Wanted

Wanted (2009)

वांटेड

Radhe is a hardcore gangster. A sharpshooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai, the dreaded Mafioso, but on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe single handedly eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies than he bargained for.

Date of release
2009-09-18
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (135)
Runtime
2h 35m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Director
Prabhu Deva

Casting

Interesting facts

Wanted is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva, who was the director of the remake of Tamil film Pokkiri (2007). Produced by Boney Kapoor. The film is a remake of Telugu film Pokiri (2006), stars Salman Khan, alongside Prakash Raj, Ayesha Takia, Vinod Khanna, Mahesh Manjrekar with Arvind Swamy, Govinda and Anil Kapoor making special appearances. The soundtrack was composed by Sajid–Wajid, while the musical score was handled by Salim–Sulaiman. The cinematography and editing were handled by Nirav Shah and Sethu Sriram and Dilip Deo, respectively.

Production

Asin and Ileana D'Cruz were approached for the role of Janhvi, but they rejected the offer, and the role went to Ayesha Takia. Nana Patekar was offered the role of Gani Bhai, but due to his busy schedule, the role went to Prakash Raj, who was seen in the original remake. In a recent 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11' episode, Boney Kapoor revealed how his third pitch convinced Salman Khan to do Wanted.

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