After a long, eight-year legal fight, Reddy finally makes a breakthrough by proving in court that the inquiry commission report is biased, as they were paid by the Cricket Board itself.
Meanwhile, Azhar and his lawyer Reddy are struggling to find any proof of innocence as none of his fellow cricketers are ready to help him out.Īzhar attends a gym-opening ceremony to gain back his old fame in public, but is left insulted by the owner himself. Meera also approaches Naureen, asking her to serve as a witness, but she refuses. She also uses the report of the inquiry commission set up by the Cricket Board and secretly meets the bookie M. In a parallel story, after the match-fixing scandal, Azhar is now facing nationwide criticism and a prosecutor, Meera, is building up a strong case against him on the basis of sting operations done by Manoj on Ravi, Navjot and several other cricketers. He is soon approached by a London-based bookie M.K Sharma, disguised as a diamond merchant, who later offers him 10 million rupees to under play in a match against Sri Lanka, which Azhar hesitantly accepts. In later years of his career, Azhar, famous for his expensive lifestyle, comes into the eyes of match-fixers. Manoj is humiliated and vows to take revenge. Manoj is dropped from the next match and Azhar leads the team to victory. During a cricket match against the West Indies, Azhar gets in a spat with team-mate Manoj for a slow run rate in order to complete his century, letting the team lose. Heartbroken, Naureen asks him for a divorce and soon Azhar leaves her to marry Sangeeta. They begin dating but keep their relationship hidden, until it is suddenly exposed by a gossip magazine.Īzhar has no alternative but to publicly announce his affair with Sangeeta. Nevertheless, Azhar is infatuated by her beauty and does not listen to her advice. Sangeeta likes him too but, aware that he is already married, she warns him to stay away from her. At the peak of his career, Azhar's personal life takes a twist when he meets a former Miss India and famous Bollywood actress Sangeeta during an advertising film shoot and instantaneously falls in love with her.
Azhar leads his team to victory and soon becomes a successful Captain. While playing in an India–Pakistan match, Javed taunts Azhar, telling Azhar his Muslim heritage would be a better fit for the Pakistan team. But Kapil supports and encourages him to focus on his duty. Some senior players like Manoj, Ravi and Navjot, resent Azhar's appointment as Captain, not wishing to take orders from a younger and less experienced player. Azhar initially fears getting dropped from the team, but is surprised when he is offered the position of team Captain. After a loss against Pakistan in 1991, the President of Cricket Board calls Azhar for a one-to-one meeting. Azhar soon marries Naureen and they both begin a happy married life. Nonetheless, he participates in the match, in accordance with his grandfather's last wish.Īzhar impresses the selectors, sealing his place in Team India and he soon becomes a national hero by scoring 3 consecutive centuries in his first 3 Test innings. Young Azhar goes for an Indian team selection match to Mumbai, where on the match day he receives the bad news of his grandfather's death. His grandfather dreamt of Azhar playing 100 tests for Team India and motivates a soft-spoken young Azhar to answer his rivals with his batting skills. The story shifts back to 1963, when Azhar was born to a comfortable middle-class family in Hyderabad. Azhar decides to challenge the ban in court with the help of his lawyer friend Reddy.
The Indian cricket board slaps a life-ban on him. The film begins with Indian cricketer Azhar scoring a century in his 99th test match, but he soon faces allegations of match-fixing as his name has been linked with a London based bookie M.K.
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