Mohammad Azharuddin's biopic Azahar's first trailer has been released. The film star cast includes Emraan Hashmi, Nargis Fakhri and Prachi Desai in lead roles.
Balaji Motion Production have released the first trailer of the biopic on controversial former Indian cricket captain Mojhammed Azharuddin. The biopic titled Azhar has Emraan Hashmi essaying the role of the former Indian skipper, who was implicated in a match-fixing scandal and banned for lifetime by BCCI.
The film has been in controversy ever since it's announcement due to the subject matter. On November 27, 2000, Azharuddin was found guilty of match-fixing, while his contemporaries Ajay Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar and Ajay Sharma were found guilty of having links with bookies. On December 5, 2000, Azharuddin and Ajay Sharma were banned from cricket for life. Later, in 2006 ICC lifted the ban and even honoured the player with other Indian captains at a ceremony in Mumbai.
Emaraan, who plays the lead character, said in an interview with Hindustan Times, "When my friends and family saw this picture, they were shocked. This will shock a lot of people as the story is controversial. Right from the beginning, people have been following Azhar's life - from the 80s and 90s, when he was on the top of his game to the match-fixing controversy that shook the nation."
In the film, Nargis Fakhri plays the role of Azharuddin's second wife actor Sangeeta Bijlani, and Prachi Desai portrays the character of Naureen, his first wife.
The trailer sails us through the rocky journey of the former cricketer with match-fixing accusations, mannequin's burned by fans, his alleged relationships and more.
Directed by Tony D'Souza, Azhar will release on May 13, this year. Here's the new trailer:
Balaji Motion Production have released the first trailer of the biopic on controversial former Indian cricket captain Mojhammed Azharuddin. The biopic titled Azhar has Emraan Hashmi essaying the role of the former Indian skipper, who was implicated in a match-fixing scandal and banned for lifetime by BCCI.
The film has been in controversy ever since it's announcement due to the subject matter. On November 27, 2000, Azharuddin was found guilty of match-fixing, while his contemporaries Ajay Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar and Ajay Sharma were found guilty of having links with bookies. On December 5, 2000, Azharuddin and Ajay Sharma were banned from cricket for life. Later, in 2006 ICC lifted the ban and even honoured the player with other Indian captains at a ceremony in Mumbai.
Emaraan, who plays the lead character, said in an interview with Hindustan Times, "When my friends and family saw this picture, they were shocked. This will shock a lot of people as the story is controversial. Right from the beginning, people have been following Azhar's life - from the 80s and 90s, when he was on the top of his game to the match-fixing controversy that shook the nation."
In the film, Nargis Fakhri plays the role of Azharuddin's second wife actor Sangeeta Bijlani, and Prachi Desai portrays the character of Naureen, his first wife.
The trailer sails us through the rocky journey of the former cricketer with match-fixing accusations, mannequin's burned by fans, his alleged relationships and more.
Directed by Tony D'Souza, Azhar will release on May 13, this year. Here's the new trailer:
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