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Wazir

  • 20162016
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
19K
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Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar in Wazir (2016)
'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 game of their lives. But there's a mysterious & dangerous opponent lurking in the shadows, who is all set to checkmate them.
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
19K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bejoy Nambiar
  • Writers
    • Vidhu Vinod Chopra(story)
    • Abhijat Joshi(screenplay)
    • Bejoy Nambiar(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Farhan Akhtar
    • Aditi Rao Hydari
  • Director
    • Bejoy Nambiar
  • Writers
    • Vidhu Vinod Chopra(story)
    • Abhijat Joshi(screenplay)
    • Bejoy Nambiar(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Farhan Akhtar
    • Aditi Rao Hydari
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 124User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 nominations

    Videos10

    Official Trailer (Subtitled)
    Trailer 2:06
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    Wazir Promo
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    Clip 0:34
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    Clip 0:28
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    Wazir Teaser
    Clip 1:25
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    Wazir Teaser
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    Wazir Featurette
    Featurette 3:16
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    Wazir Featurette
    Featurette 4:41
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    Photos17

    Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar in Wazir (2016)
    Amitabh Bachchan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Bejoy Nambiar, and Aditi Rao Hydari at an event for Wazir (2016)
    Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari at an event for Wazir (2016)
    Aditi Rao Hydari at an event for Wazir (2016)
    Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Bejoy Nambiar, and Aditi Rao Hydari at an event for Wazir (2016)
    Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Bejoy Nambiar, and Aditi Rao Hydari at an event for Wazir (2016)
    Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Bejoy Nambiar, and Aditi Rao Hydari at an event for Wazir (2016)
    Manav Kaul in Wazir (2016)
    Amitabh Bachchan in Wazir (2016)
    Farhan Akhtar in Wazir (2016)
    Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Manav Kaul, and Aditi Rao Hydari in Wazir (2016)
    Wazir (2016)

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    Amitabh Bachchan
    Amitabh Bachchan
    • Pandit Omkarnath Dhar
    Farhan Akhtar
    Farhan Akhtar
    • Daanish Ali
    Aditi Rao Hydari
    Aditi Rao Hydari
    • Ruhana Ali
    John Abraham
    John Abraham
    • S.P
    Manav Kaul
    Manav Kaul
    • Yazaad Qureshi
    Neil Nitin Mukesh
    Neil Nitin Mukesh
    • Wazir
    Anjum Sharma
    Anjum Sharma
    • Sartaj
    Prakash Belawadi
    Prakash Belawadi
    • DCP
    Murli Sharma
    Murli Sharma
    • Mahesh
    Nasir Khan
    Nasir Khan
    • Rameez
    • (as Nassir Quazi)
    Seema Pahwa
    Seema Pahwa
    • Pammi
    Nishigandha Wad
    Nishigandha Wad
    • Ruhana's Mother
    • (as Dr. Nishigandha Wad)
    Saachi Tiwari
    • Noorie
    Vaidehi Parshurami
    Vaidehi Parshurami
    • Nina Dhar
    Vivekanand Singh
    Ajay Arya
    Avtar Gill
    Avtar Gill
    • Commissioner G.B. Singh
    Gargi Patel
    Gargi Patel
    • Roohi's Caretaker
    • Director
      • Bejoy Nambiar
    • Writers
      • Vidhu Vinod Chopra(story) (screenplay)
      • Abhijat Joshi(screenplay)
      • Bejoy Nambiar(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Amitabh Bachchan had read the original script 12 years ago.
    • Goofs
      2SP 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 versions
      The 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.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Tau's random film reviews: Wazir (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Tere Bin
      Written by Vidhu Vinod Chopra

      Produced by Shantanu Moitra

      Performed by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal

    User reviews124

    Review
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    Featured review
    9/10
    I never heard a thing about this movie before watching, but it felt like the long wait is over...
    I'm a chess fan (not a good player however).

    One day, while I was playing chess, a thought came into my mind, "What if the game I'm playing is happening for real somewhere?" Then it was obvious, I searched for the movies with similar theme but couldn't get one. The best I could find was "The Seventh Seal" by Ingmar Bergman which was nowhere near to the one in my mind.

    I knew nothing about 'WAZIR' before watching, except it was a chess movie. I'm a chess fan, so, I would have never missed this movie no matter good or bad. I wasn't expecting more either. But, after watching it, my mind was completely blown away. My long wait has been fulfilled. THIS is the best chess movie I've ever seen.

    At some points, I felt errors in storytelling (wished they hadn't done it this way). But those were nothing compared to the whole package. The performances were good. The whole script is excellent. Technically, it felt real, which is also a good thing. I'm sure this movie will leave a mark in Bollywood, with its significance growing over time.

    This movie came as a surprise which made me experience that, if a movie comes as a surprise, that movie is going to be in your best movies list.

    Thanks for the whole team of WAZIR for delivering us this movie. Much appreciated.
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    4
    • Nebzyl
    • Jan 11, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc Chơi Bí Ẩn
    • Filming locations
      • Srinagar, Kashmir, India
    • Production company
      • Vinod Chopra Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,124,045
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $586,028
      • Jan 10, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,633,588
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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