John Abraham as Manya Surve
John Abraham as Manya Surve

Looks like Shootout at Wadala (among the most keenly awaited releases of 2013) did good, very good at the domestic box office with an incredible opening weekend of Rs. 30.7 cr making it the highest non-holiday opener of the year! See what happens when John Abraham takes his shirt off?!

John Abraham as Manya Surve
John Abraham as Manya Surve

Despite an “A” certificate and the IPL in full swing, the film successfully secured glowing reviews and a robust opening weekend. Shootout At Wadala has been produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and White Feather Films, and directed by Sanjay Gupta.

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Starring Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Tusshar, Manoj Bajpayee, Sonu Sood, Kangana Ranaut, Mahesh Manjrekar, Ronit Roy and Siddhanth Kapoor, the film dramatizes the first-ever registered encounter by the Mumbai police, (based on this book) where gangster Manya Surve was shot dead at the junction next to Ambedkar college,Wadala, Mumbai, back in 1982. It is the next installment in the Shootout series, the first being the 2007 hit, Shootout At Lokhandwala.

Read our review: Shootout At Wadala