After his not-so-successful drama Agent Vinod, Sriram Raghavan is
back with a revenge drama in the name of Badlapur. Starring Varun
dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Huma Qureshi, the film hits the theatres
today.
Story:
Badlapur is a revenge saga of man named Raghu (Varun Dhawan), who loses his wife Misha (Yami Gautam) and kid, after they are killed in a bank robbery 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. While Raghu tries to find the name of Layak’s partner, but in vain. After 15 years of search, an NGO worker, Shobha (Divya Dutta) informs Raghu about Layak’s cancer and asks Raghu to forgive Layak, so that he can spend his remaining days of his life out of jail. Even though he forgives Layak, the two come face to face and the truth is prevailed.
Do Raghu and Layak settle their equation? Forms the rest of the story…
Positive points:
Badlapur promises for an enthralling start and it sure delivers what it commits. The narrative from the firat scene to the last is worth a applaud. Speaking of performances, it was extremely smart of young Varun Dhawan to choose a movie like Badlapur to break the stereotype of a romantic hero attached to him. And bravo, what a performance he gives as a brooding, revenge seeking man. However, no one and I mean no one can take their eyes off this tsunami of talent, Nawazuddin Siddiqui whenever he steps on screen. From showing his emotional to the shady side, the actor is more than perfect. You will love the fact that you hate him in the movie. Vinay Pathak and Radhika Apte are fantastic in their parts. Yami Gautam and Huma too are amazing in their small yet integral roles.
Negative points:
The first half of the film is a little slow-paced, owing to the fact that the revenge drama is started only in the second half. It may be due to Nawaz’s presence, that Varun is side-lined in a few scenes and appears week. However, he does gain pace later on.
Technical aspects:
Living strong to his legacy, Sriram Raghavan makes sure that the film is technically sound. From the cinematography, involving the camera to cover the jail shots in the best way possible to the editing, which is extremely sharp and crisp, every techinal aspect is worth a mention.
The story falls flat in a few places, but sure comes back to keeping the viewers engaged. Songs are amazing and go well with the flow of film. They ray true to the genre. However, what is worth all the credit is Sriram’a direction. The filmmaker exactly knows how and when to take the best out of all his characters. He keeps his idea of story-telling simple yet so engaging and interesting. A few scenes with Vurun, Radhika and Vinay are simply mind blowing.
Verdict:
On a whole, even if you are not much of a fan of dark cinema, Badlapur is surely not a miss because of its tremendous performaces and techniques.
Story:
Badlapur is a revenge saga of man named Raghu (Varun Dhawan), who loses his wife Misha (Yami Gautam) and kid, after they are killed in a bank robbery 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. While Raghu tries to find the name of Layak’s partner, but in vain. After 15 years of search, an NGO worker, Shobha (Divya Dutta) informs Raghu about Layak’s cancer and asks Raghu to forgive Layak, so that he can spend his remaining days of his life out of jail. Even though he forgives Layak, the two come face to face and the truth is prevailed.
Do Raghu and Layak settle their equation? Forms the rest of the story…
Positive points:
Badlapur promises for an enthralling start and it sure delivers what it commits. The narrative from the firat scene to the last is worth a applaud. Speaking of performances, it was extremely smart of young Varun Dhawan to choose a movie like Badlapur to break the stereotype of a romantic hero attached to him. And bravo, what a performance he gives as a brooding, revenge seeking man. However, no one and I mean no one can take their eyes off this tsunami of talent, Nawazuddin Siddiqui whenever he steps on screen. From showing his emotional to the shady side, the actor is more than perfect. You will love the fact that you hate him in the movie. Vinay Pathak and Radhika Apte are fantastic in their parts. Yami Gautam and Huma too are amazing in their small yet integral roles.
Negative points:
The first half of the film is a little slow-paced, owing to the fact that the revenge drama is started only in the second half. It may be due to Nawaz’s presence, that Varun is side-lined in a few scenes and appears week. However, he does gain pace later on.
Technical aspects:
Living strong to his legacy, Sriram Raghavan makes sure that the film is technically sound. From the cinematography, involving the camera to cover the jail shots in the best way possible to the editing, which is extremely sharp and crisp, every techinal aspect is worth a mention.
The story falls flat in a few places, but sure comes back to keeping the viewers engaged. Songs are amazing and go well with the flow of film. They ray true to the genre. However, what is worth all the credit is Sriram’a direction. The filmmaker exactly knows how and when to take the best out of all his characters. He keeps his idea of story-telling simple yet so engaging and interesting. A few scenes with Vurun, Radhika and Vinay are simply mind blowing.
Verdict:
On a whole, even if you are not much of a fan of dark cinema, Badlapur is surely not a miss because of its tremendous performaces and techniques.
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