Badla

Birthday Celebration with Bhumi and Jisha.

BADLA ( official remake of 2016 Spanish Film Contratiempo meaning “THE INNOCENT GUEST” by Oriol Paulo); The name spells it all- A murder mystery propelled by revenge. It is interesting to see Mahabharata being quoted quite a few times in the movie as the solutions in life are mostly found in the deeper meaning of vedas and mythology.
Movie introduces Amitabh as a hot shot lawyer who is the last bet of Tapsee who has been framed in the murder of her lover, lover because it’s an extra marital affair. The movie plays with you for quite a lot of time building the story, characters, permutations and combinations that make it interesting. As you get to know and pin out people, the mystery oscillates and points in a different direction as a powerful movie should do. The only thing jo badla is the gender .

Performances are undoubtedly the reason people flock to theatres as you have powerhouses of talent from 2 generations -Big B, Tapsee and Amrita Singh are a delight to watch. Ghosh, who achieved success with a similar genre in Kahaani (2012), maintains control of the twists and turns. The Cinematography is fabulous. Some Dialogues are wonderful with a ting of humour which gives some relief from the tense.
It is like the Italian Pizza coming to India and getting its Masala which even some Italians love.
The movie ends with another famous quote from Mahabharata, said by Nirmal: "Its not always right to take revenge, but nor is it right to always forgive."