Wanted

Wanted – (2009) – Bollywood Version – Hard Boiled violent gangster film

This action thriller has been released in Pakistan cinemas and multiplexes. The public response at the main single screen large cinemas is very good and equally encouraging at the multiplexes and we are confident that Wanted would be block buster of 2009. It is predicted by the film distributors that WANTED will break the records of GHAJNI. A Remake of Telugu film Pokiri titled Wanted Dead and Alive accustomed with the tale of craftily powerful officer who works for Mafia Don. His aim is to eradicate the hoodlums / vice by being in centre of their vicious circle. Veteran star Salman Khan plays the main singular role in the film. Ayesha Takia, Aseem Merchant and Mahesh Manjrekar------inter alia, are in the fleet that holds the latest action yarn.

The film is directed by Prabhudeva who also directed the original film. Music director pair Sajid /Wajid most probably have been twined into arranging the music-set up for the action project and the result is phenomenal in some treks. The highlight of Wanted is without question Salman Khan. He is all set to ensure that it makes a worth watch movie at the Cinemas / multiplexes and aggressively promotes the gravity envisaged. On this occasion Salman prima facie opted for a full action thriller instead of the regular mellow dramatic themes which he has been doing in earlier films and we have a violent outlook.

Wanted / POKIRI, was reportedly also remade in Tamil with the same screen title. In the Current version, Salman acts with Ayesha Takia Azmi, who resurface and captured the audience by her simple yet purely natural performance. Salman superbly portrays a hard-boiled gangster and Ayesha Takia plays a straightforward chic: who has the self-concept unrolled. Her life takes a 360 degree turn after confronting Salman. Ayesha Takia Azmi may be termed a strained comeback in the film but surprisingly impresees the viewers . This film should be imperative for Salman in letter and spirit on many fronts and indeed his best performance to date on the cinema screen.                

Wanted totally rests on Salman Khan and Ayesha Takia looks very elegant in her role. Mahesh Manjrekar performs to the negative role assigned. Prakash Raj as Gani Bhai has limited/short but an integral role and superbly executed. The great star of yesteryear Mr Vinod Khanna has been given a role which may be dissatisfactory for him as being a senior artist but is quite instrumental to plot of the film. Aseem Merchant Govind Namdeo has worth of their participation in the film.

On the whole, Salman Khan is bound pull the audience to make this film successful at the box office.

Wanted is undisputedly a well-written story with brilliant screenplay and opens up with an interesting plot with commissioner Ashraf Khan who primarily focused to eliminate underworld reprehensible activities. Salman Khan in the film only knows the language of money and his loyalties is firmly tagged with any gang provided the money as per his dictates. Gani Bhai played by Prakash Raj gang under the wing Aseem Merchant the right hand of Gani and disloyalty to his accessible gang headed by Data Pawle leads to severe bloodshed, as disputes flare up without warning. However, story takes a random turn which compels Gani Bhai to take matters in his hands and fly back to India. Gani Bhai in the film did mastermind trap of commissioner Ashraf Khan, and the actual identity of Salman Khan should be one of the exciting factors that Prabhu Deva had in the film script and works well and keeping the audience spell bound.  

Cinematography is first rate. Special effects are at par with any big budget Holly wood Flick; the music will be ephemeral for most cine-goers & is given relatively less importance and it may not click and people will not remember the lyrics but song sequences / set decoration are top-notch.      

We would merit this film 8.7/10…….Excellent -  Regards: Natasha t ali, Faisal Haider, Neha, Syed Ali, and Nadeem. ---The Cinema Circle = Karachi Pakistan.