Star Cast: Shahid Kapur, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chang, Vir Das, Anupam Kher, Kiran Juneja, Pawan Malhotra, Jameel Khan
Director: Parmeet Sethi
Producer: Aditya Chopra
Badmaash Company is based on the idea that we have enough to fulfill all our needs but not our greed. But then man, especially the youth of do not believe in this concept and try to acquire all they want and do not mind adopting unreasonable means for this purpose. Its altogether a different matter though that what is gained quickly by shortcuts is lost even more quickly.
The film not only handles this tough and complicated topic with the kind of care it needed so that it sends the right massage but also provides you entertainment in the process. The film not only has many very interesting moments in-between but also keeps you hooked from beginning to end.
Badmaash Company is the story of four middleclass youngsters based in Mumbai in 1990’s, (Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chang and Vir Das), who come together to start a business, which caters to needs of fun loving youth. Soon they realize that if the can do certain wrong thing in an appropriate manner, they can make it big. Adopting the ways, which they shouldn’t have adopted and putting their ideas into practice, they succeed at their workplace at a very fast pace. But one day all their ideas backfire, forcing their business to shut down.
Badmaash Company works because you identify with the characters and their thinking. You will not only identify with the characters as next door neighbors but as a youth will resemble with them.
Some scenes in the film are worth watching. Certain scenes like the sequence in Bangkok, the showdown between friends and Shahid’s transformation has been beautifully filmed. The director has also been successful in highlighting the on-screen chemistry between four friends
The music by Pritam goes well with the film and the work of debutant director Parmeet Sethi is impressive.
Among the drawbacks, though on a whole, its been written and filmed nicely, certain portion of the film in second hour have been stretched much too far. Similarly, the part at the climax, where the four friends try to save the business of another man seems totally out of context and was not needed.
The film has an impressive performance from all the leading stars of the film. Shahid Kapoor has once again proved that he has the caliber as an actor and is improving with every film. Anushka Sharma has not only given a good performance but looks stunning in the film. Debutant actors like Vir Das and Meiyang Chang also look promising and done justice to their character. The group of young actors have been supported well by senior actors including Anupam Kher Kiran Juneja and Pawan Malhotra.
Badmash Company is a good mixture of serious cinema and entertainment, which you will enjoy.
