WAZIR

WAZIR: is an Indian drama thriller film directed by Bejoy Nambiar stars Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari in lead roles, with Manav Kaul, Neil Nitin Mukesh and John Abraham in supporting roles.

PLOT: It is a tale of two men who have lost their daughters.One is ATS officer Daanish Ali(Farhan) while chasing a terrorists and during shoot out he lost his daughter Noorie.Another is an old man who teaches children to play chess Pandit Omkar Nath Dhar(Bachchan) whose daughter Nina mysteriously slipped down the stairs at the house of Welfare Minister Yazaad Qureshi (Manav Kaul), dying on the spot. The Pandit is convinced this was not an accident but the police believe Qureshi's version of how Nina, who taught chess to Qureshi's daughter Ruhi, died.Panditji wants revenge.Daanish who was suspended from force for killing his daughter's killer.Panditji also taught chess to Noorie.Daanish & Panditji become friends after over many rounds of chess.Now Daanish helps Panditji to fulfill his wish.How Daanish helps Panditji & is Panditji able to take his revenge form rest of the story.

PERFORMANCES: Mr. Bachchan is excellent as usual.Riding on a wheel chair,he delivers a brilliant performance.Farhan Akhtar gives his most emotionally nourished performance to date.Neil Nitin Mukesh is convincing as the character edging with psychopath bend in his cameo.Aditi Rao Hydari as Daanish's wife Ruhana didn't get much scope though she is impressive.

MUSIC: composed by Shantanu Moitra, Ankit Tiwari, Advaita (band), Prashant Pillai, Rochak Kohli, and Gaurav Godkhindi.The song "Tere Bin" is very good."Atrangi Yaari" is also good.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi's screenplay is tight while the twists are being placed on the viewer's way.Its successful to hold the suspense till the end.

The film’s most interesting part lies in the fact that it is a revenge drama but the protagonists are not angry. They are cold-blooded in their devious planning and perfect implementation.Apart from the smart storyline, powerful performances are the backbone of Wazir.Wazir is more enjoyable because of the chemistry between the two male leads than anything else.

Overall,Wazir is definitely worth a watch. This is quite comfortably the best emotional thriller from Bollywood in years.