Shootout at Wadala
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| Directed by | Sanjay Gupta |
| Screenplay by | Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Bhatia Abhijit Deshpande Milap Zaveri (dialogue) |
| Story by | Sanjay Gupta Hussain Zaidi |
| Based on | Dongri to Dubai by Hussain Zaidi |
| Produced by | Sanjay Gupta Anuradha Gupta Ekta Kapoor Shobha Kapoor |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor John Abraham Manoj Bajpayee Tusshar Kapoor Kangana Ranaut Sonu Sood Ronit Roy Mahesh Manjrekar |
| Narrated by | John Abraham |
| Cinematography | Sameer Arya Sanjay F. Gupta |
| Edited by | Bunty Nagi |
| Music by | Songs: Anu Malik Mustafa Zahid Anand Raj Anand Meet Bros Anjaan Background score: Amar Mohile |
Production companies | Balaji Motion Pictures White Feather Films |
| Distributed by | Balaji Motion Pictures White Feather Films |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹65 crore |
| Box office | ₹82 crore |
Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian action-crime film written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. The film stars Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Tusshar Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Sonu Sood. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Shootout at Lokhandwala. In the film, Manya, a diligent student, lands in prison for killing a gangster who attacked his brother, Bhargav, who eventually dies. Soon, Manya escapes jail and forms his own gang to seek revenge.
Based on the book Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia by Hussain Zaidi, the film dramatises the encounter by Bombay police in which gangster Manya Surve was shot dead. It took place at the junction adjacent to Dr. Ambedkar College, Wadala, Bombay on 11 January 1982.
Shootout at Wadala was released on 3 May 2013 and received mixed reviews from critics, It grossed over ₹82 crore (US$9.7 million) against a budget of ₹65 crore (US$7.7 million).