Bazaar

Najma cannot marry Akhtar 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

Cast

Smita Patil

as Najma

Naseeruddin Shah

as Salim

Supriya Pathak

as Shabnam

Farooq Shaikh

as Sarju

Bharat Kapoor

as Akhtar Hussain

B.L. Chopra

as Shakir Ali Khan

Sulabha Deshpande

as Shabnam's Mother

Neesha Singh

as Nasreen

Shaukat Azmi

as Matchmaker

Yunus Parvez

as Shabnam's Mamu

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