Wanted is a 2009 Bollywood, Action, Thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva, starring Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Prakash Raj, Vinod Khanna and Mahesh Manjrekar in the lead roles. It is a remake of Puri Jagannadh’s Telugu hit Pokiri, starring Mahesh Babu and Illeana D’Cruz. The film is about a young IPS officer, who goes undercover as a gangster to infiltrate the criminal underworld. It was released on 18 September 2009, and broke many records at the box office upon release. The film is also known as Salman Khan’s comeback film Wanted .