• Title: Bhindi Baazaar
• Year: 2011
• Duration: 2h 37m
• Rating: 6,1
• Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime

Summary Bhindi Baazaar (2011)

Power struggles ensue in a gang after the sudden death of their leader.

Set in the underbelly of Mumbai; in the notorious by-lanes where 'Greed is a Culture' and 'Deceit becomes a Compulsion' 'Bhindi Baazaar Incorporation' revolves around gangs of pickpockets who consider pick pocketing as an art. They use their intelligence as a canvas and their spontaneity as a brush to survive in this dangerous lively hood. 'Bhindi Baazaar Inc.' is the story of a pawn and his calculated moves to reach the end of the chessboard. Revolving around a crime syndicate who are in the business of pickpocket, the film starts with a game of chess between two characters 'Shroff' and 'Darzi'. Each move unfolds their story and eventually the motive of their meeting. The story unravels the quest of a small time pickpocket 'Fateh' next in line to be a MAMU (local area-head). The screenplay underlines the gritty politics, hierarchy, rules, commands, intelligence, wit and betrayal within the business.

Based in Bhindi Bazar, Mumbai, Mamu is a gangster, who leads a gang of men and women who pick pockets of civilians on busy streets and over-crowded BEST buses. His wife, Bano, manages all household work, and after getting overwhelmed, gets her cousin, Shabana, to re-locate and live with them. Bano soon finds that the latter is more interested in her husband but is unable to assert herself. After a steamy bout of intimacy with Shabana, Mamu's heart fails and he passes away. A power struggle ensues - with a rival, Shankar Pandey, deciding to get more assertive - resulting in a gang-war. Amidst a rapidly spreading influenza virus, Fateh decides to take over the reins from Mamu, while Shabana takes an active interest in the former as well as makes plans for a seemingly helpless and widowed Bano.

Synopsis Bhindi Baazaar (2011)