Bazaar (बाजार)

"Bazaar (बाजार)"

Watched Hindi movie "Bazaar (बाजार)". It's written and directed by Gauravv K. Chawla. Produced by Nikkhil Advani, Viacom18 and others. Music by multiple music directors. Written by Nikkhil Advani, Aseem Arora and Parveez Sheikh. Cinematography by Swapnil Sonawane. The film features Saif Ali Khan, Chitrangada Singh, Rohan Mehra, and Radhika Apte in main roles. The movie runs for about 2 hours 15 min. This film was released in 2018.

Saif (Shakun Kothari) is a ruthless self made businessman and Chitrangada his wife. Rizwan Ahmed (Rohan) is a stock trader from Allahabad who revers Saif as  God and comes to Mumbai to work with him. Here he meets Radhika. What follows after that is exactly like share market, lots of up and down. 

This movie shows the back room dealings, insider trading, exploitation, blackmail and what not. It's a world where money is God and nothing else matters. It's a roller coaster ride. 

Saif is impressive as ruthless businessman. He underplays the character and exudes tension with his each dialogue and move. He has matured as actor with age. Chitrangada has very limited scope, but appears stiff and not natural. I expected much more from her.  Rohan is smart and his acting is intense. Although this is his debut film, he doesn't let that know by his acting. Radhika plays a meaningful role and does justice to director's trust. There is a sizzling chemistry between Rohan and Radhika.

Some if the things appear simplified. They could have been made more intense and more shocking. Had it been done this movie would have remained in public memory for years.

Writers have used Warren Buffet's two rules as Saif's rules, with a slight alteration. Writers have also used the Monsanto controversy in this movie using fictitious company. They also use 2G scam. Embedding real incidents gives authenticity to fiction and makes it more appealing.

Music is ok. Cinematographer has limited scope as large portion of movie is shot indoors,  but he does well for outdoor scenes.  All in all a good package. 

Recommend watching.