Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu’s second collaboration ‘Badla‘ completed three weeks in the theatres and the superhit film garnered positive reviews as well as good box office numbers. Interestingly, the film is trending well, even with a strong opponent ‘Kesari’.
On March 26, the film crossed the lifetime collection of ‘Andhadhun‘ which was of the same genre as ‘Badla’. According to the trade Pundits, the film will soon cross the lifetime collection of the film ‘Piku’.
Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the box office numbers of ‘Badla’ on Twitter and wrote, “#Badla stands tall, despite a big opponent [#Kesari]… Should cross ₹ 85 cr, with an outside chance of crossing ₹ 90 cr… [Week 3] Fri 2.07 cr, Sat 2.65 cr, Sun 2.75 cr, Mon 1 cr, Tue 90 lakhs, Wed 90 lakhs, Thu 85 lakhs. Total: ₹ 78.44 cr. India biz. Gross BOC: ₹ 92.56 cr.”
#Badla stands tall, despite a big opponent [#Kesari]… Should cross ₹ 85 cr, with an outside chance of crossing ₹ 90 cr… [Week 3] Fri 2.07 cr, Sat 2.65 cr, Sun 2.75 cr, Mon 1 cr, Tue 90 lakhs, Wed 90 lakhs, Thu 85 lakhs. Total: ₹ 78.44 cr. India biz. Gross BOC: ₹ 92.56 cr.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 29, 2019
#Badla biz at a glance…
Week 1: ₹ 38 cr
Week 2: ₹ 29.32 cr
Week 3: ₹ 11.12 cr
Total: ₹ 78.44 cr
India biz. SUPER HIT.#Badla benchmarks…
Crossed ₹ 50 cr: Day 10
₹ 75 cr: Day 18
India biz.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 29, 2019
Taran also shared the film’s worldwide business and wrote, “#Badla crosses 125 cr *worldwide* [Gross BOC]… India: ₹ 92.56 cr Overseas: ₹ 33.21 cr Total: ₹ 125.77 cr Gross BOC.”
#Badla crosses 125 cr *worldwide* [Gross BOC]…
India: ₹ 92.56 cr
Overseas: ₹ 33.21 cr
Total: ₹ 125.77 cr Gross BOC.— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 29, 2019
Badla, as the name suggests, is a revenge story where Naina (Taapsee Pannu) is accused of the murder of Arjun (Tony Luke). Naina’s lawyer, Jimmy (Manav Kaul) hires the senior advocate Badal Gupta (Amitabh Bachchan) to help her get out of the case. The story takes a series of interesting twists and turns when Naina confesses her deeds to Badal.
The direction given by Sujoy Ghosh is full of thrills and genuine twists with great effects. Sujoy has smartly crafted the same old whodunnit with great execution with tactfulness. The movie is engaging and keeps you constantly guessing about the big reveal. The fact that the movie is a Spanish remake hardly matters as the strong performances by Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu keeps you engaged, along with the excellent and detailed writing by Ghosh.