Badlapur (film)

Badlapur
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySriram Raghavan
Written bySriram Raghavan
Arijit Biswas
Pooja Ladha Surti
Story byMassimo Carlotto
Based onDeath's Dark Abyss
by Massimo Carlotto
Produced byDinesh Vijan
Sunil Lulla
Starring
CinematographyAnil Mehta
Edited byPooja Ladha Surti
Music bySachin–Jigar
Production
company
Distributed byEros International
Release date
  • 20 February 2015 (2015-02-20)
Running time
135 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹16 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹81.30 crore[3]

Badlapur (stylized as बदलाPUR) (transl. City of Revenge) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language neo-noir action thriller film[4][5] directed by Sriram Raghavan and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Sunil Lulla under Maddock Films and Eros International. Based on the novel Death's Dark Abyss by Italian writer Massimo Carlotto, the film stars Varun Dhawan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, with Huma Qureshi, Yami Gautam, Vinay Pathak, Kumud Mishra, Divya Dutta and Radhika Apte in supporting roles.[6][7]

Badlapur was released on 20 February 2015 to positive reviews from critics. The film grossed approximately ₹81.3 crore (US$9.7 million) worldwide and became a commercial success. On 11 January 2016, the film was nominated for Best Film in the 61st Filmfare Awards, as well as other categories.[8][9]

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