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Azhar
Critic reviews and ratings
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...is a highly engaging piece of cinema that grips you completely and keeps you guessing. The story telling is objective as it shows both sides of the coin.
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Emraan bears no physical resemblance to Azharuddin. However his mannerisms—the blinking of his eyes and swagger add to a knockout performance. Watch Azhar for him.
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Whether you’re a cricket fan or not, Azhar will keep you glued to the seat.
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The version is over-dramaticised in stretches but the makers don’t deny any of the allegations, giving the scandal a spin that makes the film an interesting watch.
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Tony D'Souza's fictionalisation of Azharuddin's life works in most parts, but comes out as a deeply eulogising exercise.
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A collection of newspaper articles presented in the form of moving images. Yet, it brings some form of closure to not-so-happy trip down nostalgia, even if it is fictional.
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Contrary to what many would expect, the film is not a one-sided affair. However, by the end of it, Azhar does come out looking like a hero.
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The film could have been boldly told, which would have made it a rage. But alas! Being bold would have been opening another can of worms!
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...you walk out of the theatre with no emotions, no sympathy, except for remorse at having wasted another two hours of your life on a strictly mediocre film.
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There is an attempt to showcase the grey shades of the central character, but the film majorly cops-out in the end.
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A problem with this film is that it won't agree well with ardent Azhar fans, given the slips in factual accuracy. And his detractors would argue against his engineered victim image in the film.
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...a vanilla look at a story that could've been both riveting and hard hitting.
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...is a superficial look at the life of one of the most enigmatic and intriguing sporting stars this country has ever seen. It is an opportunity lost.
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Viewers would have loved the film and found Hashmi’s inning as the former captain a lot more interesting only if the director hadn’t tried too hard to glorify Azhar as an underdog.
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...the film is so fondly sentimental about Azhar that it stretches our credulity.
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Seems like an attempt to narrate the player’s side of the story, finally exonerative, but with a happy ending.
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...directed with consistent ineptitude by Tony D’Souza, Azhar pretends to be anything but a biopic.
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Mohammad Azharuddin may or may not have sold out his team and country, but at least he was never boring. One cannot say the same for Azhar, Tony D’Souza’s inert biopic...
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...an inept ‘tamasha’, not very different from the stuff Bollywood churns out, the cricket just the superstructure for tired song-and-dance and melodrama, in living rooms and court-rooms.
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...a mostly watchable film with a solid lead, but falls far short of being either entertaining, insightful, or worthy of recommendation.
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Such is the eagerness to justify him that Tony D’Souza makes it seem as though the whole bad world is out to get him.
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A weak attempt to whitewash a disgraced sporting hero
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The trouble with this movie is that there is practically no emotional connect with the audience.
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