Actor
John
Abraham,
who
is
playing
real-life
gangster
Manya
Surve
in
his
upcoming
film
Shootout
at
Wadala,
is
hopeful
that
the
role
will
be
watershed
in
his
career
as
it
did
for
Sanjay
Dutt
in
the
1999
crime
drama
Vaastav.
John
is
playing
Manohar
Arjun
Surve
alias
Manya
Surve,
a
member
of
the
Mumbai
underworld
who
was
gunned
down
in
the
encounter
with
police
at
suburban
Wadala
in
1982,
in
what
is
said
to
be
the
city's
first
recorded
encounter.
"I
think
Shootout
at
Wadala
will
only
do
good...
Positive
thing
for
me.
The
film
is
a
re-introduction
of
John
Abraham.
I
am
hopeful
that
people
will
see
me
in
a
different
perspective.
It
is
a
very
special
film
for
me," John
told
the
PTI.
The
40-year-old
actor
said
he
was
hopeful
that
his
role
will
bring
around
a
perceptible
change
in
his
career
as
so
happened
with
Dutt.
"For
me
this
film
is
like
Sanjay
Dutt's
Vaastav
which
presented
Sanjay
in
a
different
way
and
did
wonders
for
him.
I
am
hoping
the
same,"
he
said.
Directed
by
Sanjay
Gupta,
Shootout
at
Wadala
casts
John,
Anil
Kapoor,
Kangna
Ranaut,
Tusshar
Kapoor
and
Sonu
Sood
in
the
lead
roles.
The
film
is
scheduled
for
May
1
release.
Dutt
had
won
the
Filmfare
best
actor
award
in
2000
for
his
role
in
Vaastav,
directed
by
Mahesh
Manjarekar.
The
film
was
a
riveting
success
in
India
as
well
as
overseas.
John
said
Dutt's
character
in
Vaastav
was
amazing.
"Sanju's
character
is
path-breaking
for
me.
He
got
more
recongnition...
Hope
audience
accepts
me.
I
was
scared
as
I
have
most
of
the
time
played
urban
cool
guy
be
it
in
Dostana,
Desi
Boyz,
Dhoom.
It
is
a
big
but
positive
change
for
me.
In
an
actor's
life
span
there
has
to
be
progression.
It
is
the
audience
that
will
decide
the
fate
of
the
film,"
the
actor
said.