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Wazir: A Twist of Fate

Wazir, a 2016 film, is all about a grief-stricken cop who is raging in anger post his daughter’s death in a firing and an amputee grand-master, opines Sukanya. An exclusive for Different Truths.

Director:  Bejoy Nambiar

Writers:  Vidhu Vinod Chopra (story & screenplay)

Stars:  Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari

Wazir (2016):  Action, Crime, Drama

Lights, camera, action!

Wazir (2016) is all about a grief-stricken cop who is raging in anger post his daughter’s death in a firing and an amputee grand-master. They are brought together by a peculiar twist of fate as part of a wider conspiracy that has darkened their lives.

The concept and script and of course the film work overall makes this movie stand out. It is much better by far, as compared to most of the Bollywood movies.

The concept and script and of course the film work overall makes this movie stand out. It is much better by far, as compared to most of the Bollywood movies. There were some plot holes, but it depends upon how the viewer perceives it. I perceived those to be clues for the viewers. Dots to be joined in order to make sense out of the plot in the end!

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Sukanya Basu Mallik
Sukanya Basu Mallik is a renowned Indian writer, known for her works in various publications and for winning Best Manuscript Awards for fiction & non-fiction categories (Mumbai Litofest, 2018). She is currently pursuing a PhD at IIT Madras, focusing on organisational behaviour and art-based therapies for enhancing teaching-learning effectiveness using immersive technologies. She was recognised for her short story 'Healing of Wounds' at NCLF, led by Ruskin Bond.

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