The Crime Thriller is a loved theme worldwide. In India, the Underworld Criminal activities, particularly of Mumbai, have been a popular theme of Bollywood Cinema for decades. A lot of Hindi films have been made so far exploring the dark side of the financial capital of India, Mumbai. Traditionally, the cocktail of crime and concord has been unleashed in such Movies. The 1990s witnessed a sharp increase of underworld activities as organised crime in Mumbai. There are some notorious names associated with the saga of the dark side of Mumbai. The rivalry among different underworld groups and occasional conflicts proved to be a tough challenge for the security agencies and the administrations in the context of Mumbai. With the passing time, things have changed and Indian security agencies succeeded in eliminating the menace and the crime related to underworld activities declined substantially. However, complete elimination of crime in such a big city with so many stakeholders trying to manipulate own agenda is never easy. So the dark side of Mumbai is yet to be lightened completely and that is what makes the Hindi movies based on Mumbai underworld crime relevant in this era as well. Aazam Movie 2023 is a new addition in this context but with a lot of uniqueness.
Plot- The plot of the Movie Aazam is well-knitted one. This explores the story that happens one night with some narrative of the past presented in the form of flashbacks. The story is all about Javed enacted by famous actor Jimmy Shergill to become the next Don of Mumbai after Nawab played by veteran Raja Murad. Javed repeats what happened 36 years back during the coronation of Nawab. Javed executes a full-proof plan to eliminate his competitors who are in the fray to replace Nawab. The film also exposes the unholy nexus comprising underworld Don, police officials and politicians. Unlike earlier films made on the same theme, Aazam does not portray any parallel romantic theme. However, the indirect mention of troubled past Javed tries to give the film a humanistic dimension. Nevertheless, end of the film without a slightest hurdle or harm to the existing evil seems the film deliberately overlooking this important aspect. The Film ends leaving a lot to ponder about.
Sequences: All the Sequences in the Film are coherent and connected to the central theme as if the Film follows the doctrine of Ben Johnson's Humour.
Cast and Characterization
Jimmy Shergill is excellent throughout the Film in the Lead role.
Raja Murad: the veteran actor proves his calibre once again
Govind Namdev is unique as usual.
Indraneil Sengupta does not look that impressive despite getting the opportunity to perform in larger canvass
Ali Khan, Mushtaq Khan and Abhimanyu Singh do not seem in rhythm. The actors performed in relatively less important roles.
However, the overall casting and Characterization of the film is brilliant one.
Final Remarks- Aazam 2023 Movie is an excellent work of art with perfect execution. The film opens a new vista of Hindi crime thriller movie. Really, Aazam 2023 is Excellent and Must Watch One.