Badmaash Company

Badmaash Company

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Parmeet Sethi
Produced by Aditya Chopra
Screenplay by Parmeet Sethi
Story by Parmeet Sethi
Starring Shahid Kapoor
Anushka Sharma
Meiyang Chаng
Vir Das
Narrated by Shahid Kapoor
Music by Songs:
Pritam
Background Score:
Julius Packiam
Cinematography Sanjay Kapoor
Edited by Ritesh Soni
Production
company
Distributed by Yash Raj Films
Release dates
  • 7 May 2010 (2010-05-07)
Running time
 144 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Budget ₹250 million (US$3.7 million)
Box office ₹340 million (US$5.1 million)[1]

Badmaash Company (stylised as Badmaa$h Company; Hindi: बदमाश कंपनी, literally meaning "Rogue Company") is a 2010 Indian crime-comedy film directed by actor-turned-director Parmeet Sethi, produced by Aditya Chopra and starring Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chаng and Vir Das in the lead roles. The film was released on 7 May 2010 under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The movie was a commercial success at the box office.

Plot

In 1994 middle-class Bombay, three ordinary youngsters, Karan (Shahid Kapoor), Zing (Meiyang Chаng) and Chandu (Vir Das), graduate from college and start a business together. They meet Bulbul (Anushka Sharma), and she and Karan eventually fall in love. They name their venture "Friends and Company" and proceed to make a large fortune by smuggling expensive foreign shoes in from Bangkok and avoiding the import duty on them. When Karan is caught by his father putting away the black money, he explains the situation, including the fact that he is doing business with a smuggler. As a result, he is forced to leave the house and starts living with Bulbul and uses her to get contracts. After the government in India decides to reduce the import duty on foreign goods (including shoes), the friends decide to go to America. However, Karan becomes too greedy and the group begins to fall apart. Karan and Zing get into an argument about Zing's excessive drinking; Zing leaves and opens his own bar. Bulbul leaves when she finds out that Karan has married another step woman for a green card; Chandu gets married and quits the company to start a video store.

Alone and heartbroken, Karan visits India and secretly attends a function where his father is being honored for his years of service to his company. Upon seeing this, he realizes his grave mistake. On his return to America, he is arrested and put in jail for 6 months. He is bailed out after Bulbul comes and gives up Zing's, Chandu's and her share from what they earned in the company. Karan starts working with his uncle. One day, he meets Bulbul, who is revealed to be pregnant with his child. The lovers reconcile, and Karan patches up with Zing, Chandu, and his family, while saving his uncle from a huge financial loss. "Friends and Company" has come to existence again but is turned into a public limited company. With his wife, son, friends, and having made his father proud, Karan is finally content with his life.

Cast

Production

Parmeet Sethi wrote the script for the film with dialogues in only six days. The four main characters are all based on real-life people. Parmeet reveals that he got tired of television and was keen on pursuing film direction.[2] Filming locations for the film included New York, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Bangkok, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.

Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave it a rating of 3 out of 5, saying; "On the whole, the movie is a watchable experience for various reasons, the prime reason being it offers solid entertainment, but doesn't insult your intelligence."[3] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 and claimed it to be outrageously silly.[4] Gaurav Malani of Indiatimes gave the film 3.5 out of 5 saying "Badmaash Company is a good entertainer. Worth a watch!" and praising Shahid Kapoor.[5] Komal Nahta gave the film 2.5 out of 5 praising the performance of Shahid Kapoor and calling Badmaash Company an entertainer.[6] Sukanya Verma of rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars saying Sethi's directorial debut starts out with cocksure confidence and zing.[7]

Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Indeed, Badmaash Company does have a bunch of riveting scenes, although the story does follow a very predictable line of crime and punishment/repentance."[8] Daily News and Analysis (DNA) gave the film 2.5 out of 5 saying, "This company is worth keeping."[9] Anupama Chopra of NDTV called it a "staggeringly tedious film" while Raja Sen of Rediff said, "There's not a single scene in the film that actually works". Mayank Shekhar of the Hindustan Times criticized the film as half-written; he only liked the film until the interval and gave it 2 out of 5.[10] The film received an aggragate rating of 4/10 at ReviewGang.[11]

Box office

The film had a decent opening on its first weekend despite competition from Housefull. The film made a drop in overseas collections, but it did not have much effect on its domestic collections. By the end of its first week, the film grossed Rs. 317.5 million. The film collected Rs. 430 million[1] at the end of its theatrical run and became a commercial success at the box office.[12]

Awards and nominations

2011 Zee Cine Awards

Nominated[13]

WINNER:

Soundtrack

Badmaash Company
Soundtrack album by Pritam
Released 9 April 2010 (2010-04-09)
Genre Film soundtrack
Length 30:43
Label YRF Music
Pritam chronology
Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? (2010) Badmaash Company (2010) Raajneeti (2010)

The songs featured in the film are composed by Pritam with the lyrics penned by Anvita Dutt Guptan, while the film score was composed by Julius Packiam.[14]

No. TitleArtist(s) Length
1. "Ayaashi"  KK 04:24
2. "Jingle Jingle"  Mohit Chauhan, Master Saleem, Monali Thakur 04:27
3. "Chaska"  Krishna Beura 05:14
4. "Fakeera"  Rahat Fateh Ali Khan 04:38
5. "Badmaash Company"  Benny Dayal 03:58
6. "Ayaashi" (Remix)KK 04:12
7. "Chaska" (Remix)Krishna Beura 03:49

References

  1. 1 2 "Badmaash Company Weekwise Boxoffice Report". Bollywoodtrade.com. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "The four characters of 'Badmaash Company' picked from real life". The Indian Express. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Adarsh, Taran. "Badmaash Company: Movie Reviews". Bollywood Hungama.
  4. ↑ "Masand: 'Badmaash Company', outrageously silly". Ibnlive.in. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Badmaash Company: Movie Review". Indiatimes. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Komal Nahta’s Review: Badmaash Company". Koimoi.com. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Is Badmaash Company really THAT bad?". Rediff. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  8. ↑ Kazmi, Nikhat (7 May 2010). "Badmaash Company: Review". Times of India. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "Review: This company is worth keeping". DNA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Mayank Shekhar's Review: Badmaash Company". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  11. ↑ "Badmaash Company Reviews". Reviewgang.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  12. ↑ "The Domestic Box Office Winners 2010". Boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  13. ↑ "Nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  14. ↑ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/music/reviews/2010/badmaash-company-music-review-120410.html

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