Leaving these hiccups, the film is a devil’s delight.
Editing is loose and deflates what could have been a power-packed narrative. These songs are useless and just eat up precious screen time. Dimming the bullet-fired lights are the item numbers- 3, to be exact- and the film would’ve had a better impact without them. Now apart from the script and acts, it’s Milap Zaveri’s dialogues that engage, entertain and blow our minds out. Ronit Roy and Jackie Shroff in their short appearances are good. Tussha Kapoor and Siddanth Kapoor are decent in their respective roles. But it’s the Manoj Bajpayee and Sonu Soon brother pair stealing away the show with their brilliant performances. Anil Kapoor as the encounter specialist is splendid.
Venting out emotions was always a tough task for him. This has to be his most ambitious project till date, and he’s managed to pull it well, though not smoothly. John Abraham enjoys the maximum screen time and a wide spectrum of emotions to portray. With true love from Vidya (Kangana Ranaut), hot pursuit from tough cop Aafaque Bagraan (Anil Kapoor) and dense opposition from the Kaskar brothers, Zubair (Manoj Bajpayee) and Dilawar (Sonu Sood)- how Manya quakes up the Mumbai Mafia earth is what the story set in the 1970s and 1980s is all about. But prison break happens, and Manya Surve comes back to Mumbai to start up his own gang- the first Hindu gang in the maximum city. College student Manya (John Abraham) is charged for murder and faces life imprisonment. The film stains blood with the very first scene. While Sanjay Gupta transplants the complete soul of author S Hussain Zaidi’s book-‘Dongri To Dubai- 6 Decades Of The Mumbai Mafia’ into his film, he makes sure to incorporate enough fictional ingredients to save this film from being just a documentary on the ‘first ever encounter in Mumbai’. Shootout of Wadala is one trigger-friendly affair. For more information on film times and to purchase tickets in advance visit or call 08712 240 240 (calls cost 10p per minute from BT, other network may cost more).Cast: John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Anil Kapoor, Sonu Sood, Tusshar Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut Director: Sanjay Gupta Overall Rating: 3.5/5
Set in the late 70s and 80s the film is an unapologetic. Manish Gajjar is the Bollywood consultant for VUE Cinemas based at Vue Birmingham – the No 1 choice for Hindi movies in the West Midlands. Film Review: Watch Shootout at Wadala at a single screen to experience its true flavor - The film will appeal to those who crave for a masala potboiler set in the 80s with corny dialogues, sexual innuendos and enough bang to match your buck. However the well-composed and explosive climax provides the right culmination to an otherwise blood- drenched crime drama.Ī bulked-up strapping Abraham leads the way but his limited box office appeal may not pull in the crowds.īut veteran Anil Kapoor pitches a vigorous and strong performance in this blood and gore feast. The inclusion of three songs depicting the cleavages of Priyanka Chopra, Sophie Choudry and Sunny Leone merely lessens the sincerity of the story. His new feature, Shootout at Wadala shows on screen, the first ever registered encounter by the Mumbai police in 1982 and it is partly based on the book Dongri to Dubai. Whilst the skilfully choreographed action sequences appear unrefined and genuine they do get a bit repetitive after a while. Such depiction of violence is so typical of Gupta’s films seen earlier in Zinda and Kaante. The verdict: Director Gupta delivers a stylish action packed thriller with blood infested goons squealing hard-hitting dialogues. With Maya ready to take on the valour of the might gangsters Zubair (Manoj) and Dilawar (Sonu) the only person who comes in his way is police officer Afaaque Bhagran. It’s not long before Maya breaks out of prison along with his accomplice Sheikh Munir (Tusshar).Īlong the way he recruits other criminals to form a trustworthy underworld army. In jail he becomes a hardened beefed-up character changing his name to Manya Surve. His bright future goes down the drain when he is sent to prison. The Plot: Shining college student Manohar (John) is misleadingly framed in a murder case by a bribed police officer.