Wanted
Tags: revenge, neo noir, murder, flashback

Plot synopsis:
Radhe (Salman Khan), a gangster with a mysterious past, kills others for money. He meets Jhanvi (Ayesha Takia) while she's doing fitness training and instantly falls in love with her. Even though their first meeting leads Jhanvi to think negatively about Radhe, she later begins to reciprocate his feelings. However, Talpade (Mahesh Manjrekar), a selfish and perverted Inspector, lusts after Jhanvi and tells her to marry him with the threat that he would rape Jhanvi's mother (Prateeksha Lonkar) if she decides to go against his decision. Talpade is tipped off about Radhe's existence by Jhanvi's landlord. Talpades tries to threaten Radhe but ends up getting frightened of Radhe after getting outsmarted by Radhe .
Gani Bhai (Prakash Raj), an international don, arrives in India for an assassination and hires Radhe. Two gangs, Datta Pawle's (Raju Mavani) and Gani Bhai's, fight for the biggest part of Mumbai. Due to this, Commissioner Ashraf Khan (Govind Namdeo) decides to make Mumbai free of crime. He arrests Gani Bhai, who makes various attempts to contact Radhe, however, in vain. Ashraf Khan is blackmailed to release Gani Bhai, after his men release an explicit video of his daughter online after kidnapping her. Under the influence of drugs, his daughter reveals a mission that involves an IPS officer, Rajveer Singh Shekhawat, murdering Gani Bhai. Since Rajveer Shekhawat's identity is difficult to decipher, Gani Bhai holds his father, Shrikant Shekhawat (Vinod Khanna), captive. Shrikant proudly tells him about his son, without revealing his true identity. Gani Bhai mistakes Ajay (Inder Kumar), Radhe's adopted brother, for Rajveer Shekhawat and kills him. Gani Bhai realises his mistake and pressures Shrikant to reveal Rajveer's identity. Shrikant is murdered by Gani Bhai after he refuses to tell him. His son, Rajveer Shekhawat, who is revealed to be Radhe, arrives at the place of his father's death. Radhe is infuriated and decides to avenge the deaths of his father and brother. Through threatening Talpade, he locates Gani Bhai. After an intense combat, Radhe finally manages to kill Gani Bhai and his co-conspirator Talpade.

Review: When i watched the movie i expected a lot as i am a big fan of Salman Khan.
Aisha Takia looks sexy as always, in my opinion she is very under rated in the business.is a story that will not be new to most regular bollywood movie watchers the twist is very good.Salman Khan looks very big in the movie and they show him as a Herculean man who can beat up any1.
this look suits salman very well.Overall it is a movie which i would recommend it has some good action sequences and the story is also quite entertaining..
The action sequences are superb.Performance wise-Salman Khan is revelation.Ayesha Takia is cute.The chemistry between Salman and Ayesha is good.Mahesh Manjrekar is first-rate.Prakash Raj is excellent.Overall Wanted is high on entertainment but lacks story..
(as I haven't seen the original) There are some really funny scenes in first half as well =DThe movie has almost no story, but the screenplay was nice.The only thing that was quite annoying was the amount of unnecessary songs.
Style of the movie is excellent.Last 30 minutes of the movie will make you go wild.Salman khan excels in this role.Apart from him, look out for Prakash Raj. He has done 200% justice to the villain's role.The critic's reviews and the audience's reactions proves the success of this movie..
Overall I would give Wanted a 10/10 as it has everything that a Bollywood movie buff and hardcore Salman fan would expect.Some people think that they are too far above the so called "Masses".
Still these over the moon film critics go to see - "Ayesha Takia's big, big goodies" which for them - "are a treat to watch."Finally, Ghajini (with due respect to it) looks so 2008 now ;).
After watching the first show, I expect most will like it and hopefully Salman's wanted will turn out to be a super-hit.
Wanted is Salman Khan's most definitive statement to the film world.
Yes, Salman Khan tops other Khans in this South Indian film inspired - action packed explosion that is directed by Prabhudeva, the accomplished choreographer.
Prabhudeva has strong roots in South Indian cinema where action is fast paced with jerky camera motions that send everyone flying high but to incorporate all this into an entertaining movie deserves some pat on his back.
He may not be a renowned film maker but he knows exactly what it takes to deliver an explosive action movie and boy does he do it in style!Radhe (Salman Khan) is a tapori who can commit himself to any task for the money involved to the extent that he wouldn't even listen to himself and he means it.
Where the heroine of a film can easily distract the plot and hero, Prabhudeva manages to keep her role restricted to songs and light hearted relief after a heavy doze of action.
Just like his character, Salman Khan is a one man army in the movie.
Just go watch it with this notion in mind that it is a Rajnikant style action film but made in Bollywood with Salman Khan taking on whatever comes in his way and you shall then be entertained.Prabhudeva leaves no chapter out from the book of 'how to make a masala movie' with a non-stop delivery of excitement with occasional humour, romance, songs, drama, reality, action and unbelievable heroics.
The film may be a bit too long and the random songs on international hotspots maybe unwarranted but when we see Salman as an unstoppable force, we know it's clobbering time!
This was a surprise in waiting – good action movie that will keep you seated in your seat and make you enjoy watching it.
At the same time he has enemies.Starring Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Mahesh Manrekar, Vinod Khanna, Om Puri and Sayaji Shinde, this is directed by Prabhudeva and is produced by Boney Kapoor.
Salman Khan has suited the role very well and it makes it a change to see him in action after a long time, though he does remove his shirt, while Ayesha Takia, has improved once again.
The other actors also make a good contribution to this movie as does Vinod Khanna in a supporting role and whose character really pushes the story to its climax.
Some songs are memorable and are worth listening to and the cinematography is also worth watching.Director Prabhudeva has done a good job in directing this romantic, action movie with added small dose of comedy.Some may find this too violent but it is a movie that can be watched with your family and is worth watching..
Great style, action, acting, comedy, love story....this film seems to have got everything.The movie is paced properly and hats off to Prabhudeva for his direction.
The songs and dance sequences are superb.Salman has really worked hard on this film...and its paid off well.
Man the ways hes danced, moved, acted, done the action part...marvellous....superb...extra-ordinaire...Ayesha looks cute and cool...(have liked her so much for the 1st time, how come i did not notice her earlier).
Mahesh Manjrekar has put on a role up there....what a class bad act....way to go...Shivaji Raje...All in all one grand entertainer....this is the one that swept away the floor beneath me after Ghajini.Salman..infinite cheers!!!
In my household we have Akshay Kumar and Shahrukh fans - no matter how bad the film, reviewed it must be watched at cinema.I think this film will bring Salman closer to success as he will regain confidence in his acting and will make more an effort to deliver.This type of movie differs from conventional Indian movies and thus creates a new market which salman possibly akshay could exploit further and enhance their acting to what it once was.I would love to give this film 10/10 but there were moments were it could have been enhanced even further for the action fans of bollywood..
; Marvelous acting, awesome comic timing, fantastic dance moves, good performed action!All done by the one and only Salman Khan!Let me start off telling about the story, though it's not the best ever story around, the story is good.
Prabhudeva, the dancing guru, starting his career as a director with a bang.It's all about this hardcore gangster Radhe (Salman Khan), who can just about kill anyone who gets in his way.
Then, the film takes an unpredictable turn of events, to the climax, which is absolutely amazing.Salman Khan, in his second best performance to date (first being Andaaz Apna Apna), really carries the film on his shoulders with the gangster image.
This is an all out action packed film.This should be the best movie of 2009, but will be tough, as there are other really good films like Kaminey and Love aaj kal..
Nobody could have played the leading role played by mahesh babu in 'pokiri' better than Salman Khan, who the only action hero in bollywood at present.
A remake of Tamil hit Pokhiri, which Producer Boney Kapoor mounted on a large canvass and débutant director (for Hindi films) ace-choreographer cum dancer Prabhu dheva handled deftly, crafted neatly with lot of panache.Salman Khan is in top form and his whole persona is used to the hilt by his trademark mannerisms.
In Prakash raj, Hindi film audience has found a new menacing Villain who finally wins everybody's hatred and you want him to get bashed up in the end.
The good thing about Prabhudeva holding the directorial reigns is that he put special effort on Salman Khan's dancing skills.
Salman Khan brings back to them their good old action cinema with the same punches and enthusiasm which got lost in the new age glossy kind of movies in the recent years.
And it was indeed a lot of fun and relief to see a true Bollywood kind of movie after a long time stuffed with our own trademark action, fights, love, dance and songs.Remake of "Pokiri" already made in Telugu and Tamil, "Wanted" starts off normally with a mention of Mumbai underworld nexus and a newly appointed honest Police Commissioner in the town.
Salman Khan makes a routine entry as the usual filmy action hero who works for the underworld dons and is known for his killer instincts and attitude.
Especially the confronting scene at the basket ball court between Salman and Mahesh Manjrekar sets the mood in and you start enjoying the movie from there on.The explosive second half is a real treat for the action lovers where Salman beats and kills uncountable men left and right with a great confidence.
Thinking about his amazing action scenes in the movie, you just cannot imagine anyone else doing more justice to the role other than Salman himself.
Here, I would also like to mention, one highly appreciable scene in the movie where Salman Khan strongly criticizes his close friend for eating "Gutka".
Mahek Chahal is there as the vamp and Manoj Pahwa tries to make you laugh with his not so entertaining getup.Sajid Wajid come up with a couple of good numbers enjoyable on the screen (with a special appearance of Govinda & Anil Kapoor), otherwise the movie could easily do without so many songs.
Story wise, "Wanted" has nothing new to offer, but after a long time, Indian Common Man gets a pure MASALA Movie to enjoy on the lines of highly successful action movies released a few decades back.
I would even like to rate "Wanted" better than "Ghajini" since it does not take help of any additional (memory) gimmicks added deliberately in the script.Surprisingly, this hardcore action movie comes from the director "Prabhu Deva" who is more famous in Hindi Cinema for his amazing dance movements.
At least, it is not a usual inspired movie from the west for a change.In a nutshell, if you loved watching Amitabh in "Deewar" & Sunny Deol in "Ghayal", then here is another equally entertaining act by the still young & angry Salman Khan.
"Wanted" is undoubtedly among his most hard hitting and enjoyable movies till date with a different Salman altogether as never seen before.
The film is simply the best one of Salman,who is the show stealer throughout the entire movie.
Really,this is one of the best action entertainers of all time.On the whole, Wanted is the best film of Salman Khan and also is a perfect masala entertainer.
Wanted directed by Prabhu Deva is an entertaining movie which presents Salman Khan,never-like before.Wanted is very high on entertainment but unfortunately low on providing a good story.Story: Mumbai-based middle-classed Jhanvi (Ayesha Takia), who lives with her widowed mother and younger brother, has three suitors.
The third is a male named Radhey (Salman Khan) - who often comes to her rescue - but breaks her heart when she finds out who is really is - a cold-blooded killer who works for a gangster named Gani Don (Prakash Raj).
The later is a ruthless gangster who challenges Police Commissioner Ashraf Taufeeq Khan (Govind Namdeo) with impunity, and even abducts his daughter to ensure his personal safety.The story is basic so even the twists and turns will not be a shocker to you.But still apart from story,WANTED works for its high-octane action,unlimited entertainment and Salman Khan.The direction is fine.Performances: Salman Khan is excellent.Ayesha Takia is cute.Mahesh Manjrekar is first-rate.Prakash Raj is superb.Manoj Pahwa fails to provide any laughs.All in all,WANTED must be watched only for Salman Khan and for nothing else.I am giving it a six on ten.Strictly recommended for fans of Salman Khan..
I gave this film 2, because of the actress Ayesha Takia and Mahesh Manjrekar as a corrupt cop, they are the 2 constant in this appalling movie.
This movie was so entertaining but it's really enjoyable as well good storyline good editing good music of background Salman khan was brilliant Ayesha was brilliant inder Kumar is brilliant Vinod khanna is brilliant Prakash raj shines in his villainous role Songs are way better like I love listening to them very often Action scenes are the best highlights of the movie Overall 7/10.
I think the film is only made for Salman Khan fans!!!
Salman Khan has shown good body language and personality but that's not enough to carry the film.
Some dialogues are good and let us enjoy the film and it suits to Salman Khan.
they taught that every action movie is a masterpiece, i think in the BOLLYWOOD history there are some good action movies like GHAYAL DON AWARAPAN KHILADI 420 , but with wanted i can't say that's a good movie.SALMAN KHAN is not a bad actor, he has some good movies , but in this , i can't see any good things,just a waste of time of regular business movies: a hero with a beautiful girl, when he becomes angry everyone has to run away because he can kill all the world.for action scenes they are not well done, you can See how lies they are, a man can fight 30 gangsters himself just because he is the hero, even he can kill anyone in any place even a doctor in a hospital.that'as not a movie which you can enjoy, if you look for good action movie just forget this movie, because its so far to be a nice movie..
Films like Udaan, Tere Bin Laden, and LSD are films that are well made and deserve a larger audience but the world of stars, foreign locations, etc is ruining everything.Salman Khan stars in wanted.
Ours stars Salman Khan and Wanted is destined to be a hit for sure.
Wanted is strictly for 2 king of audience: Hardcore action lovers and Hardcore Salman fan.
If you were waiting for a good film from Salman Khan, your wait is certain to continue as Wanted turns out to be a below average watch.
Adapted from the original telugu flick Pokiri, Wanted is an out and out action film.
The script of Wanted seems more like its made for the audience down south and implementing it with Salman Khan makes it all more interesting.
Radhe takes no time eliminating people and is seen doing the same in every second scene and here's when he falls for the innocent-pretty girl Jhanvi(Ayesha Takia) who works in a call center.
The abrupt unpredictable climax is for you to watch it yourself.Wanted has hardly anything that you might want to look back at except for Salman Khan.
Salman Khan has delivered a decent performance with some great action sequences which you are sure to enjoy.
The movie lastly had no plot just about two gangs and then salman khan has to save them Ayesha Takia from the gang.The other villain role was okay to whose with Prakash Raj hes kind of slick and smart criminal but I liked Prakash Raj better because he was just to awesome.
Lastly songs were good but i think Salman khan is getting to old to be dancing like that.
So I thought the movie was okay because of the Prakash Raj, the action, and I guess the songs but NOT because of Salman khan.
First one was was too stale for me though it was the biggest hit of telugu industry ever and wanted was too passive for me as i always feel that Salman really deserves a good night's sleep and need to work more on his screen presence.
Watch it only if you are a die-hard Salman Khan fan.
Salman Khan-starrer Wanted is a film that makes no bones, no pretences about the fact that it'll do anything to get a reaction out of you.
Directed by ace choreographer Prabhu Deva, Wanted is a remake of his Tamil film, Pokiri, which was itself adapted from a Telugu original.
wanted is an out and out action flick and i think its one of the best action films ever made in bollywood.movie showcases salman as never before as stylish hit-man who kills for money only .and believe me he does it tonear perfection .in fact its one of his best performances tilldate...ayesha takia is cute.
Good chemistry between the leads and Salman Khan looks like a cross between Raul Julia and Javier Bardem.
Although not the masterpiece Salman Khan fans proclaim it to be, Wanted is definitely one of the better masala films to come out in ages.
Not only should Salman fans watch this, but so should everyone else to get a real sense of a masala film done right.
Salman Khan after a disappointing 2008 starts 2009 on a good note.
There is a huge twist and watch the film to find out who the officer is and how Gani Bhai and his people end up dead in the climax.The story is not novel but the movie is not bad for a Masala entertainer.
The movie shifts well from the violent action scenes to the light hearted scenes which is a good thing.
Masses went crazy for this film and Salman's career got a good 2009 start with this film.Direction by Prabhu Deva is good, he handles many scenes well and he has also danced well in the Jalwa song.
Ayesha Takia does good as the heroine, she has more to do than any other heroine in these kind of movies.
The rest provide good support.On the whole, Wanted is another Salman Khan action film which broke many records and ruled at the box office.
It is good to see Salman do these kind of films but what would've been better is the actions scenes were less violent..
The storyline was ridiculous, Salman Khan (the lead actor) and Ayesha Takia (the lead actress) were a horrible mismatched couple and the action sequences were more laughable rather than spectacular.