Movie Review on Bejoy Nambiar's "WAZIR"

Well-Written, Amazing Cast, Wonderful Movie with an Amazing End. Great start for year 2016.

So, 2016 has been started and the first movie that I watched this year is "Wazir". It's a chess based thriller. This movie narrates the story with the game 'Chess'. So, the title is perfectly suitable. The film is well narrated by Director Bejoy Nambiar. The most surprising thing about the movie is it's duration i.e.- 90 minutes, which makes this movie short and crisp.

A still from the movie. 

In the movie, Amitabh Bachan is just brilliant as always. He portrayed his role like no other person would have portrayed. He is always a delight to watch. He is truly a pawn of the chessboard of the film industry who with every step re-take his position as king again and again. Farhan Akhtar gets into his character perfectly and again he proves his versatility, he is simply a terrific actor. Aditi Rao Hydari is decent and carries of her role effortlessly. Neil Nitin Mukesh had a brief role but he portrayed his role impressively and did a great job. Rest of the cast including John Abraham as guest appearance did really well.

"Khel-khel main, khel-khel se, khel-khel ye aa jayega"

There are small details in the movie which are shown brilliantly to keep the audience guessing till the end. Some actions sequences are just breathtaking and are sharply executed. The dialogues are also good, the chess metaphors used are brilliant. Cinematography by Sanu Varghese is stunning and lifts this movie higher. Slow motion scenes are superb. The songs are the soul of the film. They are just heart-warming and melodious. The background music is also good.

"Tu mere paas toh hai na"

Looking at the movie timeline and  the thrilling  theme that it portrays, it feels that it's crisply made. But often this short movie feels long. The plot is very interesting but not gripping. Its very little that this film justifies itself but the awesome ending says it all. All the thrill, story, cinematography steals the show because of the brilliant finish.


Overall, an interesting plot that's not gripping but the ending steals the show. The movie could have been better if it's shortened by cutting some boring scenes. Though this movie is a brilliant one but not sure whether our indian audience is ready for this kind of thrillers or not. So, I would give it 8.5/10.

An action sequence still from the movie. 

My Advice? GO FOR IT!!! This movie will not disappoint you. It's full of emotions and thrills, so go and enjoy the first good movie of this year.