Wazir (film)

Wazir
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bejoy Nambiar
Written by	Dialogues: Abhijeet Deshpande Gazal Dhaliwal
Screenplay by	Vidhu Vinod Chopra Abhijat Joshi
Story by	Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Produced by	Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Farhan Akhtar Aditi Rao Hydari Manav Kaul Neil Nitin Mukesh John Abraham
Cinematography	Sanu Varghese
Edited by	Vidhu Vinod Chopra Abhijat Joshi
Music by	Songs: Shantanu Moitra Ankit Tiwari Advaita Prashant Pillai Rochak Kohli Gaurav Godkhindi Background Score: Rohit Kulkarni
Production company	Vinod Chopra Films
Distributed by	Reliance Entertainment
Release date	8 January 2016 (2016-01-08)
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹35 crore[2]
Box office	₹78.60crore[3]

Wazir (transl. Vizier) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film directed by Bejoy Nambiar and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Written and edited by Abhijat Joshi and Chopra, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar alongside Aditi Rao Hydari, Manav Kaul and Neil Nitin Mukesh (as the title character). John Abraham makes a special appearance. The film's dialogue and additional dialogue were written by Abhijeet Deshpande and Gazal Dhaliwal, respectively. The music was composed by several artists including Shantanu Moitra, Ankit Tiwari, Advaita, Prashant Pillai, Rochak Kohli and Gaurav Godkhindi, with the background score composed by Rohit Kulkarni. Sanu Varghese served as the film's cinematographer.

Based on an original story by Chopra, Wazir follows the story of a suspended Anti-Terrorism Squad officer who befriends a chess player who is a wheelchair user. The idea of the film came to Chopra in the 1990s and he started writing it in English with Joshi over a period of four years starting in 2000. It was supposed to be Chopra's first Hollywood film, with Dustin Hoffman playing the protagonist. However, its producer died and the film was shelved for nearly eight years. Chopra and Joshi later re-wrote the script so it could be produced as a Hindi film. Principal photography began on 28 September 2014.

Wazir opened on 8 January 2016 to mixed to positive reviews from critics who particularly praised the action sequences and the performances of both Bachchan and Akhtar, but criticised the predictable nature of the film. The film performed well at the box office, with approximate worldwide revenues of ₹78.69 crore (US$12 million).

Wazir – Official Action Game, an action mobile video game tie-in was released by Zapak along with the release of the film.