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Wazir

  • 20162016
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 43min
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
18K
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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
18K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Bejoy Nambiar
  • Writers
    • Vidhu Vinod Chopra(story)
    • Abhijat Joshi(screenplay)
    • Bejoy Nambiar(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    • Farhan Akhtar
    • Aditi Rao Hydari
Top credits
  • 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
    • 123User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos10

    Official Trailer (Subtitled)
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    Wazir Featurette
    Featurette 3:16
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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)

    Top cast

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

    Storyline

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    '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. —Abhijat Joshi
    kashmircheckmatemuslimcharacter name as titlemurder30 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • This New Year Make Your Best Move
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    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]

    • 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 reviews123

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A Nail-Biting Finish with a Very Smart Job by Both Leading Actors!
    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.
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    • nitishkumarmohanta
    • Jun 21, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 8, 2016 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Ферзь
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 43min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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