Two players, an unfinished game!
08 Jan, 2016
1 hrs 43 mins
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SYNOPSIS
Wazir is a tale of two unlikely friends, a wheelchair-bound chess grandmaster and a brave ATS officer. Brought together by grief and a strange twist of fate, the two men decide to help each other win the biggest games of their lives. But there`s a mysterious, dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.
CAST
CREW
Bejoy Nambiar
Director|
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Producer| Writer| Editor|
Abhijat Joshi
Writer| Editor|
Shantanu Moitra
Musician|
Rochak Kohli
Musician|
Suketu Mehta
Screenplay|
Supriya Kelkar
Screenplay|
Vikram Chandra
Screenplay|
Gaurav Mane
Assistant Director|
Priyesh Kaushik
Executive Producer|
Binod Pradhan
Cinematographer|
Sanu Varghese
Cinematographer|
Swanand Kirkire
Lyricist|
Abhijeet Deshpande
Dialogue Writer|
Shweta Sharma
Costume Designer|
Girdhar Swami
Casting Director|
Renganaath Ravee
Sound Designer|
Serina Texiera
Makeup Artist|
Prasanna Karkhanis
Art Director|
BMS Reviewer
Verdict: A predictable storyline carried ably by the lead actors. There have been too many eager eyes waiting for the first major Bollywood release of 2016. Wazir had the hype going for all the right reasons - Farhan Akhtar`s first action flick, a Vidhu Vinod Chopra film, Bejoy Nambiar in the director`s chair []...
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AP Herald
`Wazir` is one of the most expected thrillers in Bollywood. Amitabh Bachchan, Aditi Rao Hydari, Farhan Akhtar, John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh are part of the lead casting. Bejoy Nambiar directs this project. So the movie is about an unusual bonding or friendship between two men who are separated by Age and Experience.
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The Indian Express
There are many good things about `Wazir`. First off, this is a film that`s backed by writing. Look, look, a plot. Hallelujah. Such a relief after so many plotless wonders masquerading as movies. Next, it brings back the actor in Amitabh Bachchan. And third, it respects our time, keeping things ticking at just over a neat 1.5 hours.
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The Times of India
So, Wazir is a smart movie - which could have been way smarter. Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officer Daanish Ali (Farhan) loses his daughter while chasing terrorists. His anguished wife Roohana (Aditi) blames Daanish, who`s about to kill himself in guilt-laden grief. Suddenly, he meets wheelchair-bound Pandit Omkar Nath Dhar (Amitabh), who teaches Daanish about chess, life, love - and revenge.
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WebDunia
Wazir tells the story of two unlikely friends, a disabled chess grandmaster and an ATS officer. Brought together by a strange twist of fate as part of a wider conspiracy that has cast a dark shadow over their lives.
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