Badmaash Company
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Badmaash Company is a 2010 Bollywood
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
.
), Bulbul (Anushka Sharma
), Zing (Meiyang Chаng
) and Chandu (Vir Das
), who graduate from college and decide to start a "business" smuggling in foreign goods to India, thereby avoiding the heavy import taxes. Calling their venture "Friends and Company", they proceed to make a large fortune, smuggling expensive foreign goods in from Bangkok
for Archie Bhai. When Karan's father suffers a heart attack and his family can't pay the bills, Karan gets an idea from Archie Bhai about shoes and seized customs goods.
Karan decides to smuggle two thousand Reebok
shoes from Bangkok
. They have a problem understanding the Chairman's dialect but they manage to buy him over by giving the money in advance. They send half the shoes to Calcutta and the other half to Madras. Three weeks later, Karan and Bulbul go to Calcutta to check the shipment but find only left foot shoes. After pretending to complain to the Chairman (Karan is actually talking to Zing who is also talking to Chandu who went to Madras and found only right foot shoes) Karan refuses to claim the shoes and they go to the go-down. Karan then reveals that he planned to send a thousand left foot shoes to Calcutta and thousand right foot shoes to Madras. Now all the shoes will be sent to the go-down where they will buy them in an auction, later selling them to Archie Bhai for 10 Lakhs.
When Karan arrives from another trip to Bangkok, he is caught by his dad putting black money away. When Karan explains the situation to his dad, including the fact he borrowed money from his rich uncle (which he said he wouldn't do) and he is doing business with a smuggler, he is forced to leave the house and live with Bulbul. Later in Cochin, Karan is found out by the same customs officer in Calcutta but they agree to give him 4% commission on a regular basis. After the government in India decides to reduce import duty on foreign packaged goods, the friends decide to go to America. After duping a top gloves dealer and vanishing, Karan becomes too greedy and the group begins to break up. Karan tells Zing that his drinking is embarrassing the group. Bulbul leaves when she finds out that Karan married another woman for a green card. Chandu marries and quits the company to start a video store.
Karan then visits India, where he secretly attends a function where his father is being honored. On his return to America, Karan is arrested and put in jail for 6 months. He realizes his mistake, when he has to pay a huge sum of money to bail himself out. Bulbul comes and gives up Chandu's, Zing's and her share from what they earned in the company. After being released from jail, Karan starts working with his uncle. He makes up with Bulbul, who is revealed to be pregnant with his child. He patches up with Zing and Chandu, while saving his uncle from a huge financial loss. At the end, "Friends and Company" becomes a public limited company, and Karan makes his father proud.
, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Bangkok
, Mumbai
, and Hyderabad.
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." Rajeev Masand
of CNN-IBN gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 and claimed it to be outrageously silly. 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. Komal Nahta
gave the film 2.5 out of 5 praising the performance of Shahid Kapoor and calling Badmaash Company an entertainer. Sukanya Verma of rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars saying Sethi's directorial debut starts out with cocksure confidence and zing.
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." Daily News and Analysis (DNA) gave the film 2.5 out of 5 saying, "This company is worth keeping." 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. The film received an aggragate rating of 4/10 at ReviewGang.
. 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. 31.75 crore. The film collected Rs. 34 crore at the end of its theatrical run and was declared an above average grosser at the box office.
Nominated
while the lyrics are penned by Anvita Dutt Guptan
.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film directed by actor-turned-director Parmeet Sethi
Parmeet Sethi
-Personal life and education:Parmeet was educated in Mumbai. He passed out of Sydenham college of commerce. He married Archana Puran Singh, a film and television actress, on 30 June 1992. They have two sons...
, produced by Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. He is most known for directing his only three films Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , Mohabbatein , and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi...
and starring Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...
, Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma is an Indian actress and former model who appears in Hindi films. In 2008, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract and made her screen debut in Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She later received acclaim for her role as Shruti Kakkar in Band Baaja Baaraat...
, Meiyang Chаng
Meiyang Chаng
Meiyang Chang is an Indian actor, television host, singer and qualified dentist.- Personal life :Meiyang Chang studied in Dhanbad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Bangalore. He attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun and Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie...
and Vir Das
Vir Das
- Personal life :Vir Saran Das was born in Dehradun and has lived in Africa and studied in Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigeria, Shimla and Delhi. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from Knox College, Illinois in Economics & Theatre with a concentration in performance...
in the lead roles. The film was released on 7 May 2010 under the banner of Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...
.
Plot
Set in 1994 in middle class Bombay, Badmaash Company is the story of four ordinary youngsters, Karan (Shahid KapoorShahid Kapoor
Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...
), Bulbul (Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma is an Indian actress and former model who appears in Hindi films. In 2008, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract and made her screen debut in Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She later received acclaim for her role as Shruti Kakkar in Band Baaja Baaraat...
), Zing (Meiyang Chаng
Meiyang Chаng
Meiyang Chang is an Indian actor, television host, singer and qualified dentist.- Personal life :Meiyang Chang studied in Dhanbad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Bangalore. He attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun and Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie...
) and Chandu (Vir Das
Vir Das
- Personal life :Vir Saran Das was born in Dehradun and has lived in Africa and studied in Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigeria, Shimla and Delhi. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from Knox College, Illinois in Economics & Theatre with a concentration in performance...
), who graduate from college and decide to start a "business" smuggling in foreign goods to India, thereby avoiding the heavy import taxes. Calling their venture "Friends and Company", they proceed to make a large fortune, smuggling expensive foreign goods in from Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
for Archie Bhai. When Karan's father suffers a heart attack and his family can't pay the bills, Karan gets an idea from Archie Bhai about shoes and seized customs goods.
Karan decides to smuggle two thousand Reebok
Reebok
Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
shoes from Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
. They have a problem understanding the Chairman's dialect but they manage to buy him over by giving the money in advance. They send half the shoes to Calcutta and the other half to Madras. Three weeks later, Karan and Bulbul go to Calcutta to check the shipment but find only left foot shoes. After pretending to complain to the Chairman (Karan is actually talking to Zing who is also talking to Chandu who went to Madras and found only right foot shoes) Karan refuses to claim the shoes and they go to the go-down. Karan then reveals that he planned to send a thousand left foot shoes to Calcutta and thousand right foot shoes to Madras. Now all the shoes will be sent to the go-down where they will buy them in an auction, later selling them to Archie Bhai for 10 Lakhs.
When Karan arrives from another trip to Bangkok, he is caught by his dad putting black money away. When Karan explains the situation to his dad, including the fact he borrowed money from his rich uncle (which he said he wouldn't do) and he is doing business with a smuggler, he is forced to leave the house and live with Bulbul. Later in Cochin, Karan is found out by the same customs officer in Calcutta but they agree to give him 4% commission on a regular basis. After the government in India decides to reduce import duty on foreign packaged goods, the friends decide to go to America. After duping a top gloves dealer and vanishing, Karan becomes too greedy and the group begins to break up. Karan tells Zing that his drinking is embarrassing the group. Bulbul leaves when she finds out that Karan married another woman for a green card. Chandu marries and quits the company to start a video store.
Karan then visits India, where he secretly attends a function where his father is being honored. On his return to America, Karan is arrested and put in jail for 6 months. He realizes his mistake, when he has to pay a huge sum of money to bail himself out. Bulbul comes and gives up Chandu's, Zing's and her share from what they earned in the company. After being released from jail, Karan starts working with his uncle. He makes up with Bulbul, who is revealed to be pregnant with his child. He patches up with Zing and Chandu, while saving his uncle from a huge financial loss. At the end, "Friends and Company" becomes a public limited company, and Karan makes his father proud.
Cast
- Shahid KapoorShahid KapoorShahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films. He is also a trained dancer.Starting off his career by working in music videos and advertisements, Kapoor made his Bollywood debut as a background dancer in Subhash Ghai's Taal . Four years later, he made his acting debut in Ishq...
as Karan Kapoor - Anushka SharmaAnushka SharmaAnushka Sharma is an Indian actress and former model who appears in Hindi films. In 2008, she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract and made her screen debut in Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She later received acclaim for her role as Shruti Kakkar in Band Baaja Baaraat...
as Bulbul Singh - Vir DasVir Das- Personal life :Vir Saran Das was born in Dehradun and has lived in Africa and studied in Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigeria, Shimla and Delhi. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from Knox College, Illinois in Economics & Theatre with a concentration in performance...
as Chandu - Meiyang ChаngMeiyang ChаngMeiyang Chang is an Indian actor, television host, singer and qualified dentist.- Personal life :Meiyang Chang studied in Dhanbad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and Bangalore. He attended Colonel Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun and Wynberg Allen School in Mussoorie...
as Tenzing aka Zing - Pavan MalhotraPavan MalhotraPavan Malhotra is a Hindi film and television actor. He has played lead roles in Buddhadev Dasgupta’s National Film Award-winning Bagh Bahadur and Saeed Akhtar Mirza’s Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro both released in 1989...
as Mamu Jazz - Anupam KherAnupam KherAnupam Kher is an Indian actor who has appeared in nearly 400 films and 100 plays. Though mainly appearing in Bollywood films, he has had roles in some films from other nations as well...
as Sajjan Kapoor (Karan's Father) - Kiran JunejaKiran JunejaKiran Juneja/Kiran Joneja is a veteran Indian actress. She works in Hindi Cinema also called bollywood. She is second wife of famous filmmaker Ramesh Sippy. She hails from Punjabi Bagh area of New Delhi, India and her father was a doctor.-TV career:She started with modeling assignments for...
as Maya Kapoor (Karan's Mother) - Jameel Khan as Archie Bhai
- Shalini ChandranShalini ChandranShalini Chandran is an Indian actress who is most famous for the role of Maithili in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii. She is from a Tamil background. She also starred in Hamari Betiyoon Ka Vivaah as Tanya. She also performed with Adi in Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Kabhi Kabhi Yaar. She was with Jatin Shah in Kahaani...
as Anu Kapoor (Karan's Sister) - Alexandra Vino as Linda
- John Marenjo as Charlie
- Obaid Kadwani as the Lawyer
Production
Parmeet Sethi wrote the script for the film in only six days. The four main characters are all based on real-life people. Filming locations for the film included New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, and Hyderabad.
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Taran AdarshTaran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh is an Indian film critic, journalist, editor and film trade analyst. He is also a former producer and screenwriter. He is the son of film director and producer, B.K. Adarsh....
of Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama
Bollywood Hungama is a leading Bollywood entertainment website, owned by hungama.com....
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." Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand is an Indian film critic and entertainment reporter for CNN-IBN. Masand started his career as an entertainment correspondent at the young age of 16...
of CNN-IBN gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 and claimed it to be outrageously silly. 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. Komal Nahta
Komal Nahta
Komal Nahta is the editor and publisher of "Film Information", India's largest film trade journal. He is also an anchor of the Trade show ETC Bollywood Business on the Bollywood TV channels ETC and Zee Cinema. Well known for his harsh criticism of Movies....
gave the film 2.5 out of 5 praising the performance of Shahid Kapoor and calling Badmaash Company an entertainer. Sukanya Verma of rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars saying Sethi's directorial debut starts out with cocksure confidence and zing.
Nikhat Kazmi
Nikhat Kazmi
Nikhat Kazmi is a senior correspondent and well-known film critic from India, who has been writing for The Times of India, since 1987.-Books:* If Shakespeare was a gun: a play. Writers Workshop, 1984....
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." Daily News and Analysis (DNA) gave the film 2.5 out of 5 saying, "This company is worth keeping." Anupama Chopra
Anupama Chopra
Anupama Chopra is a noted author, journalist and film critic. She has written several books on Indian cinema and has been a movie reviewer with NDTV and India Today.-Career:...
of NDTV
NDTV
NDTV is an Indian commercial broadcasting television network founded in 1988. It was founded by Prannoy Roy, an eminent journalist and current chairman and director of NDTV Group. NDTV currently has more than 1,000 employees producing news from over twenty locations in India...
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
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
criticized the film as half-written; he only liked the film until the interval and gave it 2 out of 5. The film received an aggragate rating of 4/10 at ReviewGang.
Box office
The film had a decent opening on its first weekend despite competition from HouseFullHousefull
Housefull can refer to:* Housefull , a Hindi film starring Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone and Lara Dutta* Housefull , a Telugu film starring Vega Tamotia, Gowri Pandit and Vipin...
. 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. 31.75 crore. The film collected Rs. 34 crore at the end of its theatrical run and was declared an above average grosser at the box office.
Awards and nominations
2011 Zee Cine AwardsZee Cine Awards
The Zee Cine Awards or "ZCA" for short is an awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. It was first held in 1998 in Mumbai. Since then, it has gained substantial popularity as a notable awards ceremony to the Indian population as well as to the viewers of Zee Network.In 2004, the ZCA went...
Nominated
- Best Male Debut - Meiyang Chang and Vir Das
- Best Debutante DirectorZee Cine Award for Most Promising DirectorThe Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director is an Indian film award which began in 2005.In 2002, Zee Cine tried to acknowledge debut directors by creating a Zee Cine Special Award for Debut Director. In 2005, the category for most promising director was made official, chosen from five possible...
- Parmeet Sethi
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film is composed by PritamPritam
Pritam Chakraborty , better known as Pritam is a music director and composer from Kolkata who currently works in Bollywood, Mumbai.- Early life :...
while the lyrics are penned by Anvita Dutt Guptan
Anvita Dutt Guptan
Anvita Dutt Guptan is a dialogue writer, screenplay writer, story writer and lyricist for Indian films.Following is the details of her work.-References:**...
.