Nargis and Kunal Roy Kapoor made caricatures of their characters as usual. I wonder why Emraan accepted this role, probably because it was a tough role, tough to portray a wrong man as right and he must be given credit for his performance, he actually acted good, same goes for Prachi. Thank you Ekta Kapoor, till now you were making garbage movies, now you are making movies on garbage people. Someone has correctly said that some people want to change the definition of our heroes. So much so for a guy who even after marrying twice, had affair with Jwala Gutta and then had another affair with Shannon Marie. Moreover, he is shown as a loving husband and family-man, who protects both his wives and families by not letting them come to court. This case was dragged for many years and was a low profile one, contrary to what is shown in the movie. The whole court case which tries to exonerate him in the movie, was in reality, about the ban on him by the cricket association and and not the actual match fixing, many cine-goers will not be able to realize this difference. Yeah, we are stupid enough to believe, that you took the money but suddenly in the middle of the match, your grandfather's soul made you do the right thing. How convenient !! And look at the crookedness of the makers, before the start they announce that this is a work of fiction and at the end, Azhar's character tells us I leave it to you, whether you want me to believe or not.
But the whole plot about the match fixing angle is so cooked up, they show him taking money from bookie, talking to the bookie on cellphone during the match and suddenly his conscience awakens up in the middle of the match. He has played for India and won many matches for the country so of course there will be many things to cherish and celebrate about him, which makes the movie interesting, no doubt.
The movie beautifully covers up the issue whether Azhar took money or not, they raised it just before the interval and conveniently covered it under many other aspects of his life. Nice propaganda movie Nice and clever propaganda. I wonder whether this really is the justification that Azharuddin gives for his deed?! The trailer was good, promised a lot, but hugely disappointed. Baffling to say the least! I was like "Erm, what?!" after watching it. I mean, if Azhar indeed took only to prevent the bookie from bribing others, then why did he take decisions in the game that translated into the opposition piling up a huge total? On the other hand, they also showed that Azhar had a change of mind which came into complete manifestation after the drop catch and the change of bat! So how does the pre-planning of something go hand in hand with the change of heart during the match? With this point, I don't feel the need to address any other flaw or problems. The cricketers, the commentators, the courtroom drama, it all looked to be as if people were out there putting together a theatre show or something - worst of all being his own lawyer! Above all, I can't remember a film that contradicts itself so much and almost drifts away from the details related to earlier. This is really a tremendous level of professionalism, but. He clearly seems to have worked immensely hard to do the role and not only adopt the way Azharuddin used to walk, talk etc., but also his cricket shots, batting stance and style. 1 star out of 10 is what this deserves.įirst of all I must commend Emraan Hashmi for a pretty solid performance (Prachi Desai was also good). The scenes seem purported from La La Land. This is just the case of a cheat who is trying to show the world he was victimized, when it was actually the reverse. As a final statement, I'd like to say that there was no research. No guesses into the affiliation he sought and achieved. Following the debacle in cricket, he went where most goons go - to politics. In the game, in his marriage, in his relationships with his children (the famous affair with Jwala Gutta, who was his son's friend), and otherwise. Are we questioning the calibre of the courts when we try to show these folks, several years later, as upright? Seems kind of 'easy to portray, but difficult to believe'. The legal cases against them were substantiated, and these individuals were subsequently banned from the game for varying periods of time. The famous match fixing scandal of the 90s dragged in some big players, both in SA and in India. Quite frankly, and as several of the other reviews on IMDb are mentioning, this is a clear case of propaganda that the actual Azhar is trying to indulge in. This movie is a sad attempt to justify a character who was poor as a husband, as a person and as a father. Azhar the Movie, like Azhar the Kaalpanik/ Fictional Character mentioned in a disclaimer (at the beginning of the movie) - both of them lack spine.
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