SYNOPSIS:

The film is a revenge saga, which was very much vivid from the trailers. The story of the film revolves around a man named Raghu (Varun Dhawan), who loses his wife Misha (Yami Gautam) and kid a bank robbery, which is conducted by Layak (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) and his partner Hurman (Vinay Pathak). While Hurman escapes with all the money, Layak is caught by the police and sentenced to imprisonment for 20 years. Raghu now goes on a hunt to find Layak’s partner, but is in vain. After 15 years of search, an NGO worker, Shobha (Divya Dutta) informs Raghu about Layak suffering from cancer and asks Raghu to forgive Layak, so that he can spend his remaining days out of jail. Even though he forgives Layak, the two come face to face and the truth is prevailed. What is the truth? Do Raghu and Layak solve their differences? And does Raghu find Hurman? Forms the rest of the story...

STORY, SCREENPLAY AND DIALOGUES:

From the trailer launch of the film and the promotions, the director and the cast of Badlapur promised the audiences for a fascinating start and it sure delivers what it promises. The story of the film is novel and manages to keep the viewers engaged from the very first scene to the last. Even though with a slow first half, the screenplay drops in middle, it gains pace with time. The revenge drama is unfolded only in the second half. The screenplay is crisp and the narrative of the film is kept simple yet so engrossing. All the credit for the same goes to Sriram Raghavan for his amazing style of story-telling. Dialogues are apt and kept amusing and guileless wherever needed. A scenes involving Varun, Radhika and Vinay are simply mind blowing.

PERFORMANCES:

Speaking of performances, the young Varun Dhawan sure knows when and where in his career, to choose what kind of roles. After flaunting his chocolaty and romantic hero avatar in his previous ventures, Varun showed off his raw and brooding avatar in Badlapur. And bravo, what a performance he gives as a man on a mission. Vinay Pathak and Radhika Apte are fantastic in their parts. Yami Gautam and Huma too are amazing in their small yet integral roles. Now to the show-stealer, the man of the hour, the talent unlimited, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Praising the actor with any kind words would just prove to be a an understatement for him. He is tsunami of talent. Every time he steps on screen it becomes difficult for the viewers to take their eyes off his flawless acting and expressions. He very well shows his emotional side in his romantic sequences with Huma and shady side as an antihero.

DIRECTION, CINEMATOGRAPHY AND EDITING:

Even though the performances steal the show, with a good filmmaker on board, the actors are bound to perform even better. Sriram Raghavan makes sure that the film is not just technically comprehensive but also awesomely executed. Sriram’s style of helming is out-of-the-world and even though he drops in a few scenes, a few flaws here and there are just ignorable. The cinematography is incredible, with the camera covering the jail sequences in the best way possible. Editing is sharp and crisp, and it leaves no scope for bad cuts.

ACTION, BACKGROUND SCORE AND MUSIC:

The album of the film is mind-blowing, and all the songs stay true to the genre of the movie. Same is the case with background score, which take the narrative to a different level.

CHOREOGRAPHY, LOCATIONS AND PRODUCTION VALUE:

Locations are dark and apt for the movie and the production value is high.

OUR VERDICT: 

On a whole, Badlapur has a lot to offer. Even if you are not much of a fan of dark cinema, Badlapur is surely not a miss because of its tremendous performances, helming style and techniques.