Farhan Akhtar's 'Wazir' was going to be a Hollywood project | Check out interesting facts

Farhan Akhtar worked in movie Wazir in year 2016. crime thriller film was directed by Bejoy Nambiar and bankrolled by Vidhu Vid Chopra. le actors of film included Farhan Akhtar and Amitabh Bachchan.

Farhan Akhtar played role of Daanish Ali. movie h a budget of Rs 35 crores and it earned Rs 78.69 crores at box office. re are also some interesting facts about film that fans might t kw about.

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Wazir's interesting trivia

Amitabh Bachchan h re original script of movie long ago

Yes, Amitabh Bachchan h re script of movie Wazir 12 years ago. He played role of Pandit Omkar Nath Dhar in movie. producer of movie h script rey in early 2000s.  

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Vidhu Vid Chopra wanted Wazir to be a Hollywood project?

producer of movie h mentioned in an interview that he wanted Wazir to be Hollywood project. He said that he also wanted an American cast as he felt Indian audiences would t understand plot of movie. He h stated that he was going to cast Hollywood actors Dustin Hoffman or Anthony Hopkins as le actor of film.

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Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar's first movie?

Though two collaborated in year 2004 for Farhan's directorial venture Lakshya, Wazir was first movie where y got an opportunity to act alongside each or and share screen . Vidhu Vid Chopra h informed Farhan Akhtar about script of film Wazir during  screening of movie Lakshya in 2004.

However, Farhan did t respond to it at that point in time but after 10 years, Vidhu Vid Chopra again spoke to him regarding  script and Farhan Akhtar h agreed to work with producer. 

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Amitabh Bachchan's role

This is third time in a movie that  Amitabh Bachchan played a character without a limb. Before Wazir, he played role of a one-armed army man in movies like Roti Kapa Aur Makaan and Hindustan Ki Kasam. In Wazir, his character h to make use of a wheelchair to move around.