Fraud Saiyaan
- Director
- Sourabh Shrivastava
- Studio
- Prakash Jha Productions, Drama King Entertainment
- Release Date
- 17 January 2019
- Running Time
- 110 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
- Box Office
- ₹0.53 Cr
Review
Ashok Pandey's "Fraud Saiyaan" attempts a con-artist romance with promising scaffolding—a charming grifter caught between his schemes and genuine emotion—but stumbles significantly in execution. Ishqbaaaz's Arjun Rampal brings adequate charm to Bhola, though the character's moral trajectory feels muddled rather than earned. The film's central conceit, that Bhola might genuinely reform through love, collides awkwardly with the detective subplot involving Tauji, which dilutes narrative focus and prevents either thread from developing real tension. Payal's eventual reveal as equally deceptive could've been delicious irony, but the writing doesn't give it sufficient weight to justify the runtime or emotional investment demanded. Direction-wise, Pandey struggles with tonal balance, oscillating between light-hearted con sequences and dramatic revelations without establishing coherent chemistry between the tonal shifts.
The supporting cast works harder than the material deserves, but performances alone cannot salvage a script that prioritizes plot twists over character psychology. The film's ₹0.53 crore collection reflects what discerning audiences already sensed: the premise, while marketable, lacks the narrative discipline or witty repartee that elevates con-artist cinema. Comparisons to sharper Bollywood con films expose "Fraud Saiyaan's" structural weakness—it wants to be both a clever heist and a heartfelt romance without committing fully to either, resulting in a middling exe
Storyline
So basically, there's this charming guy named Bhola who's made a living out of marrying wealthy women and then disappearing with their money. He's doing pretty well for himself with his current wife Sunita until her uncle Tauji shows up in town. Bhola's supposed to pick him up at the train station, but he's too busy running from some angry local thugs, which is how he ends up running into Tauji on the train instead. Once Tauji figures out who Bhola really is, things get interesting.
It turns out Tauji is actually a detective working with the cops to catch con artists, and he decides to stick around Bhola to learn all his tricks and schemes. Through his sneaky investigation, Tauji discovers that Bhola has scammed multiple women all over the city, and he's determined to take him down. But here's where it gets complicated—Bhola crosses paths with this seemingly innocent widow named Payal, and instead of just robbing her like usual, he actually catches genuine feelings for her.
When Bhola and Payal get married, he goes through with stealing from her on their wedding day, but his heart isn't really in it this time. He can't bring himself to run away because of how he feels about her. That's when everything takes a wild turn and he learns that Payal might not be who she appears to be either. The whole situation spirals from there with cops, escapes, and plenty of drama that keeps you guessing about who's really conning whom.