Aazam(2023)
Aazam is a Hindi feature film, set in the underbelly of the Mumbai underworld, the story revolves around the succession battle of mafia don Nawab Khan, who is suffering from blood cancer and has only 10-15 days to live. Huh. Nawab Khan controls the syndicate of 5 partners in governing the city. Kadar - Nawab's son, is his legitimate heir in business, but on the advice of his colleague Javed, Kader plans to eliminate all his father's associates. Kadar's plan fails as other syndicate members have their own agenda for the gang war. DCP Joshi, who is trying to stop this gang war havoc, also gets caught in the conspiracy hatched by Javed. Who is the "Aazam" of this battle of defeat and victory?
Quick Facts
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- Theatrical Release
- 26 May 2023
- Director
- Shravan Tiwari
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 4.6/10
Storyline
A dying mafia boss's son tries to seize power by eliminating his father's partners. His plan backfires as the other gang leaders have their own schemes, sparking a violent war. A police officer also gets trapped in the conspiracy while trying to stop the chaos.
“A dying kingpin. A city up for grabs.”
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Cast & Crew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Aazam
Cast reunions in this film: Abhimanyu Singh & Sayaji Shinde (2 films together), and Sayaji Shinde & Govind Namdeo (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's director, Shravan Tiwari, is also a well-known casting director in the industry, having worked on major projects like 'Gangs of Wasseypur'.
- Actor Javed Khan, who plays the pivotal role of Javed, is a real-life martial artist and has performed his own stunts in the film.
- The movie was primarily shot on location in Mumbai, using real chawls and bylanes to authentically depict the city's underworld setting.
- Despite being a 2023 release, the film's production was completed much earlier, with its release delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The character name Nawab Khan is a common archetype in Mumbai underworld films, often paying homage to real-life figures from crime folklore.
- The film's promotional campaign highlighted it as a gritty, realistic drama, contrasting with the more stylized gangster films popular in Bollywood.
- Aazam features a background score that uses traditional Indian instruments like the shehnai to create a tense, atmospheric sound for the crime drama.