Badlapur[3] (stylized as बदलाPUR) is a 2015 Indian crime drama film[4] directed by Sriram Raghavan[5][6] and produced by Dinesh Vijanand Sunil Lulla.[7] The film stars Varun Dhawan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in lead roles, with Huma Qureshi, Yami Gautam,Vinay Pathak, Divya Dutta, and Radhika Apte in supporting roles.[8] The film was released on 20 February 2015.
Cast
- Varun Dhawan[9] as Raghav (Raghu)
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui[10] as Liak, a bank robber who leads to the death of Raghav's wife and son
- Yami Gautam as Misha, Raghav's wife
- Huma Qureshi as Jhimli (Alias Shabnam), a prostitute and Liak's girlfriend[11]
- Vinay Pathak as Harman, Liak's partner in the robbery who becomes a restaurateur
- Divya Dutta as Shobha, NGO worker who pleads Liak's case
- Radhika Apte as Kanchan (Nicknamed Koko), Harman's wife
- Ashwini Kalsekar as Joshi, a private detective hired by Raghu
- Murali Sharma as Michael, inmate in Yerwada jail
- Pratima Kazmi as Liak's Mother
- Zakir Hussain as Patil, who keeps Jhimli as a mistress
- Kumud Mishra as Inspector Govind Mishra, who investigates the robbery and murder of Misha and Raghav's son
Production
The film began shooting in May 2014.[12]
Critical reception
Raja Sen from Rediff said "Badlapur is a dark, unflinching, fantastic film"[13] Sudhish Kamath from The Hindu called "Badlapur Darkly ambitious and very well made"[14]Rachit Gupta from Filmfare claimed "Badlapur to have Exhilarating performances, stellar storytelling"[15] Ahmad Rashad Arafa of Kuwaiti Trail Mix said that the film "successfully straddle(d) a delicate line between macabre noir and brilliant Coens-ian black comedy," [16]