Average Ratings:3.25/5
Score: 100% Positive
Reviews Counted:10
Positive:9
Neutral:1
Negative:0
Ratings:.3/5 Review By: Rajeev Masand Site: News18
The films zig-zag plotting is its biggest strength although its not especially hard to figure out the ending. Yet Ghosh keeps the suspense at boiling point and the viewer invested in the outcome. Badla is handsomely mounted, unfolding for the most part in atmospheric, gloomy, wintertime Glasgow. The film doesnt pack the wallop that Kahaani delivered, but its a respectable enough thriller that seldom loses grip of its pace or your attention.Im going with three out of five.
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Ratings:.3.5/5 Review By: Taran Adarsh Site: Twitter
An edge-of-the-seat thriller with incredible suspense… Well-knit screenplay keeps you hooked… Sujoy Ghosh crafts the whodunnit with expertise… Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee and Amrita Singh, all brilliant.
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Ratings:.2.5/5 Review By: Anupama Chopra Site: Filmcompanion
Badla is an official adaptation of the 2016 Spanish movie The Invisible Guest. I purposely didnt watch that film because I didnt want to taint my experience of this one. Despite that, about halfway through Badla, I predicted the end. Which isnt a sign of how smart I am. Its more an indication that this film isnt as clever as it thinks it is.Badla remains watchable until the end but it doesnt become essential viewing. Im going with two and a half stars.
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Ratings:3/5 Review By: Rachit Site: Times Of India
Director Sujoy Ghosh has made a habit of pulling off complex thrillers like Kahaani and Kahaani 2 with ease, and with the multi-layered narrative of Badla, he seems right at home. The cinematography by Avik Mukhopadhyay, the editing by Monisha R Baldawa and the background score by Clinton Cerejo compliment Ghoshs edge-of-the-seat storytelling. The predictability of the screenplay dampens the thrills occasionally, also the climactic twist requires a healthy dose of suspense of disbelief. But, even the seasoned genre faithfuls will agree that Badla offers a creative and thrilling end to a captivating mystery.
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Ratings:.3/5 Review By: Raja Sen Site: Hindustan Times
Dead men quell no tales. You cannot defame the dead, and they arent around to disagree. Sujoy Ghoshs Badla features a slick, relentlessly twisty cat-and-mouse game played with both cat and mouse sitting in the same room, strategising across a table. A woman has been accused of murdering her lover, and a lawyer wants to get to her truth in order to defend her. Neither believes in the other, and both will do anything to uncover the truth of the other €” even lie.
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Ratings:.3/5 Review By: Saibal Site: NDTV
Badla is a crime thriller that lifts itself out of the limitations of the form by spotlighting questions of guilt and retribution without diluting its edgy quality. The film’s multiple twists and turns will work best if you haven’t seen Contratiempo. But even if you have, the quality of the acting and the technical finesse on show – Avik Mukhopadhyay’s unobtrusive yet effective camerawork is especially noteworthy – make Badla an unmissable film.
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Ratings:.3/5 Review By: Shubhra Site: Indian Express
Two dead bodies. Two locations: one in the open, in a forest; the other a closed-room, made popular by Agatha Christies novels. Are the two connected? Who is the killer? The one who is arrested? Or someone else? Badla, an official remake of a Spanish murder mystery, pulls off a mostly gripping whodunit, something Bollywood rarely manages.
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Ratings:3.5/5 Review By: Meena Site: DNA
As different versions of the same truth play out over the next two hours, Ghosh gives you a peek into the real truth v/s falsehood, and arrogance v/s ignorance. As the filmmaker cleverly seeks to unravel the layers within the layers in people, he also very cleverly unearths the truth. And in doing so, he takes the viewer on a thrilling ride solving both the mystery and fallible human nature. To give away anything of the plot is a crime
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Ratings:.4/5 Review By: Umesh Site: Koimoi
All said and done, Badla does not just keep you hooked till the end but it destroys your delusion of Ive predicted the climax. Outstandingly performed mind-numbing drama that is on a slow burner and in those last couple of minutes, it explodes like a good dream.
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Ratings:.4/5 Review By: Mayur Site: Deccan Chronicle
Badla is cleverly scripted and executed with a brilliant cast. It is both engaging and enjoyable. It is also probably a rare Bollywood film that you have to love because it manages to outsmart you!
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