Wanted
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Directed by	Prabhu Deva
Produced by	Boney Kapoor
Written by	Puri Jagannadh
Starring	Salman Khan Ayesha Takia Azmi Vinod Khanna Prakash Raj Aseem Merchant Mahesh Manjrekar Inder Kumar Mahek Chahal Govind Namdeo Sarfaraz Khan Manoj Pawha
Music by	Sajid-Wajid
Cinematography	Nirav Shah
Release date(s)	18 September 2009
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	Rs. 35 crores

Wanted is a Bollywood film directed by Prabhu Deva starring Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. It is a remake of the record-breaking Telugu film Pokiri starring Mahesh Babu directed by Puri Jagannath. Prabhu Deva also directed the Tamil remake Pokkiri.

[edit] Synopsis

Radhe (Salman Khan) is a hard-core gangster . A sharp-shooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai, the dreaded Mafioso, on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe singlehandedly eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies, one by one - making more enemies in the process. The man is devoid of any principles; he is arrogant, ruthless and does not care about the emotions of other people.

Radhe's astounded when young and pretty Jhanvi (Ayesha Takia) professes her affection for him. Inspector Talpade's lustful eyes fall on Jahnavi. He doesn't know that Jahnavi has developed a soft spot for Radhe. Jahnavi is a very simple innocent and a naive girl and she believes that everything is good in the world and nothing is bad. After she meets Radhe she realizes that all her previous notions were wrong and life after that becomes a roller coaster ride for her. There is a transition in her character then.

Whether it's the Golden gang or Data Pawle's Gang, everybody wants the biggest piece of the lucrative cake that is Mumbai and the only way to get it is to eliminate whoever gets in the way. As Mumbai reels under bloody gang wars, Commissioner Ashraf Khan Vows to make the city crime-free and starts his campaign by arresting 200 criminals.

Gani Bhai comes back to Mumbai and ends up arrested by Commisioner Ashraf Khan. His gang retaliate by making a lewd video of his daughter. While she is tortured she reveals that there is a police informant in their gang.

On research they find outh that he's the son of a former police officer, who now runs a fitness center. Upon killing him, Gani Bhai ensures that his son will perform his last rites. They find out that the mole is none other than Radhe and go into hiding.

Radhe forces Talpade to take him to the hideout. There, he engages in a mass shootout where he kills everyone, and finally slits Gani Bhai's throat with a piece of mirror, killing him.

Radhe then tells ths Commisioner that his daughter is safe and Gani Bhai is dead and also tells him that Talpade was killed fighting them. When Talpade questions this, Radhe shoots him down, saying : 'Ek baar maine commitment kar diya, toh phir main apne aap ki bhi nahin sunta' and the credits roll on the left side of a freeze frame of Radhe's face.

[edit] Cast

• Salman Khan .... Radhe / Rajveer Shekhawat
• Ayesha Takia .... Jhanvi
• Vinod Khanna .... Shrikant Shekhawat
• Mahesh Manjrekar .... Inspector Talpade
• Prakash Raj .... Gani Bhai
• Aseem Merchant .... Golden
• Govind Namdeo .... Ashraf Khan
• Inder Kumar .... Ajay
• Prateeksha Lonkar... Jhanvi's Mother
• Anil Kapoor ... Special Appearance in song Jalwa
• Govinda ... Special Appearance in song Jalwa
• Prabhu Deva ... Special appearance in song Jalwa

[edit] Reception

[edit] Box office and ratings

Wanted has earned approx. Rs. 64.7 crore NET excluding tax . .^[1] It is 2009's biggest hit so far with approx Rs. 37 crore distribution share and second superhit of 2009.The film was one of the biggest hit of 2009. Surprisingly more than 70% of its business came from single screens rather than multiplexes. It was released on the same day as Dil Bole Hadippa. However, Salman Khan's stardom didn't let people go watch Hadippa.

Worldwide, Wanted had excellent opening. It shattered records in Pakistan. It has grossed over 7 lakhs in Pakistan first weekend, which is a record for any Indian film. It was declared a Block Buster.

[edit] Reviews and critiques

Wanted got mixed to solid reviews.^[2] However Salman Khan 's performance was much praised by critics and audience as well.

[edit] Sequel

It's been said^[when?] by the producer of Wanted; Boney Kapoor that the Sequel of Wanted will be made in near future.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Soundtrack

Wanted
Soundtrack by Sajid- Wajid
Released	16 August 2009 (India)
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Label	T-Series
Sajid- Wajid chronology
Kal Kissne Dekha (2009) Wanted (2009) Main Aurr Mrs Khanna (2009)

The music of the movie is by Sajid Wajid. The music got average reviews and went unnoticeable charts until the films success box office. But after the movie's released the music started getting top positions in all charts ^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Wanted Movie Official Website
• Wanted at the Internet Movie Database
• http://www.tanqeed.com/movies/wanted.cfm
• Los Angeles Film+TV - Movie Reviews: Fame, Pandorum, Surrogates - page 3

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