Badla (2019 film)

Badla
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySujoy Ghosh
Written by
Screenplay bySujoy Ghosh
Based onThe Invisible Guest
by Oriol Paulo
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAvik Mukhopadhyay
Edited byNamrata Rao
Music bySongs:
Amaal Mallik
Anupam Roy
Clinton Cerejo
Background Score:
Clinton Cerejo
Production
companies
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 8 March 2019 (2019-03-08)[1]
Running time
118 minutes[2]
CountriesIndia
United Kingdom
LanguageHindi
Budget₹100 million[3]
Box officeest. ₹1.385 billion[4][5]

Badla (transl. Revenge) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film[2] directed by Sujoy Ghosh and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Tony Luke and Amrita Singh. The film is produced by Universal Entertainment, Red Chillies Entertainment and Azure Entertainment and is an official remake of the 2016 Spanish film The Invisible Guest.[6][7] The story follows an interview between a lawyer and a businesswoman, in which the latter insists that she is being wrongfully framed for the murder of her lover.

Badla released on 8 March 2019,[8][9] grossing over ₹1.38 billion (US$17 million) worldwide against a production budget of ₹370 million (US$4.4 million), thus emerging as a major commercial success.[3][5][10] It received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise directed towards its adapted story and screenplay, dialogues, visuals, cinematography, and cast performances.

At the 65th Filmfare Awards, Badla received 4 nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Amritha Singh.

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  6. ^ "'Badla' is a remake of a twist-laden Spanish thriller that invites viewers to guess the killer". Scroll.in. 23 January 2019.
  7. ^ Bhushan, Nyay (19 June 2018). "Amitabh Bachchan to Star in Bollywood Remake of Spanish Thriller 'The Invisible Guest'". Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ "Amitabh Bachchan is relieved shooting Badla after Brahmastra, to be 'finally away' from prosthetics". Hindustan Times. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Amitabh Bachchan announces new film with Sujoy Ghosh, titled Badla". Hindustan Times. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Badla Emerges A Hit film". Box Office India. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.