Kala Bazaar review :
Directed by Rakesh Roshan, Kala Bazaar had the rising stars of that time - Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor hogging the posters but actually, it was Kader Khan who was the hero of this film. The plot revolved around his character Keemti lal who is an officer in Government municipal office where corruption and bribery is a way of life. Keemti lal has woven a unique system of bribe where his commission varies according to the teaspoons of sugar in his chai. A honest colleague (Sujit Kumar) helplessly watches his meteroic rise in the world of corruption even as Keemti not only gets his son (Jackie) a plum police job but also manipulates a rich builder (Shafi Inamdar) to allow his daughters wedding alliance for his son.
Anil Kapoor plays Sujit Kumar's son who is suffering the pangs of his fathers honesty and unemployment. He takes law in his own hands and starts publicly stripping the businessmen who value a recommendation more than a degree. In between, Kapoor finds time to have some fun with a bathing Kimi Katkar (He lands in her bathroom straight from the roof. Oofff!!).
The screenplay was interesting, Kader Khan's dialogue were crisp and peppery and the villain Kiran Kumar had a memorable name - Jagan Dhamaliya. The phrase "Money speaks its own language" was turned in to a superb song "Yeh Paisa Bolta Hai" picturised on Kader Khan and Johny Lever. Yes, this was a complete Kader Khan film and he carried it ably on his shoulders. Just like Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990)!!! Love both of them.
Regards,
Sumeet Nadkarni.