A grief-stricken cop and an amputee grandmaster are brought together by a peculiar twist of fate as part of a wider conspiracy that has darkened their lives.A grief-stricken cop and an amputee grandmaster are brought together by a peculiar twist of fate as part of a wider conspiracy that has darkened their lives.A grief-stricken cop and an amputee grandmaster are brought together by a peculiar twist of fate as part of a wider conspiracy that has darkened their lives.
- Awards
- 9 nominations total
Anjumm Shharma
- Sartaj
- (as Anjum Sharma)
Nasir Khan
- Rameez
- (as Nassir Quazi)
Nishigandha Wad
- Ruhana's Mother
- (as Dr. Nishigandha Wad)
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Bejoy Nambiar made waves when he directed Shaitan. A refreshing thriller with an amazing soundtrack and witty dialogues.
This time he's playing with the big boys. Amitab and Farhan, two of the best brains in bolly meet together for this intriguing game of chess, which is laden with twists and turns and takes you through an overall thrilling ride. Neil Nitin Mukesh is probably at his best again after Johnny Gaddar, but remember it was prem ratan dhan paayo, that got him the role in GoT. Aditi Rao Hydari is decent and carries off her character effortlessly like always. :D
But overall I feel this is a positive step for Bollywood. Kudos!
This time he's playing with the big boys. Amitab and Farhan, two of the best brains in bolly meet together for this intriguing game of chess, which is laden with twists and turns and takes you through an overall thrilling ride. Neil Nitin Mukesh is probably at his best again after Johnny Gaddar, but remember it was prem ratan dhan paayo, that got him the role in GoT. Aditi Rao Hydari is decent and carries off her character effortlessly like always. :D
But overall I feel this is a positive step for Bollywood. Kudos!
I feel that this movie had potential but somehow it is not able to deliver as it should have been.
The plot is gripping but movie is not fast paced.Overall, movie is good but you have to be patient to fully enjoy this movie.
Biggest negative point about this movie is boring screenplay and some emotional scenes that were really not required.Although, story is good overall.
Director was not able to deliver it perfectly.Editing could have been better.
As expected,Farhan Akhtar and Amitabh Bachchan have given excellent performances.
Overall I give it 7/10.
The plot is gripping but movie is not fast paced.Overall, movie is good but you have to be patient to fully enjoy this movie.
Biggest negative point about this movie is boring screenplay and some emotional scenes that were really not required.Although, story is good overall.
Director was not able to deliver it perfectly.Editing could have been better.
As expected,Farhan Akhtar and Amitabh Bachchan have given excellent performances.
Overall I give it 7/10.
Had been waiting for this release ever since I watched the first trailer. It was a pleasure watching Farhan in his role as an ATS officer; he did full justice to it. Big B's performance too was mind-blowing as usual. The supporting actors too made the plot more gripping with their convincing performances. Due to my love for literature, I personally thoroughly enjoyed the chess metaphors used in the movie; unlike others, it wasn't just a pointless thriller. Despite some little flaws here and there, I absolutely loved the movie. My first movie of the year was totally worth it and I really hope Bollywood doesn't disappoint the viewers with mindless drama in the days to follow. Cheers to a new year ahead!
After hearing "Tere Bin" Song of both my favorite Singers (Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal combo) for long 4 years, I suddenly thought about let's Check Wazir's reviews over various online platforms and surprisingly I got the result of very decent ratings of this movie and some friends over social media also recommended me to watch it.Then I considered it in my watchlist during this Lockdown time and here I have just watched it NOW!
I will definitely do my Hats off for both Actors Acting performance. Both (Amitabh Bacchan ji and Farhaan Akhtar Sir) did a Fine job in this entire movie. They just justified their characters here and I really likes the movies of Farhaan Akhtar, whether he's Acting, Producing or even directing a Movie. He's just a Gem of Talent.
The Length of the Movie is quite restricted around 90to100minutes which is definitely a Plus point for this movie to entertain it's viewers. And for this reason I will surely applause for Movie editor here. And Finally the Story! OMG! Vidhu Vinod Chopra, you're such a great story writer for sure because of your connection between Chess Game and Movies Characters! Story is definitely watchable with Family in fact this movie is for every age group people because here in this movie non PG required to watch.
I will go for 7 Out of 10 Stars because it's really Entertained me A lot especially at it's ending when Plot Twisted and Something amazing happened which was beyond our imagination.
I will definitely do my Hats off for both Actors Acting performance. Both (Amitabh Bacchan ji and Farhaan Akhtar Sir) did a Fine job in this entire movie. They just justified their characters here and I really likes the movies of Farhaan Akhtar, whether he's Acting, Producing or even directing a Movie. He's just a Gem of Talent.
The Length of the Movie is quite restricted around 90to100minutes which is definitely a Plus point for this movie to entertain it's viewers. And for this reason I will surely applause for Movie editor here. And Finally the Story! OMG! Vidhu Vinod Chopra, you're such a great story writer for sure because of your connection between Chess Game and Movies Characters! Story is definitely watchable with Family in fact this movie is for every age group people because here in this movie non PG required to watch.
I will go for 7 Out of 10 Stars because it's really Entertained me A lot especially at it's ending when Plot Twisted and Something amazing happened which was beyond our imagination.
This one really got off a flying start for 2016. Wazir has its own way of doing it. It's spontaneous, catchy and the characters grow on you all the way. Bejoy has perfectly directed Chess based thriller with amazing performance by Chess Master Big B and ATS Farhan. Script was short and precise hence it make really good Climax. Cinematography was brilliant specially in Kashmir sequence. Music and background score were brilliant. Aditi Rao Hydari is decent and carries off her character effortlessly like always. Don't bat your eyelid lest you might just miss out on the intense plot that unfolds between Big B, Akhtar, and Neil Nitin Mukesh. This one's a must-watch for its intensity and stellar performances.
Did you know
- TriviaAmitabh Bachchan had read the original script 12 years ago.
- Goofs2SP tells Daanish he has 30 seconds to get Qureishi while he holds off the commandos - but several minutes elapse while Roohi tells Daanish her story. What happened to the 30 second-limit?
- Quotes
[You'll learn the game when you play the game... when you win and lose, then winning will teach you losing... when you play the game]
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove moments of strong violence and injury detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Tau's random film reviews: Wazir (2016)
- SoundtracksTere Bin
Written by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Produced by Shantanu Moitra
Performed by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,124,045
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $586,028
- Jan 10, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $5,633,588
- Runtime
- 1h 43m(103 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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