Badla which is a movie directed by Sujoy Ghosh who is most prevailing rainmaker of thrilling movies which rightly evoke the suspense ranging from Kahaani to Te3n. The powerful duo which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu were also seen in critically acclaimed movie Pink. The movie also features Amrita Singh in lead roles.
It is produced by Shah Rukh Khan. In this movie, Taapsee Pannu plays the role of Naina Sethi, a woman, who apparently gets falsely framed in the murder of her boyfriend. Naina has a husband and daughter role also in the movie.
Overall it is highly appreciated by the few people who have watched it. The murder mystery is being highly recommended and will keep you riveted right till the very end wanting to find out the truth.
Toward the central part of the movie, it has a young married entrepreneur who is seen to discover herself in a locked hotel room next to the body of her dead lover. The movie then goes about finding and seeking answers to all the mystery as she hires a reputable lawyer who can help her solve the mystery and also to find out as to really happened.
The movie has just reversed the genders of the two lead characters as that seen in the movie. The Invisible Guest, wherein a young man is accused of murdering his lover and with all the honesty describes all the turn of events that can be attributed to land him in trouble.
However, in Badla movie, the accused role is that of a woman and the defense attorney is man portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan. All of the movie, and mainly the major parts are based around that one night when the man goes about sharing exact details. The film then describes all the hooks and corners of the flashback that eventually leads up to the chilling finale.
The storyline of the movie is indeed gripping. From the trailer, it is evident that Naina is meant to take revenge on her husband’s and has an under house arrest following a murder and has a tracker tied to her ankle death. Badal played by Amitabh Bachchan is a lawyer who measures the truth to its merit, using his own judgment and merit.
Badla is a movie which is said to be an official adaptation of the Spanish movie Contratiempo The Invisible Guest and it has Bachchan playing the lawyer and Taapsee his client. Overall this movie is rightly made to keep the audience hooked to the edge of their seat right till the very end.