Badlapur

<p>Two friends, Liaq and Harman, rob a bank in and steal a car belonging to Misha and her son Robin. During the chase that follows, Robin falls out of the car and Misha gets shot. According to their plan, Harman escapes while the police, led by Inspector Govind, arrest Liaq. Both Misha and Robin die, leaving Raghav “Raghu” Purohit, Misha’s husband and Robin’s father devastated. He attacks Liaq in prison and approaches a private detective who tells him about Liaq’s girlfriend, a sex worker named Jhimli. Raghu offers all the insurance money he received from his son’s death in exchange for Liaq’s partner’s name, but Jhimli refuses. Enraged, he assaults her. Liaq is convicted for the robbery and sentenced to jail, while Raghu withdraws from society and begins living a reclusive life far from Pune. Fifteen years later, Liaq becomes terminally ill and wishes to spend his remaining life with his mother Zeenat. Raghu is approached by a social worker, Shobha, who asks him to forgive Liaq, but he declines. Zeenat later catches up with Raghu and tells him Liaq’s partner’s name, wanting her son to be paroled on compassionate grounds. Liaq is paroled but trailed by one of Inspector Govind’s subordinates in plainclothes form, so as to trace Harman. Raghu locates Harman and is invited to lunch by Harman’s wife Kanchan “Koko” Khatri, where his true intentions are revealed. Harman denies having killed Misha and Robin and Koko pleads that he spare them. Raghu demands she sleep with him in exchange. He takes her to the bedroom and exacts revenge by making Koko strip and forcing her to scream to make Harman believe they’re having sex. Liaq contacts Harman for his share of the money but Raghu murders Koko and Harman with a hammer. He then goes to meet Shobha and pretends to be in love with her, creating the perfect alibi. Liaq learns that Zeenat gave Harman’s name to Raghu in exchange for his freedom. Shobha is enraged to learn that Raghu told the cops they had sex. A fight ensues between Raghu and Liaq, culminating in the latter initially overpowering the former until he is himself subdued after Raghu gains an upper hand. Liaq reveals that he did kill Raghu’s family but more in a moment sheer panic unlike Raghu, who he points out, planned his murders with a cool mind and without guilt. Liaq goes to meet Jhimli, now the concubine of a local businessman, Patil, one last time before his death. Having circumstantial evidence against Raghu, Inspector Govind tries to blackmail him into giving him Liaq’s share of the money. However, Liaq walks into the police station and takes the blame for Raghu’s crimes, giving Raghu a second chance to live life while redeeming himself. After seven months, Liaq succumbs to cancer in jail and Jhimli makes Raghu realize the futility of his revenge. She drives away with Patil, leaving Raghu standing in the rain. The film began shooting in May 2014. The film prominently features several locations in . Notable scenes include an intense car chase sequence filmed in the , and a pivotal moment where Yami Gautam’s character reveals her pregnancy to Varun Dhawan, which was shot at Cafe Columbia. The couple’s residence is depicted as being located on . Several jail scenes in the film were shot on location at Nashik Jail, where the cast and crew spent two days filming inside the institution alongside real inmates. Scenes were filmed in the jail kitchen, carpentry workshop, and laundry, drawing on the inmates’ knowledge of the facility to lend realism to the production. On website , the film has a rating of 92%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. from rated it 4 out of 5 and said ” is a dark, unflinching, fantastic film.” Sudhish Kamath from wrote that the film was “darkly ambitious and very well made.” Rachit Gupta from stated that it had “exhilarating performances, stellar storytelling.” Saibal Chatterjee of rated it 3/5 and noted the pervasive contemptful treatment of women in the film, writing, “If one can ignore the overt on show all through the film, Badlapur throws up enough surprises to hold the viewer’s interest right until the bitter end.” Mohar Basu of rated 4 out of 5. Shubhra Gupta of rated the movie 2.5 stars out of 5, describing it as riveting, but also noting that the film “comes off too contrived in many places, and leaves us hanging in others.” and Md Abidur Rahaman of rated it 3.5 out of 5 and wrote: “The pace slackens post-intermission, plot contrivances are many, and you might say the film is misogynistic in its treatment of women … [However], the film keeps you on your toes, curious to see where its twists and turns will lead.” reported that grossed approximately (US$9.6 million) worldwide. The soundtrack and background score of is composed entirely by , while the lyrics were written by and Priya Saraiya; it marks the first Sriram Raghavan film since (2004) to feature the same composers on both aspects of the music. The first song, “Jee Karda”, was released as a single on 9 December 2014. The song ” ” was released on 14 February 2015. Jeena Jeena reached number one on the Indian iTunes charts, Radio Mirchi charts, for several weeks. All lyrics are written by & ; all music is composed by .</p>