Language - Hindi
Director - Sujoy Ghosh
Run Time - 2 hours, 10 minutes
Genre - Thriller/Drama
Starring - Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Amrita Singh
Badla is maze which confuses you and the plot keeps twisting and turning right until the end of the movie. Sujoy Ghosh, who had made an incredible movie like 'Kahaani', hits the right spots, but only barely. Even though he attempts to change the narrative again and again, the plot becomes quite mundane and predictable after a while. It is the performances of our two protagonists, the great Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu, who manage to keep us enthralled. Amrita Singh also portrays her character with utter conviction.
In this movie, we have a not-so-simple whodunit, where Taapsee plays Naina Sethi, up and coming businesswoman who has been charged with murder, and Amitabh is her lawyer who is trying to figure out a defence for her client. The movie follows Amitabh trying to understand the circumstances that led to the crime. Does he get more than he bargained for?
Not a must watch for sure, but not a bad watch completely too. Could be a one-time watch, just to erase the suspense. A movie which could have been made much better in my opinion.
My Rating - 6.9/10
