Shootout at Wadala is an upcoming Bollywood action crime drama film written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. It is the sequel to 2007 film Shootout at Lokhandwala, and is based on the book Dongri to Dubai written by Hussain Zaidi. The film features John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Kangna Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor and Sonu Sood in lead roles.
The film will dramatize the first-ever registered encounter by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve was shot dead, which took place at the junction next to Dr. Ambedkar college, Wadala, Mumbai on 1 November 1982. The film is expected to release on May 1, 2013.
Cast
John Abraham as Manya Surve
Anil Kapoor as ACP Afaque Baghraan
Manoj Bajpai as Sabir Ibrahim Kaskar
Sonu Sood as Delawar Ibrahim Kaskar
Tusshar Kapoor as Sheikh Munir
Ronit Roy as Inspector Raja Tambat
Kangna Ranaut as Vidya Joshi
Mahesh Manjrekar as Inspector Shinde
Ranjeet as Bhaskar Dada
Priyanka Chopra in an Special Appearance in song “Babli Badmaash”
Sophie Choudry in an Special Appearance in song “Aala Re Aala”
Sunny Leone in an Special Appearance in song “Laila Teri Le Legi”
Controversy
Director Sanjay Gupta knew the consequences of using Dawood Ibrahim’s real name whilst filming the movie, however carried on with Sonu Sood being addressed as ‘Daud Ibrahim’ in the film. On 27th January 2013, Balaji Motion Pictures uploaded a new version of the theatrical trailer, and trimmed nearly every single dialogue from the film off. The character of Dawood Ibrahim is only seen for 3 seconds in the new trailer, in order to avoid any hassles. Only John Abraham’s dialogues under the name of ‘Manya Surve’ is revealed in the trailer.
