Wazir Movie Review
वज़ीर
8 Jan 2016
Wazir movie review: what critics say (27)
What critics say Critics are divided: 5 of 26 rated critics gave it 3.5 or more, 4 gave it 2 or less. Praised: the performances and the script.
Wazir review: Watch it for Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar. Read Wazir movie review on IndianExpress.com
Read the full reviewI would never recommend that all films feature some KhoyaKhoyaChand-ugiri, but this one cries out for visual zip, for some seriously slick style.
Read the full reviewWazir surprises us with a brilliant beginning and Amitabh Bachchan emoting with just his face and Farhan's seething passions are near short of a miracle, you think.
Read the full reviewWhile using chess as a backdrop is quite an interesting idea, one wishes the writers and the director made good moves and clocked themselves too.
Read the full reviewOverall, despite Amitabh's gyan on pyar, ishq, mohabbat, despite him going overboard with his analogies between life and shatranj, the film doesn't give you much insight into anything.
Read the full reviewWith a runtime of less than two hours, Wazir is tightly edited which makes it an enjoyable movie to begin 2016.
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What we know
'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.
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Cast and crew
Amitabh BachchanPandit Omkarnath Dhar
Farhan AkhtarDaanish Ali
Aditi Rao HydariRuhana Ali
John AbrahamS.P.
Neil Nitin MukeshWazir
Manav KaulYazaad Qureshi
Prakash BelawadiDCP
Murali SharmaMahesh
Nishigandha WadRuhaana's Mother
Avtar GillG.B. Singh
Seema Pahwa
Vaidehi ParshuramiWhere to watch in India
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Box office
Day-wise India net starts on 8 Jan 2016. Advance booking and every day's figure are on the box office page.
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Questions
Is Wazir worth watching?
Critics rate it mixed: 2.8 out of 5, with 13 of 26 critics recommending it.
When did Wazir release?
8 Jan 2016.
Who is in the cast of Wazir?
Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari, John Abraham, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Manav Kaul, Prakash Belawadi, Murali Sharma.
Who directs Wazir?
Bejoy Nambiar.
What do critics say about Wazir?
27 critic reviews are on this page, with a Critic Score of 2.8 out of 5. Each one shows the critic, a short excerpt and a link to the full review.