MOVIE REVIEW OF WAZIR

Film : Wazir

Producer : Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Writer : Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Director : Bejoy Nambiar

Cast : Amitabh Bachchan , Farhan Akhtar , Aditi Rao Hydari , Neil Nitin Mukesh , John Abraham .

Overview : The Film revolves around Danish Ali who is a ATS Cop , based in Delhi , whose daughter gets shot accidentally in an gun fire exchange between him and some terrorist , Danish is burdened with the guilt that its because of him his  daughter got killed , even his wife Ruhana (Aditi Rao Hydari ) , blames him for their daughter's death and distances herself from him , burdened he even tries to commit suicide  but fails , due to his reckless act as a cop , he is suspended for a long time , during that period he meets an interesting personality former chess master  Omkarnath . known as Panditji (Amitabh Bachchan ) , who teaches many kids game of chess but himself has lost the game of his life , Panditji's wife is killed in an accident , where in he himself loses both his legs and is wheelchair bound , fate give him a bigger jerk when his  daughter Nina dies a mysterious death at Izaad Qureshi's  residence who is a  Welfare Minister (originally from Kashmir )  , the police closes the case saying that Nina had tripped off the staircase at Izaad Qureshi's residence where she had gone to teach his daughter and her friend game of chess , Panditji is not satisfied by police investigations , he suspects that his daughter was murdered , he approaches Danish to help him in investigating the case , Panditji becomes friends with Danish as both are  grieving loss of their respective daughters , He also teaches him game of chess , and ask Danish to help solve the case , Danish agrees to help him , but is helpless due to his suspension , Amidst all this Panditji is attacked by a mysterious man called Wazir .

Who is Wazir and will Danish be able to track him down and uncover the truth behind Nina's Murder  , also Who in real is Izaad Ali  , there is secret behind his identity  his is for the audience to watch . The movie depicts how the game of chess is cleverly incorporated in the story ,

Performances : Amitabh Bachchan as Panditji is brilliant as he is a legend , Farhan Ahktar as Danish is excellent , Aditi rao Hydari has a small role to play but she is very much expressive , Manav Kaul who plays the role of Welfare Minister fits the bill perfectly .  John Abraham has a special appearance ,  Neil Nitin Mukesh  as Wazir scars the hell out of you with his evil antics . He does not have much screen time but the scenes that he features in are quite unforgettable .

Verdict : Two talented people Vidhu Vinod Chppra and Abhijit Joshi work on the script of the film and you wonder how they can go wrong . The basic plot of the film  is actually interesting but lack of careful detailing ruins it . In most of the scenes that are expected to suck you into the story and make it gripping , the writers fail to build the anticipation as they lay their cards face up . Other than the major twist that comes towards the end , the makers could have made it more interesting but fails to do so , thus leaving us disappointed . In spite of 2 biggies Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar who do try to save the film by their perfoemance but the script is too weak to carry their weight .

If you are planning to watch Wazir as a thriller then no point it lacks any thrill and in no way a thriller at all .though it does have a surprise element in the climax .

Rating : 2.5*/5*

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