Wazir

"This new year make your best move"

2016 1h 43m HI

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 147

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Synopsis

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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.

“This new year make your best move”

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Cast

Amitabh Bachchan
Pandit Omkarnath Dhar
Farhan Akhtar
Daanish Ali
Aditi Rao Hydari
Ruhana Ali
John Abraham
S.P.
Neil Nitin Mukesh
Wazir
Manav Kaul
Yazaad Qureshi
Prakash Belawadi
DCP
Murali Sharma
Mahesh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bejoy Nambiar
Writers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Supriya Kelkar, Vikram Chandra
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bejoy Nambiar, shot by Sanu John Varghese. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ankit Tiwari. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Vidhu Vinod Chopra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "This new year make your best move".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0315642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bejoy Nambiar directs. Sanu John Varghese behind the camera. Ankit Tiwari scores. Vidhu Vinod Chopra cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Bejoy Nambiar, shot by Sanu John Varghese. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Ankit Tiwari. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Vidhu Vinod Chopra shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "This new year make your best move".
7IMDB entry: tt0315642 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.