Stars of Bollywood film Shoot Out at Wadala in Dubai

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Stars of Bollywood film Shoot Out at Wadala in Dubai. Bollywood movie, Shoot Out at Wadala is based on a true story. It showcases the first-ever registered encounter by Mumbai police in November 1, 1982. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:0011th January, 1982, until that day, there was nothing like the Bombay Police and Underworld

00:18which people remember.

00:19I had the itch to change history.

00:21I had the itch to change history.

00:22My name is Mani Asurved.

00:23The man whom I am playing in the film, the gentleman, Ishaq Bhagwan, he is still alive,

00:42who was responsible for the first encounter, the first actual encounter which took place

00:49in Bombay and he is still alive, so I have met him also personally with his family and

00:54also keeping all these things in the perspective, it became very exciting for me to do this

01:00role and that's what I am doing in this film.

01:03In terms of physicality, Mani Asurved was a bodybuilder, he was a tough guy, so cops

01:09were wary of getting within an arm's length of him because he would probably suffocate

01:13them to death.

01:14The script was very exciting, the character was very exciting, so I decided to do it.

01:19The name of the character is Zubair, he is somebody who is very intelligent, very flamboyant.

01:24Well, obviously the film is absolutely amazing.

01:27When Balaji called me and asked me to do the song, obviously I said yes.

01:31And to put a cherry on my sundae, they said that they wanted me to actually have a very

01:38small part but a part in the film as well.

01:41When you see these guys on screen, you will see them in a whole new light and I am really

01:45really excited for what they are bringing to you, genuinely.

01:48I have just done a song but they have acted in the film and they are brilliant.

01:52All of them, I am just saying.

01:54We are not glorifying gangsters and we have been very clear about it.

01:57So we are showing the characters as they are.

02:00I think the only two characters that are pretty much in sync with the book are my character

02:06and Dushyant's character.

02:08If I may say so, the other characters are fictitious.

02:10I am just doing the role of this character which I found very interesting.

02:16And doing to my best of my ability.

02:18The only USP of the film in it, more ways than one, is we have seen a lot of gangster

02:24films but we have always wondered where Encounter Killing started from.

02:27And this film is going to throw a lot of light on that.

02:29Maniha Surve was the first recorded gangster to be killed in an encounter on the 11th of

02:35January, 1982 by this gentleman.

02:38So that's what we have shown.

02:40I think when you are in entertainment, you don't, you know, like John said, you kind

02:44of don't have a binge day.

02:45But I don't necessarily always restrict myself but I do spend a lot of time at the gym.

02:51I do spend a lot of time, you know, watching what I eat.

02:54But if I really want a piece of cake, I eat the piece of cake.

02:58I am a girl.

02:59I am also a big foodie.

03:00I am Punjabi.

03:01I love my food.

03:02You have to be particular.

03:03Particular and yes.

03:04Before Aala Re Aala, I was particular.

03:06Especially because nobody knows that I actually have a slip disc and a tear in my back right

03:11now while I was shooting the song.

03:13And so my entire workout regime had to change and I had like 10 days to get into shape for

03:17this.

03:18So, yeah, it was challenging but it was great.

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