Salman Khan is back, and back with a vengeance!. Review on Wanted - Bollywood

One of Salman Khan's most awaited flicks Wanted has been in the news like a frenzy since the theatrical teaser hit the screens and the websites. The response has been hurricane-like, with movie buffs waiting with bated breath for the movie to unfold this Eid!

Now that the film has released, expectations are high! Is Wanted worth watching? HELL YEAH! Wanted is a great masala film that has all the ingredients to be a huge Hit, and plus, we have the future legend Salman Khan back what he does best, action. Salman Khan is back, and back with a vengeance.

Prabhudeva directed film very well, keeping with the Indian audience in mind. Whether it’s the action sequences, the Salman-Ayesha love story, the sequences between Salman Khan-bad guys, and the villain Prakash Raj with the cops, they are all likeable. The accumulation of the Salman-Ayesha love story is excellent, barring with the Indian audiences who enjoys the emotions filled romance.

-: Music is great, however placement of songs isn't good. Tose Pyar, Dil Leke came at the wrong time. Editing was ok, could’ve been better. Violence is very gory, and very brutal at times, so the woman folks and family audiences are likely going to keep away.

+: Screenplay is great, not a lot of confusion, the film had a great flow. Although the violence was gory, its well executed considering the theme of this film. Some scenes are excellent and they stay on your mind after the film like:

1) First fight sequences with Salman Khan (reminds me of Deewaar (1975))

2) The accumulation of Salman-Ayesha love story

3) Salman Khan beating up Manjrekar by the brothel

4) Train fighting sequences

5) The scene with Vinod Khanna - Prakash Raj and the whole truth

6) Police interrogation with Prakash Raj

7) Climax fight

Another plus point, and probably the biggest plus point of Wanted is the performances

Ayesha Takia Azmi did a great job on her role.

Mahesh Manjrekar is once again excellent in a villain role. He is also quite funny as well

Vinod Khanna role was quite small, and little disappointed with his role. However, its great to see the great legend once again on screen.

Prakash Raj is a revelation. Oh man, the audiences were enjoying it when he was on screen. He had the screen laughing during the police interrogation. An amazing performance.

But the man of the hour is Mr. Salman Khan. WOW, this man is back, and back in style. I’m a huge Salman Khan fan, but my question to him is, why don’t you do more action films? Salman Khan simply rocks in action films, and with Wanted, it proves it. An amazing performance, his fan-following is bound to increase more with Wanted. From his face expressions, to the fight sequences, Salman Khan simply rocks.

Wanted has all the ingredients to be a huge Hit. I saw the film in the overseas market (Toronto, Canada), and the turnout of the film was quite disappointing. However, the audiences who saw it enjoyed the film. Wanted may not be the Blockbuster Hit that fans like me want from this Salman Khan starrer as the violence is very brutal (hence, keeping with the women and family audiences in mind), Wanted could be settling for a Hit to Super-Hit business. However, if interiors business is strong for the upcoming weeks (where it has a huge chance to), Wanted in the long run could have a huge distribution price as smaller centres give great distribution. I hope Wanted picks up India, as it deserves it. Wanted deserve to be watched. Plus, we get to see the future legend does what we want him to, ACTION.

Rating: 8.5/10