Bhindi Bazaar Inc. (2011) Review Aggregator
Bhindi Baazaar Inc. directed by Ankush Bhatt and produced by Karan Arora, and starring Kay Kay Menon, Piyush Mishra, Prashant Narayanan, Deepti Naval, Shilpa Shukla, Pawan Malhotra reached the screes this Friday. Unfortunately this Bazaar does not seem to have many visitors.
DNAIndia says this Bazaar is not worth a visit: “Bhindi Bazaar Inc is one such product whose packaging is attractive, but the real stuff turns out to be damp squib.It’s certainly no ‘risk’ to miss out on the momentary thrills that Bhindi Bazaar offers. If you’re not a hopeless Mumbai freak in search of these, stay at home, sip a cup of chai and enjoy the rains.”
This is a failing formula, feels Rediff: “Ultimately, no part of the script ever matures into a full-fledged hook. There are moments when things seem to be looking up and it appears as if Bhindi Baazaar has finally found its footing. But it never does. All that is left eventually is a residue of aimless, incomplete bits.”
Koimoi laments the predictability of the film: “Except for a couple of twists in the tale, there is hardly anything which one has not seen in an earlier film. Also, the drama is quite predicatble. Even the raw dialogues (Ghalib Asad Bhopali) of the film don’t hold much weight because one has heard similar dialogues in several earlier films.”
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Khel mein haarna ya jeetna maaine nahin rakhta, aisa usi nein kaha hoga jo hara ho. Khelna sirf jeetne ke liye hona chahiye, ” quips Tabrez aka Tez (Gautam Sharma) while talking to Shroff
(Kay Kay Menon) in a scene from the avant-garde film, BHINDI BAAZAAR INC.. Apart from Kay Kay Menon in a cameo, the film boasts of no big stars, but manages to score high on the entertainment quotient.
Set in Mumbai’s popular Bhindi Bazaar area, the story oscillates between the past and present over a game of chess between Tez and Shroff. Through flashback scenes we are introduced to the two rival pick-pocketing gangs headed by Mamu (Pawan Malhotra) and Pandey (Piyush Mishra) respectively. Tez and Fateh (Prashant Narayanan) from Mamu’s gang are childhood buddies who want to make it big. They even compete to pick maximum pockets as they run after a kati patang (deftly done sequence). But cracks start surfacing in their relationship after the sudden demise of Mamu. A treacherous game of love, deceit, betrayal and malice ensues, involving a host of other characters.
You’ll find a lot of filmmakers falsely claiming that their film is ’different’, but the tag certainly holds true for BHINDI BAAZAAR INC.. It might be director Ankush Bhatt’s debut film, but he certainly knows how to do his job. The style of narration using chess is unique and makes for a compelling watch. The characters are excellently related on the chess board. Also, the sub-plots of all the characters are culminated with precision.The number of twists and turns keep you hooked.
Ram Shreyas Rao’s cinematography captures the by lanes of Mumbai effectively. Sandeep-Surya’s music is quite interesting and remarkable.
Gautam Sharma underplays his raw character perfectly. Prashant Narayanan delivers an excellent performance. Piyush Mishra is impressive. Pawan Malhotra is good in his menacing act. Kay Kay Menon, who only appears intermittently, is great. Vedita Pratap Singh has scope for improvement. Deepti Naval, who plays Mamu’s wife, is efficient. Shilpa Shukla (CHAK DE INDIA fame), who falls for Fateh, acts well. Shweta Verma, who plays Gautam’s girlfriend, is passable. Caterina Lopez (Jennifer Lopez’s cousin) sizzles in her item number. Jackie Shroff sleepwalks in his cameo.
A riveting thriller backed by superlative performances make this BHINDI BAAZAAR certainly worth ’shopping’and ’watching’.