

His another famous negative role was in ‘Dhoom'. Based on the infamous 1982 gang encounters in Mumbai, Shootout At Wadala dramatises the events leading up to Mumbai police’s first-ever registered encounter, where gangster Manya Surve was shot dead.


We have tried to stay close to the facts,” said the actor, who is teaming up with Gupta after ‘Zinda'. “We all play gangsters in the film, we have not glorified them, shown gangsters like they are. Directed by Sanjay Gupta, ‘Shootout at Wadala' stars John, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor and Sonu Sood in lead roles. anyone can play a hero, to play negative is an edge,” he said. Last time I did a positive role and the film did not work. “Whenever I do negative roles the films work. The actor, whose last film ‘I Me Aur Main' did not do well at the box office, thinks negative roles bring him more attention. We are hopeful people will like the film,” John told reporters here last evening. People will remember Manya Surve and I am confident about it. “For the first time I have left John Abraham behind.
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The movie presents a dramatised version of a police encounter that took place in Wadala in January 1982. It is not a risk, it is re-introduction of John Abraham. Shootout at Wadala This action film is loosely based on Hussain Zaidi’s book, Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia. “The story of Manya Surve is very interesting, it was a different character. Surve, a member of the Mumbai underworld, was gunned down in an encounter with police at suburban Wadala in 1982, in what is said to be the city's first recorded encounter. The actor, who is famous for his physique, feels he has finally managed to step out of his image by playing this real-life inspired character. It outlines the rampant gang wars in Bombay and culminates in an explosive 3-way face-off between the dreaded gangster Dawood, the notorious & charismatic gangster Manya Surve & Inspector Isaaque Bagwaan. An epic story, with overwhelming machismo. Mumbai, Apr 18: Actor John Abraham believes that his role of gangster Manya Surve in ‘Shootout At Wadala' will reintroduce him to the audiences. SHOOTOUT AT WADALA is the unbelievable true story of the first ever encounter in Bombay. Shootout at wadala film reintroduce me john abraham
