Kala Bazaar

Kala Bazaar (1989)

काला बाज़ार

In modern secular India corruption, nepotism, caste, and favoritism has taken root all the way from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, sparing no one in it's wake. Bombay Municipal Corporation's employee Kimtilal is one such person who had to pay a bribe to a gynecologist so that his wife, Shanti, can give premature birth to their son, Kamal. When Kamal grew up, Kimtilal had to pay another bribe in the form of a donation to a school for admitting him. Then he had to pay another bribe so that his son could successfully pass his college examination, and go on to join the Bombay Police Force. Finally, he withheld an important municipal license for businessman Sampat, in order to get his consent to marry his advocate daughter, Kamini, with his son.

Date of release
1989-09-27
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (5)
Runtime
2h 40m
Genres
Action, Drama
Director
Rakesh Roshan

Casting

Interesting facts

Kala Bazaar is a 1989 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Rakesh Roshan. It stars Kader Khan, Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff. This film deals with the socio-political issues of corruption, primarily in the form of bribery in government offices in the Indian society of the 1980s. The film was a remake of Tamil film Panam Paththum Seiyum and was also remade in Kannada as Lancha Lancha Lancha. The film did not do well at the box office.

Production

The film is one of several projects directed by Rakesh Roshan and starring Anil Kapoor.

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