Bazaar (1982)

A young man challenges traditional customs by standing up to the father of the woman he loves, who has promised her to a wealthy expatriate.

Director:

Sagar Sarhadi

Writer:

Sagar Sarhadi

Stars:

Farooq Shaikh, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Farooq Shaikh	...	Sarju
Smita Patil	...	Najma
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Salim
Supriya Pathak	...	Shabnam
Bharat Kapoor	...	Akhtar Hussain
Rita Rani Kaul
Malika
Javed Khan
Yunus Parvez	...	Shabnam's dad
Shaukat Azmi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
B.L. Chopra
Sulabha Deshpande	...	Shabnam's mom
Neesha Singh	...	Nasreen

Storyline

Najma and Salim are in love, but their's is a platonic relationship, as Salim is a deep thinker and prefers that women like Najma be financially independent, and not be dependent on men. On the other hand, Sarju and Shabnam are in love, and would like to get married, however, Shabnam's dad has finalized her marriage with a much older man, who is wealthy, and has shown an interest in Shabnam. An engagement ceremoney takes place with this older gentleman, and Shabnam. Sarju, though devastated, must now attempt to convince Shabnam's dad, as well as Shabnam's future husband, to change their respective minds, and let him marry Shabnam, with results that will change their lives forever.

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shashi Kapoor helped in getting film equipment for shoot and told Sagar Sarhadi if have money you pay or else no worries.

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Goofs

When Shabnam is seen lying down dead, just before Shakir Khan screams of shock, it is shown Shabnam's eye moving.

User Reviews

Ugly truth.

All the ugliness of society shown in it still exists.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi Urdu

Release Date:

21 May 1982 (India)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Wave Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color