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Wanted is a film of genre Thriller directed by Prabhu Deva released in USA on 18 september 2009 with Salman Khan

Wanted (2009)

Wanted
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Released in USA 18 september 2009
Length 2h34
Directed by
Genres Thriller,    Comedy,    Action,    Crime
Rating65% 3.2982953.2982953.2982953.2982953.298295

Wanted is 2009 Indian action thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Salman Khan , Ayesha Takia, Prakash Raj, Vinod Khanna and Mahesh Manjrekar in the lead roles. It is an official remake of a Telugu film Pokiri, and Tamil film Pokkiri starring Mahesh Babu, Illeana D'Cruz and Vijay, Asin respectively.
The film released on 18 September 2009, and broke many records at the box office upon release, due to Khan's comeback. Wanted was also the second highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year 2009.

Synopsis

Radhe (Salman Khan), a gangster with a mysterious past, murders on other's orders 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 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. This causes a fight to ensue between Radhe and Talpade, resulting with Talpade becoming frightened of Radhe.

Actors

Salman Khan

(Radhe)
Ayesha Takia

(Jhanvi)
Prakash Raj

(Shamshuddin Asgar Gani / Gani Bhai)
Vinod Khanna

(Shrikant Shekhawat)
Mahesh Manjrekar

(Inspector Talpade)
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