

In another sequence, Tusshar Kapoor exchanges girl talk with his pal and there's a reference to the Taj Mahal and Shah Jehan, which the CBFC has asked to be removed. This conversation takes place after Manya survives. The CBFC has ordered that the reference to the mother be removed. The actual story commences with a flashback narration between ACP Ishaq Bagwan (Anil Kapoor) and Manya Surve. The censor's axe also fell on a sequence where a cop tells John that it is not his fault that John has turned out the way he has but his mother's fault. John is playing Manohar Arjun Surve alias Manya Surve, a member of the Mumbai. According to sources, the filmmaker voluntarily removed a whole sequence where debutant Siddharth Kapoor discussed the genesis and relevance of an Hindi expletive with his pals. Mumbai: Actor John Abraham, who is playing real-life gangster Manya Surve in his upcoming film Shootout at Wadala, is hopeful that the role will be watershed in his career as it did for Sanjay Dutt in the 1999 crime drama Vaastav. It revolves around Mumbai police's first official encounter, in which gangster Manya Surve was shot down.Īpparently Gupta was aware of the hardhitting content and the trouble it may cause with the censors. My actors are busy re-dubbing the dialogues that the CBFC wanted changed," said Gupta.Īn adaptation of Hussain Zaidi's "Dongri to Dubai", the film is about a real incident. We expected an 'A' certificate and got that. "I think the censor board has been reasonable with my film. Director Sanjay Gupta is not complaining. However, the censor board has asked that some of the dialogues spoken by John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee and Tusshar Kapoor be cleaned up. Before starting with the film, I met him, we talked and I enjoyed playing this role,” Kapoor said.ĭirected by Sanjay Gupta, Shootout At Wadala also stars John Abraham, Tusshar Kapoor, Manoj Bajpayee, Kangna Ranaut and Mahesh Manjrekar.The Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) has cleared crime thriller "Shootout At Wadala" (SAW) with an A-certificate, with no visual cuts. I got a lot of support and help when I was doing this film.

He is a real life person who did the first encounter in Bombay. Isaque was the one who shot gangster Manya Surve in November 1982, the first registered encountered by Mumbai police. I would not say it becomes easy, but somewhere we enjoy doing that,” he added.Īnil further says he got a lot of support from Isaque while playing the role. So as an actor or director or filmmaker, your work becomes interesting. “Besides, this film is inspired from the book Dongri To Dubai, a few incidents have been taken from that book. Shootout at Wadala is the sequel to the 2007 film Shootout at Lokhandwala, and. The feature film is produced by Ekta Kapoor, Sanjay Gupta, Shobha Kapoor and Anuradha Gupta and the music composed by Anu Malik.
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'Shootout at Wadala: Guns, girls and goggles'. Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian movie directed by Sanjay Gupta starring John Abraham, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor and Manoj Bajpai.


But like there are certain incidents which the story is based upon,” the 56-year-old said. Box Office 2005 'Chocolate Bollywood Movie Review' from the original on 10 August 2010. Sometimes you do such a character that does not have any reference point, so it becomes difficult. “Somewhere I feel that it becomes less challenging. Actor Anil Kapoor, who is playing Mumbai’s retired encounter specialist ACP Isaque Bagwan - a real life character - in Sanjay Gupta’s Shootout At Wadala, feels that when you have a reference for a role, it makes an actor’s job interesting.
