Wanted (2011) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Joy killed Ganguly for Rs 20 million. After Raja completed the staged assassination setup, Joy took the opportunity to shoot Ganguly himself and claim the bounty, using the chaos of the moment to frame Raja for the murder. This betrayal was part of a larger scheme with Shubhankar Banerjee to eliminate Ganguly and pin the crime on Raja.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Banerjee arranged the meeting between Raja and Ganguly, establishing the political connection that Joy later exploited.

• joy
• ganguly
• killing
• betrayal
• money
• banerjee

Joy staged his own death by sending a drunkard into the car during the ambush. When the police and Raja approached the vehicle expecting to find Joy's body, they discovered instead an unconscious drunk man, allowing Joy to disappear and operate from the shadows while pinning Ganguly's murder on Raja.

Foreshadowing: The car crash during the chase at Ballygunge provided the perfect cover for Joy's fake death setup.

• joy
• fake death
• drunkard
• ambush
• escape

After Raja recorded Banerjee admitting that Joy killed Ganguly for money, Banerjee faced exposure for his role in orchestrating the political assassination scheme. With no solid proof to counter the recording and the truth about his involvement about to be revealed, Banerjee took his own life rather than face the consequences of his conspiracy.

Foreshadowing: Banerjee's refusal to acknowledge proof during the recorded conversation showed his desperation to maintain his facade.

• banerjee
• suicide
• confession
• recording
• exposed

When Raja arrived in Ganganagar after Shibu was shot at Kharagpur, Shibu's family mistook him for their missing son. Raja resembled Shibu closely enough that they welcomed him as family, and Raja stayed to honor Shibu's memory. Pooja, Shibu's would-be fiancée, also grew to love Raja during his time there.

Foreshadowing: Raja and Shibu's meeting on the train hinted at their physical resemblance, with Raja noting they could be brothers.

• shibu
• family
• ganganagar
• accepted
• resemblance
• pooja

Aslaam was the right-hand man of crime boss Sadhu who had betrayed the gang to the police, leading to Sadhu's arrest. Raja had sworn revenge for this betrayal, and as part of his ongoing quest to settle scores from his criminal past, he tracked Aslaam down years later and shot him in a busy market, fulfilling his long-overdue vow.

Foreshadowing: Aslaam's betrayal was established when Sadhu was arrested after the bank heist, setting up Raja's future revenge.

• aslaam
• kidderpore
• revenge
• betrayal
• sadhu

Raja agreed to fake killing Ganguly because he was offered ₹1.50 crores. This was purely a financial transaction, Raja needed money and saw the political conspiracy as a profitable opportunity. He had no political motives and was simply leveraging his skills for profit while staying in the criminal underworld.

Foreshadowing: Earlier scenes established Raja's pattern of taking on high-paying criminal jobs to fund his lifestyle.

• ganguly
• staged assassination
• money
• political plot
• ₹1.50 crores

When police closed in on the building after Ganguly's shooting, Raja's car crashed during the chase. As police surrounded the area, a passing train came nearby. Raja climbed to the rooftop and used a rope lowered from the moving train to swing onto it, escaping into the moving carriages and disappearing from the police pursuit.

Foreshadowing: The train passing the building was visible during the chase, setting up the escape mechanism.

• escape
• police
• train
• rope
• rooftop
• chase

Raja and Shibu had no blood relation, they met purely by chance on the train. However, they bore a striking physical resemblance that led Shibu's family to mistake Raja for their missing son. This coincidence became crucial to Raja's survival, as he could hide in Ganganagar under Shibu's identity while evading the CBI investigation.

Foreshadowing: The train scene showed Raja and Shibu discussing their similar backgrounds, with Raja noting they could be brothers.

• shibu
• connection
• resemblance
• family
• ganganagar

Raja killed the police officers at the church because they were the same officers who had shot Shibu at Kharagpur station. During the confrontation with Joy, when police stormed the scene, Raja turned his gun on them as well, seeking revenge for Shibu's death before ultimately handing himself over to CBI officer Khan with the recorded confession.

Foreshadowing: Shibu's death at Kharagpur was a pivotal emotional moment that drove Raja's subsequent actions.

• police
• church
• killing
• shibu
• revenge
• officers

Raja recorded the conversation with Banerjee to obtain proof of Joy's involvement in Ganguly's murder. He called Banerjee knowing the conversation could expose the conspiracy, and the recording captured Banerjee admitting that Joy killed Ganguly for Rs 20 million and faked his own death. This evidence became crucial for clearing Raja's name and exposing the true culprits.

Foreshadowing: Raja's earlier investigation had pointed to Joy as the likely killer, giving him reason to confront Banerjee directly.

• recording
• banerjee
• conversation
• proof
• joy
• expose

Raja's revenge was fueled by the murder of his parents when he was 15. After killing Killu and Billu (the gangsters responsible), he earned the name "Terror of Chalsa" and continued seeking vengeance against anyone who betrayed him or stood in his way. This included Aslaam (who betrayed Sadhu), and later Joy (who framed him for Ganguly's murder), creating a cycle of violence that defined his journey.

Foreshadowing: The opening scene established Raja's brutal nature and his motivation for entering the criminal underworld.

• revenge
• parents
• murder
• killu
• billu
• aslaam
• joy