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Farzi Review: The Indian Breaking Bad

"Good artists copy, Great artists steal". Picasso's words is the apt quote that can be attributed to Raj and DK's Farzi, which was released on the 10th of February this year. Firstly, the protagonist is an artist who makes his living by selling his renditions of paintings by popular artists. Secondly, the TV-show is a satisfying imitation of quite possibly the greatest TV-show ever made, Breaking Bad. Shahid Kapoor plays Sunny, a small-time artist in Mumbai who considers his life unsatisfactory, as he witnesses the blatant privileges of the aristocracy and upper-class around him. He and his friend Firoz, played by Bhuvan Arora, create counterfeit notes to save their grandfather's printing press that is on the verge of bankruptcy. Michael, played by Vijay Sethupathi, is employed to bust down the network of counterfeiting Fans of the masterpiece Breaking Bad are sure to love this show. Although not explicitly spoken about or shown, the show packs many re