Badla

2019 2h 0m HI

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 185

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Synopsis

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A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her dead lover. She hires a prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure out what actually happened.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Amitabh Bachchan
Badal Gupta
Taapsee Pannu
Naina Sethi
Tony Luke
Arjun Joseph
Amrita Singh
Rani Kaur
Manav Kaul
Jimmy Panjabi
Tanveer Ghani
Nirmal
Denzil Smith
Detective Sodhi
Mark Mansfield
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sujoy Ghosh
Writers: Sujoy Ghosh, David Newbigging, Oriol Paulo
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, shot by Avik Mukhopadhyay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Amaal Mallik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Monisha R Baldawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu and Tony Luke carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8130968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sujoy Ghosh directs. Avik Mukhopadhyay behind the camera. Amaal Mallik scores. Monisha R Baldawa cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Sujoy Ghosh, shot by Avik Mukhopadhyay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Amaal Mallik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Monisha R Baldawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu and Tony Luke carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt8130968 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Avik Mukhopadhyay
Original score: Amaal Mallik
Editing: Monisha R Baldawa
Production design: Priyata Dixit
Costume design: Dipika Lal
Makeup / hair: Michelle Nyree
VFX supervisor: Sandeep Kamal
Sound: Anirban Sengupta
Stunt coordinator: Alister Mazzotti
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Status: Released
Original language: HI
Certification (US): 14
IMDB: Badla (2019)

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What people are saying

ProudPittieMom2019-09-07
★ 8/10
I'm not one to turn down any movie with Amitabh Bachchan and this was a fun one to watch. Full of twists, turns and dead ends it does keep you guessing. I like this type of mystery once in awhile and the timing was right for me. There is some nice scenery in places, but most of the story telling occurs in one room. There are a few minor stumbles in the script, but nothing that destroys the story. Even though one lie was fairly obvious from the start, the entire story kept changing enough to make me doubt myself a little. As always, Amitabh Bachchan uses his voice to pull you in and hold your attention. The rest of the cast is good and does their part to make the movie succeed. If you like a tale told with many sharp corners, abrupt slamming on the brakes and the suspense of seeing someone wrapped up in their own lies, you will enjoy this movie. The only unfortunate aspect of such a movie is that even old ladies, like myself, are unlikely to forget the outcome, so it is a watch once experience.

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