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{{For|2019 Kannada film directed by Suni|Bazaar (2019 film)}}
{{short description|2018 Indian thriller film directed by Gaurav K. Chawla}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Baazaar
| image = Baazaar - Poster.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name = {{film name|Hindi|}}
| director = [[Gauravv K. Chawla]]
| writer = [[Nikhil Advani]] Parveez Sheikh Aseem Arora
| producer = Nikhil Advani [[Viacom18 Motion Pictures]] Kyta Productions [[Emmay Entertainment]] [[B4U Movies]]
| starring = [[Saif Ali Khan]] [[Rohan Vinod Mehra]] [[Radhika Apte]] [[Chitrangada Singh]] [[Denzil Smith]]
| cinematography = Swapnil Sonawane
| editing = Maahir Zaveri Arjun Srivastava
| music = '''Score:''' John Stewart Eduri '''Songs:''' [[Tanishk Bagchi]] [[Honey Singh]] [[Kanika Kapoor]] [[Sohail Sen]] [[Bilal Saeed]]
| studio = Emmay Entertainment Kyta Production [[B4U (network)|B4U Motion Pictures]] Viacom18 Motion Pictures
| distributor = Anand Pandit Motion Pictures [[Panorama Studios]] Viacom18 Motion Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2018|10|26}}
| runtime = 137 minutes<ref name="Runtime">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/baazaar-2018 |title=Baazaar {{!}} British Board of Film Classification|website=www.bbfc.co.uk|language=en|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Baazaar''''' ({{Translation|Market}}; {{IPA-hi|baːzaːɾ}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[thriller film|thriller]] [[drama film]]<ref name="Runtime"/> directed by [[Gauravv K. Chawla]] and written by [[Nikhil Advani]], Aseem Arora and Parveez Sheikh. Starring [[Saif Ali Khan]], debutant [[Rohan Vinod Mehra]], [[Radhika Apte]] and [[Chitrangada Singh]] in lead roles.The film is set in the backdrop of money, power and business, largely based on the [[stock market]]. The film was released on 26 October 2018.:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-saif-ali-khan-s-stock-market-thriller-baazaar-finally-gets-a-release-date-2662870/amp |title=Saif Ali Khan's stock market thriller 'Baazaar' FINALLY gets a release date}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Baazaar Review {3.5/5}: Bazaar is a gripping thriller about money, power and the stock market|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/baazaar/movie-review/66355559.cms|access-date=2020-08-25}}</ref>

==Plot==
Small-time [[Allahabad]]-based stock trader Rizwan Ahmed (Rohan Mehra) arrives in Mumbai by flight. He is determined to work with his idol Gujarati financial maven Shakun Kothari ([[Saif Ali Khan]]). Rizwan bluffs his way into the city's largest trading firm and manages to convince them to give him a job. He ropes in a high-profile client and with the help of his co-worker and girlfriend Priya Rai ([[Radhika Apte]]), he begins a successful career at the firm. When attending an event with Priya, he spots Shakun Kothari and gives stock advice that turns out to be correct. Kothari then hires him as his broker, warning that he can never lose any of his money. After his first trade with Kothari's funds ends badly, Rizwan is desperate not to lose Kothari's account and illegally uses insider information from Priya to recoup Kothari's losses..

Rizwan becomes close to Kothari and his wife Mandira Parekh ([[Chitrangda Singh]]), visiting Kothari's lavish home and relaxing on his yacht with Priya. Meanwhile, Kothari offers Rizwan a chance to make even more money when he learns that the government is going to begin accepting bids from telecommunications companies for a new project. Kothari informs Rizwan that he has bribed a government minister to select a company called Skycom and the two can make a killing on the deal. Kothari gives Rizwan the money to buy Skycom and Rizwan becomes the company's owner. Rizwan convinces his new brother-in-law Anwar to invest all of his savings to Skycom shares. However, Skycom's bid is rejected, and Rizwan is ruined when Kothari sells off all of his Skycom shares right before the announcement of the bid winner.

Rizwan discovers that Kothari deliberately set him up to take the fall for Skycom for Kothari's own personal monetary profit and that he arranged for Priya to influence him from the beginning. [[SEBI]] agents, led by Rana Dasgupta ([[Manish Choudhary]]), detain Rizwan for insider trading, though their real target is Kothari. Rizwan convinces them that Shakun has been using old school methods which will not leave any evidence or trail behind. Using information from Mandira, Rizwan is able to prove that Kothari has been bribing government ministers with diamonds that are smuggled via [[Surat]]-Mumbai [[Karnavati Express]] train. Shakun is arrested and his family leaves him. After the numerous court hearings, Shakun is summoned as Priya gives in as a witness to the bribes. Rizwan questions her as to why she surrendered herself since Rizwan did not reveal her name, but she leaves Rizwan, saying she deserves this. Shakun comes out on bail after a month and returns to his empty house, his wife and kids gone. He calls his secretary and tells him, that the market (''Baazaar'') is open, returning to his deeds.

==Cast==
*[[Saif Ali Khan]] as Sakun Kothari
* [[Rohan Vinod Mehra]] as Rizwan Ahmed
*[[Radhika Apte]] as Priya Rai<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/EmmayEntertain/status/1044516666418319360 |title=Meet Radhika Apte as Priya Rai |date=25 September 2018 |publisher=Emmay Entertainment Twitter |access-date=29 October 2018}}</ref>
*[[Chitrangada Singh]] as Mandira Kothari<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-chitrangda-singh-opposite-saif-ali-khan-in-baazaar-2455363 |title=Chitrangda Singh opposite Saif Ali Khan in Baazaar!}}</ref> / Milloni Kapadia as Young Mandira Kothari
*Raddheya Mahendru as Alisha Kothari
*Anika Malhotra as Nayantara Kothari
*[[Sonia Balani]] as Aamna Ahmed
*[[Pawan Chopra]] as Zulfiqar Ahmed
*[[Denzil Smith]] as Kishore Wadhwa
*Karan Singh Chhabra as stock exchange reporter
*[[Manish Choudhary]] as Rana Dasgupta
*Ravindra Singh Bakshi as Balwinder
*Deepak Gheewala as Gaganbhai
*Utkarsh Mazumdar as Chhedha
*Abhishek Gupta as Anwar
*Ajit Satbhai as Bipinbhai
*[[Danish Husain]] as Dubey
*Krunal Pandit as Mani Shankar
*Vikram Kapadia as Sandeep Talwar
*Vijay Tilani as Aashish
*[[Sai Gundewar]] as Suhas Sharma
*Gaurav Sharma as Sagar Malhotra
*Sahil Sangha as Vineet Mehra
*[[Elli Avram]] (special appearance in song "Billionaire")
*[[Raamdeo Agrawal]] as Himself<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/baazaar-song-billionaire-saif-ali-khan-rohan-mehra-and-eli-avram-groove-to-yo-yo-honey-singhs-tune-bollywood-news/293764 |title=Baazaar song Billionaire: Saif Ali Khan, Rohan Mehra and Eli Avram groove to Justin Bieber's tune |work=Times Now News |date=3 October 2018|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Baazaar
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Honey Singh]], [[Kanika Kapoor]], [[Sohail Sen]] and [[Bilal Saeed]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2018|10|19|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gaana.com/album/baazaar |title=Baazaar – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=[[Gaana]]}}</ref>
| recorded = 2017–2018
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:47
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Times Music]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|b8I—75w_6c|Official Audio Jukebox}}
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| type =
| prev_title = [[Badhaai Ho]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Baazaar
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]]
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]]
| type =
| prev_title = [[Mitron]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Baazaar
| year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Bilal Saeed]]
| type =
| prev_title = [[Baar Baar Dekho]]
| prev_year = 2016
| title = Baazaar
| year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Sohail Sen]]
| type =
| prev_title = [[Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi]]
| prev_year = 2018
| title = Baazaar
| year = 2018
| next_title = [[Fraud Saiyaan]]
| next_year = 2019
}}
}}
The music of the film was composed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Honey Singh]], [[Kanika Kapoor]], [[Sohail Sen]] and [[Bilal Saeed]]. The lyrics were penned by [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]], Honey Singh, [[Ikka Singh|Ikka]], Jamil Ahmed, Singhsta, Hommie Dilliwala, and Bilal Saeed.

Bilal Saeed recreated his own song ''La La La'', which was originally sung by [[Arjun Kanungo]].
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 21:47
| title1 = Kem Cho
| extra1 = [[Ikka Singh|Ikka]], [[Jyotica Tangri]]
| lyrics1 = [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]], Ikka
| music1 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| length1 = 2:13
| title2 = Billionaire
| extra2 = [[Honey Singh]], Simar Kaur, Singhsta
| lyrics2 = Honey Singh, Singhsta, Hommie Dilliwala
| music2 = Honey Singh
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = Adhura Lafz
| extra3 = [[Rahat Fateh Ali Khan]], Pratibha Singh
| music3 = [[Sohail Sen]]
| lyrics3= Jamil Ahmed
| length3= 4:20
| title4= La La La
| extra4= [[Bilal Saeed]], [[Neha Kakkar]]
| music4= Bilal Saeed
| lyrics4= Bilal Saeed
| length4= 3:07
| title5 = Chhod Diya
| extra5 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| music5 = [[Kanika Kapoor]]
| lyrics5 = Shabbir Ahmed
| length5 = 5:20
| title6 = Chhod Diya
| note6 = Unplugged
| extra6 = Kanika Kapoor
| music6 = Kanika Kapoor
| lyrics6 = Shabbir Ahmed
| length6 = 3:12
}}

==Release==
The first poster was released on 4 May 2017 depicting Khan in a suit. The poster read "Yaha paisa Bhagwaan nahi, par Bhagwaan se kam bhi nahi" (Here money is not God but also it is not less than God).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bazaar-poster-a-serious-and-perplexed-saif-ali-khan-is-all-about-business/story-m9XIL15LnN6O6QdCrOuxAJ.html |title=Bazaar poster: A serious and perplexed Saif Ali Khan is all about business}}</ref>

The official trailer for the film was released on 25 September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/bazaar-trailer-rohan-mehra-grabs-the-limelight-in-the-saif-ali-khan-radhika-apte-starrer-2143538.html |title=Bazaar Trailer: Rohan Mehra grabs the limelight in the Saif Ali Khan-Radhika Apte starrer}}</ref> The film itself was released on 26 October 2018.

==Reception==
The film received mostly mixed to positive reviews from critics, who cited its similarity to [[Oliver Stone]]'s [[Wall Street (1987 film)|''Wall Street'']], but praised Saif Ali Khan for his performance.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Masand |first1=Rajeev |title=Baazaar Movie Review: Saif Ali Khan is the Strength of this Predictable Film |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/baazaar-movie-review-saif-ali-khan-is-the-strength-of-this-predictable-film-1921555.html |publisher=News18 |date=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sen |first1=Raja |title=Baazaar movie review: Saif Ali Khan stands tall, but this film’s stock tanks |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/baazaar-movie-review-saif-ali-khan-radhika-apte-rohan-mehra-stock-market-trash/story-bXJyTqbQSgcxxIxODP05YN.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=27 October 2017}}</ref> ''Baazaar'' has an aggregate rating of 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baazaar (2018) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/baazaar/ |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> The film has clear similarities to [[Billions (TV series)]] Season3,compressing the 12 episode into a movie.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|6514196}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|baazaar}}

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[[Category:2010s business films]]
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