After his family is killed during a bank robbery, a man tries to avenge their death.
Director: Sriram Raghavan
Writers: Arijit Biswas, Massimo Carlotto (novel), 2 more credits »
Stars: Varun Dhawan, Radhika Apte, Nawazuddin Siddiqui | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
A young man (Raghu) wants revenge from those people who killed his wife and son in a bank robbery.There are two suspects in this case ,one gets escaped with money and the other get caught by the cops and sentenced 20 years in jail. Fifteen years later he is suffering from cancer and he has only a year to stay alive, so he want that Raghu forgive his rest of the sentenced and let him get out from the jail. Raghu accept his apology but only on one condition he will going to tell his partner's name. So after 15 years will Raghu going to find the other suspect who destroyed his life? Will he punish him and take his 15 years old revenge?
User Reviews
Return to form for Mr. Raghavan
3.5/5 The last twenty minutes derail Badlapur and impede it from becoming one of the better thrillers of the "revenge-is-a-dish-best-served-cold" sub-genre. The first hundred minutes have many brutal, in your face moments. The first scene is in a master class of its own. It is immediately arresting and horrifying and dares you to turn your eyes from it. Shriram Raghavan's direction and his knack of storytelling were the primary drivers which kept me glued. He made me sympathize for even the worst of his characters. That says something about his Elmore Leonard like ability to create likable "bad" guys and repellent "good" guys. Varun Dhawan is a revelation. As the grieving husband and father, he pulls off the act with unexpected panache. His eyes glitter with hatred and the body language exudes barely suppressed menace. Nawazzudin Siddiqui's role is not that of a conventional villain. He does not froth or shout. With his white hair and frail physique, he demands sympathy. However, as usual he brings understated nuance to his character of an incarcerated bank robber. His anger barely broke the surface. But when it did, it left me chilled to the core. Radhika Apte steals the limelight. I did not know of her before viewing this. Amongst a cast which has, many other known female faces (Huma Quereshi, Yami Gautam and Divya Dutta), she clearly steals the cake with her portrayal of a wife who will go to any length for her husband. The build up to the climax and the denouement itself were anti- climactic, somewhat of a damp squib and took away a little something from what is likely to be remembered as one of the top movies of the year.
