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The title of the movie does not give out much of the storyline. But it is not difficult to guess that the name is in fact, a metaphor; it is not just unusual but conveys a deeper message. This movie is about how a smart management student studying in one of the biggest B-schools in India and the world, with fresh and noble ideas, gets entangled in the murky world of politics and corruption. The movie tries to expose the sinister nexus between the Naxals, NGOs, academia and the acclaimed scholars and their motives and does it in a quite unabashed way. It explores how students in certain universities are systematically brainwashed to become intellectual terrorists.

The movie also examines the themes of moral policing, campus politics, plight of the adivasis living in tribal areas and the middlemen who eat up all the money before it reaches the intended recipients. The movie pokes its viewers by questioning whether India, a young nation ridden with corruption and poverty, can indeed become a superpower with its never-ending fight between socialism and capitalism.

The protagonist of the movie, Vikram Pandit, played beautifully and confidently by Arunoday Singh stands for Buddha, a learned person who has ideas and the zeal to bring about a change in the society. But he can't really attain enlightenment because he is stuck in the traffic jam of bribery, dishonesty, socialism, capitalism, the system and the establishment. Anupam Kher plays the economics professor, Prof. Batki in a very understated but effective manner and the range of emotions he shows in the movie look so effortless. Pallavi Joshi and Mahi Gill play their characters with grace and poise, just what the film needed.

A movie such as this is hard to release in India; finding the distributors is a nightmare. Small budgets don't allow the movie to be strongly marketed; it deters the film from reaching all its target viewers. A must watch for all students, their teachers, the intellectuals and the establishment, this film is indeed one of the most hard-hitting movies to come out so far this year. When Vivek Agnihotri in a response to an answer said, "India needs freedom from mediocrity, inefficiency and incompetence", I couldn't agree more. Kudos to the director who has dared to make a film on such a topic with utmost passion and sincerity. I hope this jewel does not get lost in the traffic jam of Indian cinema as another fine movie which couldn't reach its audience.

"Corruption is an economic stimulant!! It's a catalyst for growth!!! It is like a tonic for an economy!! " The Naxalite movement began in 1967 with an uprising in Naxalbari, West Bengal, and was led by Charu Majumdar, who advocated for Mao's doctrine. The movement later led to the formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Ref: Brittanica). The Maoist insurgency in India remains a significant challenge for the government. Between 2008 and 2013, 2,344 civilians, including adivasis (tribals), were killed in Naxalite-related violence, between 2013 and 2017, 1,441 adivasis were killed in Naxalite attacks and between 2018 and 2022, 542 adivasis were killed in Naxalite-related violence, However, the actual number could be higher, as many cases go unreported or are not documented properly. (Ref: NCST) In today's digital era, where social media platforms shape our opinions and influence our actions, a chilling tale of unwitting entanglement unfolds. An IIT graduate, pursuing his management degree, finds himself ensnared in the complex web of Maoist ideology without his knowledge or consent.

The movie directed by Vivek Agnihotri falls short of its potential. Some superfluous scenes overshadow its message, convincing performances by the cast but they fail to bring depth and nuance to the characters. Despite its timely and relevant theme, it loses its momentum in the second half, failing to capitalize on its thought-provoking premise. Film's potential to spark meaningful conversations and reflections is somewhat left unfulfilled! However, it is still worth a watch - just keep your expectations in check.

Movie start with a lecture in business school. But, as it moves forward it unravel hidden realities of deep rooted naxalism of India. The intellectual support to naxalism and the complexities of the issue are brilliantly portrait. Acting of each actor/actress is impressive. "Chand Roz" is very soulful song. Very good movie watching experience.

The director and actors did justice to the movie by their brilliant skills of direction , role-playing , usage of marvelous sound and visual effects . The title " Buddha in a Traffic Jam " is symbolic of the innovative idea aimed at enlightening the masses which however gets stalled in the traffic jam as it gets opposed by various quarters.

The movie blatantly exposed the grand nexus of left ideologues and extremists on ground fueling the war on the pretext of tribal welfare, but motivated by vested interests since they thwart any attempts which are aimed to alleviate the toiling tribal masses in real.

Vikram, a student of IndianSchool of Business is made to empathize with the cause of toiling tribal masses, but when he discovers that the problem is more of an economical than social problem, he innovates a business model that would benefit the tribal population directly by making them financially independent . The very defendants of tribal welfare then condemns and targets him , since anything that would make the tribal people better off would mean an end to their shallow ideological claims and interests. The dialogue by Professor Ranjan, " We want to remove poverty , but do not want the poor to become rich " exposed the farce claims in a nutshell.

Amazing scrip, direction and dialogue delivery.

There is a Buddha in each of us who is stuck in traffic jam of regressive societal norms. Watch this movie if you still have that fighter alive in you who disagrees to get defeated by obstacles. The film portrays the spirit of a true leader, a visionary who is unafraid to walk alone!

One of the most revolutionary films of the recent times. Great performances by Anupam Kher, Arunoday Singh, Mahie Gill, Pallavi Joshi and Aanchal Dwivedi. Each of them have put their heart and soul into the character.

I now understand why the movie rattles some sections of the society! Because it exposes their truth. I never knew our country is so deeply infected by Naxals. Watch it if you really want to know how these Leftists and Naxalities work! A huge round of applause for the director Vivek Agnihotri for showing the truth in the manner it should be shown, without polishing, in its pure raw form!

I believe that good cinemas need to earn good money so let us all support movies like Buddha In A Traffic Jam, Nil Battey Sannatta, Masaan. Such movies leave you motivated and ignite the fire within you! Must watch.

This is an eye opener movie.. which shows the actual time and present era of India.. a good direction by Vivek Agnihotri.nice screen play and a unique mathod of story telling ,hard hitting dailogs by writers of the movie,good music by Rohit Sharma. background music is complementing with the screen play,outstanding performance by the starcast..Anupam Kher,Arunoday singh; Mahi Gill,great come back of Pallavi Joshi. real story with real characters are indicating the actual and real scenerio of present India which is highly appriciated. now as a youth of India after watching this movie has to take our stand and to take step towords revolution.i m with Buddha and proud to b a part of revolution by watching this movie...... MUST WATCH

What a revolutionary film. It just hit the right chord with the audience especially youths, The narrative is quite intriguing which makes the audience glued to the screen.It's an absolute watch by all. The story is unusual and catchy.kudos to the entire team of Buddha In A Traffic.

Fantastic. brilliant, and one will easily connect to this movie(people who are more inclined towards politics)

Go find a Buddha In You.

Want to know what's actually happening in this country then go an watch it at least once.

Anupam Kher acted well. but do not expect 'saransh' performance here in this movie. he is a professor or recruiter(Gabbar kind of). Pallavi Joshi was exceptional. Arunoday Singh puts up a decent performance as a young revolutionary top college kid who steps up against the exploitation of poor innocent tribal people in the name of fight for equality of the same people. The movie shows how people under the mask of Marx-Lenin left ideology and devil of corruption slowly eating our nation. Due to bitter truth shown in the movie none of distributed yet agreed for commercial release of film. Movie has been screened at over 30 film festivals. and has won many of awards. although the movie was removed from the scheduled list at National Film Festival as someone is ensuring that people do not watch it. This will clear up some of 'what who why' in the recent JNU incident. Inspired from Agnihotri's own life, "Buddha In A Traffic Jam", dealing with corruption and Maoism, is set in a business school where a professor and a student, who is set to create a revolution.

Undoubtly a must watch parallel cinema which is rare now a days.

Buddha in a traffic jam tracks the journey of the lead character from being a "woke youngster" to realising that liberalism and socialism are just facades for violent communists to hide behind.

The Good: 1. The depiction of the common man's struggle between the Maoists and the authorities is inspired 2. Decent acting by the leads

The Bad: 1. The plot is quite predictable and dull. 2. The characters' motivations are extremely one dimensional to the point of being absurd. Lazy stereotypes are scattered all over- a prime example being the youngsters using swear words, drinking uncontrollably and proud of "being bi***es"

The Ugly: When making a propaganda film such as this, the logical thing to do would be attack the opposing ideology itself. Here is where this movie fails not only as a storytelling device, but as good propaganda as well. It does not attack socialism, but employs the ad hominem and strawman fallacies: It does not attack what's said by the socialists, but instead claim that they are just lying and have eviler intentions. Basically, it's "your argument is invalid because I think that your actual views are something else"

I don't see this movie as enjoyable for anyone other than extremely naïve or extremely biased people looking for a piece to reinforce their beliefs.

Courageous concept, which falls right flat in the second half. A combination of half-baked dialogues, lackluster acting (except Kher) and vision less direction makes it tough for the viewer to sail through. Vivek Agnihotri brings us an untouched issue of the hidden war going on in the country between Naxals and the tribals. The trailer of 'Buddha In A Traffic Jam' had resonated with me, prompting me to find my own voice, however silent, against corruption. It was expected that the film would be a message on social awakening, but it turned out to be much more than that. 'Buddha In A Traffic Jam' is mostly in English which might be a problem for the producer. But it is certainly a must watch.

MBA student Vikram Pandit (Arunoday Singh) has a plan for the upliftment of India's oppressed tribals and the end of the 'Naxal problem': selling earthen pots they make to the world via a smartphone app. "Let's cut out the middleman… Christie's and eBay are ready to buy." He thinks it's genius. You know it sounds imbecilic. What Buddha… is instead, is propaganda disguised as cinema. The film is divided into a dozen odd chapters. The prologue opens, if you'll believe it, in 2000 BC. A tribal man in Bastar is chopping wood with an axe. The Iron Age dates back to around 1200 BC, but never mind that. Cut to 2014. A tribal man is still chopping wood. Historical veracity notwithstanding, the statement is a good one: little has changed for him. Except, he's now caught in the cross-fire of the government-Naxalite fight. gnihotri drops the charade quickly. Naxalites, he proposes, have infiltrated the government, the intelligentsia, schools, financial institutions, even "Bollywood", like the HYDRA invaded SHIELD (Avengers, anyone?). They're among us, greeting each other with hushed "Lal Salaam" instead of "Hail HYDRA", waiting to strike, to unleash the evil, to take over. "Rrreeevoluuution," screams a central character, less like a zealot, more like a rock musician on ecstasy. Unfortunately, or, fortunately (depends on how you see it), Agnihotri's skills as a director are so limited, he's thoroughly unconvincing.

Judged purely as cinema, without political bias or naiveté, the writing and execution are insipid. The narrative has the flow and progression of a BuzzFeed listicle. Chapter numbers stand in for serial numbers. '10 conspiracy theories that prove Naxals are evil'. Punctuations come in the form of repetitive catalogue-ish shots of the ISB (Indian School of Business, Hyderabad) campus, where most of the film is shot.

Pandit is the central character, the titular Buddha. The genius who will save the world, one earthen pot at a time. Singh, who plays him, is mostly tolerable. The intermittent hamming and non-acting of the extras makes him look better. But the weight of the film, and a lion's share of the lines, rests with Professor Batki (Anupam Kher). He's the charismatic teacher the students rally around. The shepherd, or the Pied Piper, if you will. Kher, without surprise, is also the strongest actor. His decisions move the film along. The other characters are drawn in sweeping generalisations: exhibit a) students who say "f**k" a lot; exhibit b) bored housewife running a potter's club; exhibit c) corrupt Naxal leader, who's also a chauvinist pig, and therefore must rip the front of a woman's dress without rhyme or reason.

Good cinema must be convincing. Good propaganda even more so. Buddha… doesn't manage to be either. At one point, Pandit is delivering a speech on corruption, and how students can change it all. But how?, someone asks. His solution? "Do it by thinking it." Pandit is Agnihotri on screen, naturally; the film is "autobiographical". They're both utterly self-convinced. We are not.

Director Vivek Agnihotri's political drama Buddha In A Traffic Jam attempts to make you believe that uprooting the 'Left fraternity' is need of the hour, and perhaps the biggest challenge before the next generation, which wants to uplift the poor rather than glorify poverty.

Buddha in a traffic jam could arguably be the first movie falling under the 'parallel cinema' category which does not romanticize with the 'Left'. Vivek Agnihotri appears to be antidote to the narrative of Neo- realism which has been established over the years by the likes of Satyajit Ray, Bimal Roy, Mrinal Sen, Shyam Benegal, etc. And the flawless Anupam Kher looks to champion the cause of the Right, which Balraj Sahni did for the Left.

The best example of CRONY CAPITALISM is COMMUNISM. I Am Buddha (Buddha in a Traffic Jam) clearly exposes the Hypocrisy of Communists and their love for Terror. It also exposes how the vicious propaganda is being used by Communists to produce Intellectual Terrorist across Universities in India. All in all , it's a MUST WATCH. Also request all of you to give it the maximum rating on IMDb so that the coming generations in Universities across India can give it a thought and can prevent themselves from the RED POISON which eventually destroys them. The Movie Clearly establishes the fact that how poor sections , tribals and laborers are exploited by Communist. It also shows how the vested personal economic and political interest of few people is the cause of destruction and frustration for so many students and intellectuals who possess great talent and can take the country to great heights. The role of AK (Anupam Kher) in Buddha in a Traffic Jam I Am Buddha reminded me of another AK (Arvind KejriBawal) who is turning educated and literate people retard making them an ‪#‎AAPtard‬. ‪#‎IAmBuddha‬ ‪#‎IntellectualTerrorism‬

Vivek has created magic with low key cast and a strong storyline. The film exposes double faced urban naxals and sheds light on how college students are Brainwashed for anti national Agenda. Great Story telling, strong dialogues on an always-misrepresented-for-political-gains subject. Surely a must watch for activists!

Vivek Agnihotri brings us an untouched issue of the hidden war going on in the country -- between Naxals and the tribal's, a race for supremacy over the other in dark areas hardly touched by civilization. Vivek Agnihotri and Rohit Malhotra's screenplay is the film's strength. It pans out in ten chapters, each as taut as the other in this social- political thriller. When the mystery unravels, you realize the system is rotten to the core.The bold experiment of Agnihotri could be definitely given a try. At a time when Indian cinema is overly inclined on stardom, this director banks on a concept which could expose the sociol-political ugliness of our system. For beginners in the field of social sciences, there are some iconic moments which could give them a chill.

Loved the Movie. Love you Vivek Agnihotri for making this film. BIG FAN

This movie exposes the urban naxals . superb acting by Anupam kher.....Vivek did great direction,

Half baked, half-educated and not well thought and made.

Coming from the "Right" mind of Vivek Agnihotri, not all Right wings thoughts are right..haha. This movie is neither a masterpiece nor a total crap, at best it does get away being mediocre and the core idea of the movie is to replace mediocrity, and how the movie was being made kills it's own agenda.

The film is not well-conceived and lacks depth, also technically the film shots are vague and horrible.

Mixing of academia with Maoism. Loosely based on Nisha Susan of Pink Chaddi Campain.

Set up in Hyderabad at ISB here it's replaced as GSB how creative of Vivek :P Agnihotri has asserted of the film to be modeled on his own life though one of his co-producers has denied it.

What can you expect from a director who has films like "Junooniyat","Zid" etc..

Cast includes hypocrite Anupam Kher, decently done job by Arunoday Singh, Mahie Gill again has a minor role and wife of director Pallavi Joshi...

I wonder some Rightist actors portray the left so well maybe deep within they believe in some of its philosophy. :P

Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam is a book written by Vivek Agnihotri, about the making of his film Buddha in a Traffic Jam.

The Central Board of Film Certification passed the film without any cuts. Agnihotri claimed that certain objectionable contents including the likes of extreme language and extreme sex scenes were allowed to stay as the board members were sympathetic to the message of the film. He is a member of the board of India's Central Board of Film Certification. He is appointed as cultural representative of Indian Cinema at ICCR. On what grounds and merit you know it right... Pata hai na aap sap ko? Nahi pata hai...

The film did not perform well at the box office due to it's hollowness and propaganda. But still can be one time watch. It's not as bad as his other films.

Available on Youtube on Rajshree Productions Channel.

There is a reason why the screening of "Buddha in a Traffic Jam" created a furore in JU, JNU and the likes. The students of JU especially got quite violent and damaged the car that the director Vivek Agnihotri was traveling in to the university for the screening of the film. The car was not his. It was driven by a driver who was answerable to his owner for the damage and being poor, was wondering how he was going to compensate for the damages caused by the very people that champion their cause. The Director is left with a shoulder injury.

The movie, based on actual events in the life of the Director, kicked up quite a storm at some of the leftist bastions of our country who it seems have the sole right and authority to speak for the poor and downtrodden. Any alternate narrative that actually highlights the true plight of these tribals whose life is stuck in a cruel game at the hands of naxals/politicos/NGO/academia cabals is anathema to them, as, directly or indirectly they are intricately mixed in with this concoction. The so called cheerleaders of Freedom of Speech and Expression suddenly find themselves all twisted up in knots when such a narrative tries to see the light of day. I wonder if our general populace is registering this irony of all this at all. Intolerance and Freedom of Expression are guaranteed rights of only the 'guardian angels' of the poor who would rather the poor remain poor. For otherwise, what would they yell and scream about?

As one politician in the movie notes, "If they start making money then they will stop coming to me." The "they" here are the tribal of Bastar. As an enthusiastic MBA student tries to cut out the middleman to get the money and means directly to the tribals, the Naxals/NGO/politico/academia nexus finds itself in a very uncomfortable situation. I wonder if the students of JU and JNU felt the same way at truth being exposed and thus tried to shout and beat the director down before the screening. How young impressionable minds are systematically brainwashed and made into unfortunate pawns of this dangerous coterie (reminds one of the likes of Kanhaiyya) is very chillingly exposed in this movie. There is an impassioned monologue at the end by Anupam Kher, playing a professor in the movie, on a need for revolution and the merits of Lal Salaam etc. that is disturbing to say the least. What was even more disturbing for me was when Vivek at the end of the movie got up and told us (this was after a private screening) that this was no melodramatic filmy dialog, but an actual monologue his own professor had delivered to him when he was in college. This was strongly echoed by many in the audience who had experienced similar diatribes by their professors.

This is a hard hitting film on this unholy nexus, in which, in reality, the media is also inextricably co-mingled. However, if you belong to the camp where you consider Kanhaiyya as your hero, or think shouting anti-national slogans is very much part of freedom of speech and expression (while denying the rights to screen a film on your campus), this movie is not for you. If you are those that shout from your air- conditioned rooms for the rights of poor, again, do me a favour and don't watch this movie. Watch it only if you truly care about this country and how an ideology espoused by a small but very powerful and moneyed minority can take the whole country to ransom.

This is just not a movie but it narrates the present scenario of India. It also explains the untouched issues of Naxals and Intellectual terrorist like Hardkik Patel(Gujarat) & Kanaihya (JNU). Both are taking their actions for destroying India. And they try to make their self seen as HERO of Society, which is not TRUE at all. This movie exactly explains the situation and gives the solution as in the new business ideas as Revolution. Vivek Agnohotri has exactly narrated this on the screen which is highly appreciated and along with this he also has gave the new path from which we the young generation can bring revolution to the society. This movie has shown path to our young generation. Now we THE YOUTH has to decide that where we have to go... is it with Hardik Patel or Kanaihya or take stand against them and take step forward for revolution by implementing new business ideas in the society... I Chintan Parmar, now taking my stand for the revolution for my Country... I am BUDDHA... and I am with every Indian who thinks he has new ideas for revolution in the country...

YES.... I AM BUDDHA...

Most courageous attempt to show the real condition of country. The movies has shown the nexus between naxalite and academia. Revelence of the movie in current can be proved by the incident of JNU where communist bodies SFI,DYFI activists were giving slogan of destroying India. Some premier institutes have recently observed some of the violent activities by the red elements.Faculties are openly brain washing the student and provoking them against country. Bomb making training in hostels is common thing in Jadhavpur university,JNU. Distribution of pamphlets and screening of documentaries in support of terrorist is now becoming common in JNU, Jadhavpur, University of Hyderabad, FTII, TISS, AMU, DU. Most worried thing is that now red elements are trying to capture the Prestigeous Technical Institutes like IIT Madras through Humanities departments, Where some of the faculties who are JNU alumni are brain-washing students.One of the main reason of these all activities are predominance of foreign communist and missionaries over education system since independence.

Movie has well shown and has done best justification with all his characters. The movie has well described the current scenario of colleges and also alarmed the college administrations to beware activities of reds and safe their college from becoming another JNU.

Brilliant, eyeopener and thought provoking. A must watch for all.

Very good movie. Enjoyed it a lot. Its an eye opener for society. Must watch for students.