Movie Review: Bhindi Baazaar Inc (2011)

Reviews | | June 16, 2011 at 11:50 am
Users Rating: 1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (3 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5)
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Box Office: Flop


“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 the underbelly of Mumbai, between the infamous by-lanes where ‘Greed is a Culture’ and ‘Deceit becomes a Compulsion’, the film revolves around gangs of Mumbai who have embraced pickpocketing as an art and a means of earning a livelihood.The story is based on the quest of a small time pickpocket ‘Fateh’ and his ambitions to become a MAMU (local area don). The screenplay underlines the gritty politics, feared hierarchy, unspoken rules, authoritative commands, shrewd intelligence, crafty wit and cold blooded betrayals, within the business.

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

Reviews:

Good Reviews  |  Average Reviews  |  Bad Reviews
Positive Reviews
3.0 “A riveting thriller backed by superlative performances make this BHINDI BAAZAAR certainly worth ‘shopping’.”
- Glamsham
3.0 “If you can forgive the muddled finale and the film’s dated look, you’ll find an interesting crime drama that isn’t afraid of showing the seamiest side of the city’s underbelly.”
- Sify
3.0 “Bhindi Baazaar Inc’ serenades a genre which has been done to brutal death in Bollywood. Sex here is for barter and worse.”
- Realbollywood
3.0 “Bhindi Baazaar Inc. (BBI) is an engaging and entertaining film.”
- Indiaglitz
Average Reviews
2.5 “BHINDI BAAZAAR INC. doesn’t offer anything novel in this beaten-to-death genre. But it makes for a compelling watch due to several nail-biting moments.”
- Bollywoodhungama
2.5 “The film takes too long to get on course and is cluttered with loose, untidy bits that need to be edited out.”
- Timesofindia
Negative Reviews
2.0 “This Bazaar offers a half-baked product. Had it been for a water-tight screenplay and a sensible storyline Bhindi Bazaar Inc could’ve been much better. “
- Nowrunning
2.0 “Bhindi Bazaar has a failing formula.”
- Rediff
2.0 Using chess as a metaphor is a good trick but the relentlessness with which it is played out becomes quickly tiresome.”
- Indianexpress
2.0 Bhindi Bazaar Inc is a one-time watch for the lovers of underworld films. The lower your expectation, the more you will enjoy this movie.”
- Apunkachoice
1.0 “With potential unrealised and talent wasted, the film tells a story that could have done better in more skilled hands.”
- Movietalkies
1.0 “Bhindi Bazaar not worth visiting.”
- DNA India
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