His name was Sabir Ibrahim Kaskar, and standing by his side was his younger brother and second-in-command, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar. In the 70s, one young man stood up to challenge their supremacy and to end their reign of terror with terror. Often, retrieving their funds required muscle, which soon changed into ‘dadagiri’ or roughing up people violently. These men from Afghanistan had come to the city as money- lenders. A story that gave birth to my forthcoming film,įrom the 1950s to the 70s, Bombay was ruled by one particular gang who did not believe in the law of the land - The Pathans. The actor adds, "Then we got a passport picture and I also visited the places he used to frequent.So when was it that the cops decided to kill and not catch? What was that single incident, which was the catalyst? Who was the first victim? Who was the first perpetrator? Who created the concept of encounter killings and why? Who was the mastermind? I set out to look for answers to these questions, and in doing so, stumbled upon a story more shocking than I’d imagined. Incidentally, since Manya was shot dead in 1982, all that John had as a reference point to build his character was a photograph of the gangster's dead body. Mahesh even helped in many aspects including the way John speaks in the film."
The director adds, "I told John that he would have to wear Kolhapuri chappals, have a tika on his forehead and even put oil in his hair. His inputs went a long way in giving John the look that he has in the film."Īpparently Baba provided designed Kunal Rawal with small but significant details about the way Manya dressed wearing a round collar and flapwala shirts amongst the others and the costumes were styled accordingly. Gupta says, "Baba still has his shop at Shivaji Park and Mahesh Manjrekar who is a common friend introduced us. Sources say that apart from a lot of research that has gone into making the film, Gupta and the actor have drawn inspiration for his look from Baba Baboish, who stitched the gangster's clothes. And we hear among all the people who helped put together his look of the dreaded former gangster for John, is none other than Manya's own tailor! I am excited like never before," signs off the actor.Įveryone's been raving about the way John Abraham has been looking in his all new avatar of Manya Surve in Sanjay Gupta's next Shootout At Wadala. "It has been 10 years in the industry for me but it feels like this is my re-launch. Playing such a larger-than-life character is never easy and John echoes the sentiment.
He spoke to the boy's mother with great respect," adds John. Once Manya broke into his house thinking it to be a cop's residence but found the boy's family there instead. "At Khira Nagar, we met a man who was just a boy during Manya's times.
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