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Bazaar
Bazaar

Bazaar

March 11, 1982
2h 1m
Drama
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

Najma is in platonic love with Salim Akhtar but cannot marry him until he is financially stable. An elderly Shakir promises to help Akhtar set up his business in exchange for Najma finding a suitable bride for him.

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Details

Director
Sagar Sarhadi
Cast
Farooq Shaikh, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Supriya Pathak, Bharat Kapoor, Sulabha Deshpande, Javed Khan, Yunus Parvez, Tabu, Aanjjan Srivastav
Release Date
March 11, 1982
Production
New Wave Productions

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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