cops long enough for the others to finish the task and flee, where he also helps Jahnvi escape from Talpade. Jahnvi is impressed and befriends Radhe, where soon love blossoms between the two. When Jahnvi tries to express her feelings to Radhe, they are attacked by members of Pawle's gang, whom Radhe finishes off. Jahnvi is shocked to learn that Radhe is a gangster with no qualms about killing people. Later, Talpade arranges for some thugs to pretend to assault Jahnvi in order to force Jahnvi to accept Talpade's demands as no family would accept her as their daughter-in-law. Radhe learns about this and thrashes Talpade secretly. Gani Bhai arrives from Dubai, kills Pawle and meets Radhe to discuss the killing of a minister by blowing up a school. Radhe disagrees with the plan as it would involve killing innocents.

In the middle of their argument, the police raid the club, arrests Gani Bhai and tortures him. Gani Bhai's gang members retaliate by kidnapping Ashraf's daughter, drugging her and creating a gang rape video of her, which they threaten to release to the media if Gani Bhai is not released, forcing Ashraf to release Gani Bhai. Ashraf's daughter, in her drugged state, reveals that her father had placed an undercover cop as a mole in Gani Bhai's gang. The gang members learn that Rajveer Shekhawat, the son of retired Inspector Shrikant Shekhawat, has gone undercover to eliminate mafia gangs and is now a part of their gang. Gani Bhai kills Ajay, believing that he is Rajveer. However, it is revealed that Ajay was actually Shrikant's adopted son. Gani Bhai kills Shrikant to lure the real Rajveer. When Rajveer actually turns up, everyone, especially Jahnvi and Talpade, are shocked to see that Rajveer is actually Radhe.

Rajveer had gone undercover by posing himself as Radhe and had killed all the gangsters under Ashraf's orders. After Shrikant and Ajay's funerals, Radhe forces Talpade to call Gani Bhai and learn about Gani Bhai is in Binny Mills. Radhe arrives at Binny Mills and starts eliminating Gani Bhai's gang members, rescuing Ashraf's daughter in the process. In a final confrontation, Radhe kills Gani Bhai by slashing his throat with a broken glass window. Radhe shoots Talpade and tells the following words: Ek bar joh maine commitment kar di uske baad toh main khud ki bhi nahi sunta (transl. Once I get committed, I won't listen even to my own words).

Cast

Cameo appearance

Production

Asin and Ileana D'Cruz were approached for the role of Janhvi, but they rejected the offer and the role went to Ayesha Takia. Nana Patekar was offered the role of Gani Bhai, but due to his busy schedule, the role went to Prakash Raj, who was seen in the original remake. [2] In a recent 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11' episode, Boney Kapoor revealed how his third pitch convinced Salman Khan to do Wanted. After two failed attempts, Boney urged Salman to watch the film, leading to its iconic success. [3] The parts of the film was shot in Greek Islands of Rodos, Santorini and Paros. [4]

Music

Wanted
Soundtrack album by
Released10 August 2009 (India)
Recorded2008–09
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label T-Series
Producer Sajid–Wajid
Sajid–Wajid chronology
Kal Kissne Dekha
(2009)
Wanted
(2009)
Main Aurr Mrs Khanna
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bollywood HungamaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

The music of the film was given by Sajid–Wajid. The album received mixed to negative reviews from critics, with some songs seeing positive response. The songs "Jalwa", "Love Me Love Me" and "Le Le Maza Le" became a huge hit among the audiences. [6]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ishq Vishk (Main Yahan Tu Bhi Yahan)" Sameer Kamaal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello, Aastha Gill 04:48
2."Dil Leke"Arun Bhairav Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal, Suzanne D'Mello (English Vocals)04:35
3."Le Le Mazaa Le" Wajid Ali, Shabbir Ahmed Suzanne D'Mello, Sowmya Raoh, Hrishikesh Kamerkar, Nikita Nigam, Carlyta Mouhini04:11
4."Jalwa" Jalees Sherwani Wajid Ali, Earl D'Souza04:31
5."Tose Pyaar Karte Hai"Shabbir AhmedWajid Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan03:47
6."Most Wanted Track"Salman Khan Salman Khan 04:26
7."Love Me Love Me"Jalees SherwaniWajid Ali, Amrita Kak 04:06
8."Dil Leke" (Remix)Arun BhairavShaan, Shreya Ghoshal03:15
9."Main Yahan Tu Bhi Yahan" (Remix)SameerKamaal Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello, Aastha Gill04:04
10."Jalwa On The House" (Remix)Jalees SherwaniWajid Ali, Earl D'Souza04:15
11."Tose Pyar Karte Hai" (Bhojpuri Makhan Mix)Shabbir AhmedWajid Ali, Earl D'Souza, Sunidhi Chauhan04:53
12."Love Me Love Me" (Mama Papa Mix)Jalees SherwaniWajid Ali, Amrita Kak04:43

Reception

Critical response

Wanted received positive reviews from critics.

Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave 4/5 stars and wrote "With this film, the knuckle-crushing action flick roars back in an improved avtaar." [7] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Wanted is a full on masala film, which takes you back to those days when popular cinema reigned supreme, when the sole motive of the film-maker was to entertain." [8] Indicine gave 3/5 stars, calling it "watchable for Salman Khan" and the "best out and out action flick of Bollywood." [9] Raja Sen of Rediff gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Wanted is a modern-day rarity, a actioner that really doesn't spend any time trying to class up its tackiness or pretend to make sense. Khan might be having fun, but the fact a film like Wanted underscores is how badly Bollywood needs a breed of younger leading men." [10]

Accolades

2010 Filmfare Awards

2010 IIFA Awards [12]

Stardust Awards

Star Screen Awards

Legacy

Wanted's success kick-started Salman Khan's career as an action hero and boosted his super-stardom. This film started Khan's tradition of releasing his films on the occasion of Eid. His dialogue from the film "Ek bar joh maine commitment kar di uske baad toh main khud ki bhi nahi sunta" (transl. Once I have made a commitment, I won't listen to my own voice) became one of his most iconic dialogues. This film also started the trend of Khan going shirtless in his climax fight scenes, which includes films like Dabangg, Bodyguard and Ready. [15]

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