Badla

2019 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her dead lover. She hires a prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure out what actually happened.

Scores

Overall Score
77.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
78.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.5%
Review Aggregate
70.7

Critic Consensus

62.5% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Amitabh Bachchan2019$14,430,000$17,703,000(est)
Taapsee Pannu2019$8,883,000$10,897,000(est)
Amrita Singh2019$6,688,000$8,205,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes33,093

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$1,861,000$2,283,127
International2019$16,641,646$20,416,443
Worldwide2019$18,502,646$22,699,570

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2019$7,587,158$9,308,141
Digital Rentals ?2019$3,561,000$4,368,736
Digital Purchases ?2019$4,253,000$5,217,701
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,611,000$1,976,420
Physical Purchases ?2019$4,637,000$5,688,803
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$744,400$913,251
Total Revenues2019$22,393,558$27,473,052
Expenses
Budget ?2019$100,000,000$122,682,831
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$5,865,000 (est)$7,195,348 (est)
Participations2019$448,000$549,619
Residuals ?2019$721,000$884,543
Interest & Overhead2019$15,000,000$18,402,425
Total Expenses2019$122,034,000$149,714,767
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$-99,640,442$-122,241,715

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