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Shootout At Wadala
''Shootout at Wadala'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language biographical-gangster-crime film written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. It is a prequel 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 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 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Gupta (director)
Sanjay Gupta is an Indian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter working primarily in Bollywood industry. Gupta is mostly known for his films such as Aatish, ''Kaante'', ''Kaabil, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Shootout at Wadala, Jazbaa'' and '' Zinda''. He has frequently cast Sanjay Dutt and John Abraham in his movies. Film career Gupta started his career with '' Aatish: Feel the Fire'' (1994) starring Aditya Pancholi and Sanjay Dutt. Later he went to write and direct films including ''Ram Shastra'', ''Khauff'' and ''Jung''. The filming of ''Jung'' (2000), lasted over two years. While filming ''Kaante'' in the Los Angeles in 2001, the events of the 9/11 attack forced the film to relocate planned scenes from several areas that were then considered sensitive. Commentators noted a similarity in ''Kaante'' to Quentin Tarantino's film ''Reservoir Dogs''. Gupta said that he was inspired by a number of other films as well, including ''The Asphalt Jungle'', '' The Killing'', and the film th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |