Radhe (Salman Khan) is a hardcore gangster. A sharpshooter with a sharp brain, he works for Gani Bhai (Prakash Raj), the dreaded Mafia don, but on his own terms. Totally fearless, Radhe single handedly eliminates Gani Bhai's enemies one by one; making more enemies in the process. He's astounded when the young and pretty Janhvi (Ayesha Takia) professes her love for him. Inspector Talpade (Mahesh Manjrekar), who doesn't know that Janhvi has developed a soft corner for Radhe, sets his lustful eyes on the chick.

Whether it's the Golden (Aseem Merchant) gang or Data Pawle's Gang; everybody wants the biggest piece of the lucrative cake that is Mumbai and the only way to get it is to eliminate whoever gets in the way. As Mumbai reels under bloody gang wars, Commissioner Ashraf Khan (Govind Namdeo) vows to make the city crime free and starts his campaign by arresting 200 criminals in.

The story by Puri Jagannath (who also directed the original Telugu film Pokhiri) is nothing path-breaking and resorts to regular formula like underworld gang war, undercover cops, love at first sight angle, etc etc. But Prabhu Dheva's fast paced direction doesn't give you time to ponder over what's happened and keeps you riveted with the heavy-duty editing and hard-hitting action (by Vijayan Master). The action might appear exaggerated but is very slickly choreographed. Time and again the script finds excuses to initiate another fight sequence but a cool and confident Salman Khan adds conviction to the kicks and punches he delivers.

The humour doesn't go overboard with some funny scenes and liners keeping the mood light through perfect comic timing of characters. Prabhu Dheva's passion for choreography comes alive onscreen as four dance directors make Salman groove like never before. Sadly the choreography isn't complemented with equally apt music by Sajid-Wajid. Also too many tracks interrupt the flow of the film which could have been easily cut short.
What actually gets the graph down is that after glorifying the hero throughout, the climax makes him weak on usual pretexts of father's death or friend's kidnap. The twist in the climax is something that you foresee coming much early. And once that is revealed, the film treads towards a mundane climax where the hero is set to terminate the villain.

Nevertheless Salman Khan alone makes 'Wanted' a worth watch. He looks supercool like never before and despite the hardcore action image there's an innocent charm to his persona. He dances with a new vigour, kicks some serious butt and kills ruthlessly. Ayesha Takia is cute and charming. Mahesh Manjrekar as the lusting and spiteful cop makes you hate every bit of his character. Prakash Raj is funny as international don Gani yet his character is not ridiculed down to a caricature. Vinod Khanna has just one sequence but is wasted otherwise.

There are times when you care a damn about nutrition and indulge in some lip-smacking junk food. 'Wanted' is just that recipe. Never mind some extra calories!