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Game Paisa Ladki




“Money is not god, but it’s no less than one” is what the central theme of this movie is. The dialogue is mouthed by Nazuk (Sezal Sharma), a poor girl who is sold to the goon Pathan (Zakir Hussain) by her husband. However, given that all the characters in the film are fighting for a sum of 10 crores in this age of multi-million dollar scams, it is seems to be a weak god, especially when the notes are the red coloured thousand rupee notes of yore.

Game Paisa Ladki has a very interesting, bare bone structure when it comes to the story. It could have been a slick one. Over a night, a girl and her ex-lover want to swindle the big boss man of his freshly looted booty. But the acting and the execution kill the story. The leading man Raj (Deepans Garge); a contract killer who resembles a dehydrated Jean Reno from Léon, is the brains behind this heist. His plan? Hide a few microphones in a mafioso’s house and enter in at crucial moments and ruffle things up a bit. He also makes out a lot with the actress who happens to be his college sweetheart. In fact, at a crucial moment in the film, he is caught by the goons right after he makes love to his beloved. Zakir Hussain as Pathan is more funny than scary, which is a good thing. Him and the late Ashraful Haque as the limping henchman are the only two things to look forward to in this thriller which is truly, at its heart, a comedy.
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