Bhindi Bazaar Inc. Movie Reviews

Bhindi Baazaar incorporates strong performances and smart storytelling to make a regular story riveting. Worth a watch!

"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

The Hindi film industry's fixation with gangster movies continues. Right from DEEWAAR, DHARMATMA, DAYAVAN, ANGAAR, PARINDA, AGNEEPATH, SATYA, COMPANY, VAASTAV, BLACK FRIDAY, GANGSTER, D, SHOOTOUT AT LOKHANDWALA to the recent ONCE UPON A TIME IN MUMBAAI, the city's sleazy underbelly has been depicted most convincingly in these films. Just makes me wonder at times, how much will film-makers milk a genre? But, I guess, every film-maker has his/her distinctive approach

On the whole, 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.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with a movie that aims to root itself in multiple plotlines, but everyone isn’t Quentin Tarantino at the end of the day. Even copying films such as Satya and Vaastav (which established the gangster genre) is an art. An important lesson for first-time film maker Ankush Bhatt.

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.

Bhindi Baazaar Inc. review by Komal Nahta. Stars: 0.5/5 star. What’s Good: The performances of some of the actor...