Wanted (2009 film)
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| Wanted | |
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| Directed by | Prabhu Deva |
| Produced by | Boney Kapoor |
| Written by | Puri Jagannadh Prabhu Deva |
| Screenplay by | Shiraz Ahmed |
| Starring | Salman Khan Ayesha Takia Azmi Prakash Raj Vinod Khanna Mahesh Manjrekar Govind Namdeo |
| Music by | Sajid-Wajid |
| Cinematography | Nirav Shah S. Sriraram |
| Editing by | Dilip Deo |
| Distributed by | Sahara One Motion Pictures S K Films Enterprises |
| Release date(s) | September 20, 2009 |
| Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget |  35 crore (US$7.81 million)[1] |
| Box office | 91 crore (US$20.29 million)[2] |
Wanted is a 2009 Bollywood action film, directed by Prabhu Deva, starring Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. It is the second remake of 2006 Telugu film Pokiri.
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[edit]Plot
Radhe (Salman Khan) is a gangster, who works for Gani Bhai (Translated as Don Ghani) (Prakash Raj), an international criminal. Jhanvi (Ayesha Takia) is the love interest of Radhe. Inspector Talpade (Mahesh Manjrekar) falls for Jhanvi, whereas Jhanvi has developed a soft spot for Radhe, since she met him.
Golden's (Aseem Merchant) gang and Datta Pawle's gang fight for the biggest piece of Mumbai. As Mumbai reels under bloody gang wars, commissioner Ashraf Khan (Govind Namdeo) vows to make the city crime-free and starts his campaign by arresting 200 criminals.
Gani Bhai comes back to Mumbai, kills Datta Pawle and ends up being arrested by Ashraf Khan. His gang retaliate by making a lewd video of Khan's daughter. While she is tortured, she reveals that there is a police informant in their gang.
On research they find out that he's the son of former police officer Shrikant Shekhawat (Vinod Khanna), who now runs a fitness center. Upon killing him, Gani Bhai ensures that his son will perform his last rites. They discover that the mole is none other than Radhe, and in fear go into hiding.
Radhe forces Talpade to take him to the hideout. There, he engages in a mass shootout in which he kills everyone, and finally slits Gani Bhai's throat.
Talpade tries to act innocent as Radhe phones the commissioner and informs him that his daughter is safe but unfortunately Inspector Talpade was killed in the shootout before shooting Talpade himself, in a similar fashion to how Talpade faked the death of an innocent police constable earlier quoting his tag line, "एक बार जो मैंने कमिटमेंट कर दिया, तो फिर मैं खुद की भी नहीं सुनता" meaning "Once I commit myself to something, even I don't listen to myself". Then the credits roll.
[edit]Cast
- Salman Khan as Radhe / Rajveer Shekhawat
- Ayesha Takia as Jhanvi
- Vinod Khanna as Shrikant Shekhawat
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Inspector Talpade
- Prakash Raj as Gani Bhai
- Govind Namdeo as Police Commissioner Ashraf Taufeeq Khan
- Aseem Merchant as Golden Bhai
- Manoj Pahwa as Sonu Gates
- Inder Kumar as Ajay
- Mushtaq Khan as Police Inspector
- Sarfaraz Khan as Radhe's friend
- Sajid as Radhey's friend
- Raju Mavani as Datta Pawle
- Mahek Chahal as Shaina
- Vijay Patkar as Ganesh
- 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
[edit]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.[3] Consequently the role went to Ayesha Takia.
[edit]Reception
[edit]Box office and ratings
Wanted was one of 2009's biggest hits with approximately Rs. 33.5 crore distribution share. More than 70% of its business came from single screens rather than multiplexes. It was released on the same day as Dil Bole Hadippa.
Worldwide, Wanted had an excellent opening, grossing Rs. 38 crore in the first week.[4] It shattered records in Pakistan, grossing over Rs. 75 lakhs in its first weekend, which was a record for any Indian film.[5] It grossed Rs. 81.25 crore in India and Rs. 10.06 crore overseas and was elevated to super hit status.[6] It was the second highest grossing Bollywood film of 2009.[7][8]
[edit]Reviews and critics
Wanted received mixed to solid reviews.[9][10] However Salman Khan's performance was much praised by critics and audience as well. Nikhat Kazmi from The Times of India gave it 4 out of 5. Taran Adarsh gave it 4 out of 5 stating that Wanted will run only on Salman's star power.[11]
[edit]Awards
- Winner: Best Action - Vijayan Master[12]
- Nominated: Best Film - Boney Kapoor
- Nominated: Best Actor - Salman Khan
- Nominated: Best Villain - Prakash Raj
- Winner: Best Film Of The Year - Action / Thriller - Wanted[14]
- Winner: Best Action - Vijayan Master[15]
[edit]Sequel
Producer Boney Kapoor has said that the sequel of Wanted, Wanted 2 (also known as Most Wanted) will be made in the near future with Salman and Asin in lead roles.[16] Salman requested Prabhu Deva to create the script and it is expected to start by end of 2011.[17]
[edit]Soundtrack
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| Released | 16 August 2009 (India) | |||
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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 Hungamagave 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.[18]
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