Synopsis
“Love him. Hate him. Judge him.”
The famous and idolized Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin, known as Azhar, faces in court those who accuse him of match-fixing in exchange for large sums of money during the national team's tour of South Africa.
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The 2015–2017 India Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 India release window, Azhar sits at #226 of 314. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Azhar premiered alongside 94 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2016.
The 1268th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
29 audience reviews — more than 65% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 56th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,387 of 1,983 India films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #868 of 1,132 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
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| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Balaji Motion Pictures, Sony Pictures Networks Productions, Indo-UK Film Company |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | May 13, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4906984 |













