Journey from ‘Dongri to Dubai’ to ‘Shootout at Wadala’

Many good books have been made into movies in Hindi Film Industry and for sure, many will be made in future too. It is not a new trend that books are being adapted for the big screen. The much-awaited upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Shootout at Wadala’ is also based on famous book ‘Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafia’.

The critically acclaimed and bestselling ‘Dongri to Dubai’ is written by veteran investigative journalist S. Hussain Zaidi. The renowned Mumbai-based journalist Hussain Zaidi’s previous books include bestsellers like Black Friday and the Mafia Queens of Mumbai.

Zaidi has worked with the Asian Age, the Mumbai Mirror, Mid-day, and the Indian Express.

Sequel to 2007 film ‘Shootout at Lokhandwala’ Sanjay Gupta’s upcoming crime drama ‘Shootout at Wadala’ features John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Manoj Bajpai, Kangna Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor and Sonu Sood in lead roles. The movie is being produced by Ekta Kapoor.

The book, as well as the movie talks about ‘six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia’ and how organized crime has been shaped in the financial capital of India. Hussain Zaidi’s interview of Dawood Ibrahim is the highlight of the book, but we do not know whether the filmmakers will retain the scene. The book and film, however, is not about Dawood, it is about the first official encounter by Mumbai police, where gangster Manya Surve was shot dead at the junction next to Dr. Ambedkar college, Wadala, Mumbai, in 1982.

The film was earlier slotted to release on May 1, but the latest news is that the film will be released on May 3, 2013.

“The movie is now releasing on May 3, that is Friday,” John Abraham told reporters.

“We are proud of the film. We have seen it and enjoyed it. We want to show a good film to audience. We are very excited about the movie,” John added.

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