Badlapur

2015 [HINDI]

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 66% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 66% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 28452 28.5K

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Plot summary

After his wife and son are killed, a young man finds out the man behind the murder and fights against him, along committing some big mistakes.

Director

Sriram Raghavan Photo
Sriram Raghavan

Top cast

Huma Qureshi Photo
Huma Qureshi as Jhimli
Varun Dhawan Photo
Varun Dhawan as Raghav
Yami Gautam Photo
Yami Gautam as Misha
Zakir Hussain Photo
Zakir Hussain as Patil
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1.16 GB
1280*544
Hindi 2.0
NR
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24 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 4
2.1 GB
1920*816
Hindi 2.0
NR
Subtitles in  
24 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 23

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Peter_Young 7 / 10

The two faces of revenge

Badlapur is a well-made and highly enjoyable thriller cum psychological drama. Sriram Raghavan has already proved time and again his knack for this kind of thing, and the results here are very good albeit, honestly, not his best. The director's unique style of symbolism along with a very matter-of-fact portrayal of the events and some superb camera work, works to great effect. The sex sequences, however, looked forced and not very credible and provided nothing but occasional shock value in what could have been bold but clean entertainment. Needless to say, technically the film is an absolute winner, and the dark narrative is aided by great music.The film is gripping and tense, but it has meaning and works as an absorbing dramatic story which dives well into the psyche of the protagonist. Beneath the surface, it poses interesting philosophical questions on the nature of revenge and the point of its outcome. On the one hand, it gives the avenger a purpose and a possibility of psychological redemption as well as a feeling that justice was made. On the other, it is destructive, empty and doesn't let him go on with life. Both these facets of the concept of revenge are very well portrayed here through the journey of the protagonist, whose wife and child were killed by two criminals.The film is led by a flawed yet competent performance from Varun Dhawan. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is excellent as the foe, and so is Vinay Pathak. Among the women, Huma Qureshi is very strong in a supporting role of an atypical prostitute, and Radhika Apte does very well later on. Even in the smallest of parts, Ashwini Kalsekar can be trusted to leave a mark (she was phenomenal in Andhadhun). This is generally true of Divya Dutta but she gets a preachy, wishy-washy role. Yami Gautam is luminous. The film ends on a slightly sugarcoated note but provides a long-needed catharsis to this intense story. Indian film noir, indeed.
Reviewed by abhishekkr2-1 8 / 10

Revnege shown in a way worth watching

After a long time I watched a good Bollywood movie. The movie revolves around the concept of revenge. But as you would have seen so many movies regarding that, so why watch this? This is why, this movie is more practical than many of the other movies. Here the protagonist is not ethically correct every time and that is true for any common man. In the end, the movie has a message for people who thinks revenge is the best way.Extremely well chosen actors, from Nawaz to Divya, all have acted well. Nawazuddin has done a extremely stunning performance and shows the mettle to outshine any protagonists in the movie. Varun Dhawan for a change has done a very good work unlike his usual style of chocolate boy. Must watch for people who can handle a bit of gore.Other reviewers have appreciated the movie but has under-rated it, but I must say, it is an 8 all the way.
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