Baazaar movie review: Saif Ali Khan- starrer is an impressive watch

Director: Gauravv K Chawla
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Radhika Apte, Chitrangada Singh, Rohan Mehra
Rating: 2.5/5

The movie Bazaar, begins with a guy named Rizwan Ahmed (Rohan Mehra) standing at the terrace looking all pale and sweaty. Cut to Shakun Kothari played by Saif Ali Khan praying and saying ‘Micchami Dukadam’, meaning-  ‘may all the evil that has been done be fruitless’. The story goes in a flashback where Rizwan Ahmed is a guy with big aspirations but is struggling in a ‘small town’, Allahabad. The key plot to the film is the balance between greed for money and human relations. Rizwan Ahmed books a flight ticket using Paytm, and flies down to Mumbai. Like a boy filled with dreams, he stands outside the buildings of the people he admires- Shakun Kothari.

On the other hand, Shakun Kothari revels in hostile takeovers and playing dirty. The film is set against the murky world of stock trading. The plot can be compared to Saif Ali Khan-starrer Race, with a lot of twists and turns. How human relations can also be a plot sometimes, is carefully crafted in the film.

The film moves at a decent pace in the first half but the second half is riddles with a few turns. A very odd thing about the film was a Yo-Yo Honey Singh song set in the middle of serious plot.

Talking about performances, Radhika Apte is impressive as a corporate young woman while Chitrangada Singh seems to be trying really hard to make her presence felt. It is only towards the end, when her character makes an impact. Though their characters are not as full fledged as men’s but they aren’t reduced to a trophy wife or girlfriend either.

Gems like “I rely on maths, you rely on emotions” are constantly doled out by Khan’s character.

You may be at the edge of your seats to figure out who wins in the end- Shakun Kothari or Rizwan Ahmed but the film makes for a riveting watch if you haven’t watched the Hollywood film, Wall Street.

Watch the trailer here:

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