A visual of cash flowing seductively in the wind appears at key stages in Farzi, an Amazon Prime Video web series directed by Raj and DK (co-written with Sita Menon and Suman Kumar). It depicts the anti-origin hero’s tale, triumph, and final fall from power. The public expects artists to rise above money and its frivolous pursuits, but what if one such kalakaar decides to devote all his heart to making it and becomes a counterfeiter? Yes, you heard it right.
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Counterfeiting is one of the oldest professions in the world, and Raj and DK’s Farziis are all about that. And nobody can doubt that India is one of the most important marketplaces for counterfeit art, fashion, cosmetics, and technology. Not only Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, K. K. Menon, Amol Palekar, and Rashi Khanna transported us to Farzi’s fictitious world and seamlessly enticed us into their stories and backstories.
What time did Farzi release online?
Farzi is scheduled to premiere via the Amazon Prime Video streaming platform on Friday, February 10, from 12 AM IST/ 1.30 AM ET. Season 1 of Farzi will consist of eight individual episodes, with a run time of 41 – 65 minutes each.
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What is Farzi about?
Farzi is all about the artist and his work. After being dissatisfied with the rich-poor divide and failing to keep Amol Palekar’s revolutionary journal, Kranti Patrika, running, Sunny (Shahid Kapoor) decides to take matters into his own hands and begins creating counterfeit money with the help of his friend Firoz (Bhuvon Arora). They make a fake currency that is nearly identical to the original.
Meanwhile, Michael (Vijay Sethupathi), a constable, and Mansoor Dalal (Kay Kay Menon), a counterfeiting kingpin, are playing a cat-and-mouse game. Sunny’s art soon meets its connoisseur in Mansoor, who immediately incorporates him into his cartel, making him a cog in a big global crime. Sunny’s necessities quickly become his desires, and it’s no longer about his nanu or his press but only his avarice that puts him neck-deep in counterfeiting.
What will happen to Sunny? Will he get caught? To find out, watch Farzi streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
