| Badmaash Company | |
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Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Parmeet Sethi |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra Aditya Chopra |
| Screenplay by | Parmeet Sethi |
| Story by | Parmeet Sethi |
| Narrated by | Shahid Kapoor |
| Starring | Shahid Kapoor Anushka Sharma Meiyang Chаng Vir Das |
| Music by | Pritam |
| Cinematography | Sanjay Kapoor |
| Editing by | Ritesh Soni |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | May 7, 2010 |
| Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | 25 crores |
| Box office | 40 crores[1] |
Badmaash Company (stylised as Badmaa$h Company; Hindi: बदमाश कंपनी, literally meaning "Rogue 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.
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Set in 1994 in middle class Bombay, Badmaash Company is the story of four ordinary youngsters, Karan (Shahid Kapoor), 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 godown. 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 godown 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.
Parmeet Sethi wrote the script for the film in only six days. The four main characters are all based on real-life people.[2] Filming locations for the film included New York, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Bangkok, Mumbai, and Hyderabad.
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Taran Adarsh 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."[3] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 and claimed it to be outrageously silly.[4] 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.[5] Komal Nahta gave the film 2.5 out of 5 praising the performance of Shahid Kapoor and calling Badmaash Company an entertainer.[6] Sukanya Verma of rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars saying Sethi's directorial debut starts out with cocksure confidence and zing.[7]
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."[8] Daily News and Analysis (DNA) gave the film 2.5 out of 5 saying, "This company is worth keeping."[9] 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.[10] The film received an aggragate rating of 4/10 at ReviewGang.[11]
The film had a decent opening on its first weekend despite competition from HouseFull. 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[1] at the end of its theatrical run and was declared an above average grosser at the box office.[12]
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| Badmaash Company | |
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| Soundtrack album by Pritam | |
| Released | 9 April 2010 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 30:43 |
| Label | YRF Music |
The soundtrack of the film is composed by Pritam while the lyrics are penned by Anvita Dutt Guptan.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ayaashi" | KK | 04:24 |
| 2. | "Jingle Jingle" | Mohit Chauhan, Master Saleem, Monali Thakur | 04:27 |
| 3. | "Chaska" | Krishna Beura | 05:14 |
| 4. | "Fakeera" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | 04:38 |
| 5. | "Badmaash Company" | Benny Dayal | 03:58 |
| 6. | "Ayaashi" (Remix) | KK | 04:12 |
| 7. | "Chaska" (Remix) | Krishna Beura | 03:49 |