I was curious to see how Sujoy Ghosh would adapt The Invisible Guest, one of the best Spanish Thrillers. The only significant change that is made in the Hindi version is change of genders. So, Amitabh Bachchan and Tapsee find place in this movie. That is a major plus point. However, I feel the title is the major spoil sport for a thriller like this one. In most of the cases the originality is lost in the translation.

That is not a case here. Badla …sets a perfect example of how to remake a movie. I am sure that those who haven’t watched the original Spanish would be thrilled with its suspense and the major plot twist in the climax, like I did while watchingThe Invisible Guest.

Badla scores on many aspects like thrillers should be fast paced, crisply edited and a tight screen play. The other best part is its dailogues and background score. The references to Mahabharata is a good thing. The cinematography makes this movie look beautiful.

The plot mainly revolves around two characters Mr.Bachchan and Tapsee. Sujoy made a perfect choice by casting them in this movie. They both are amazing in their individual roles.The way Tapsee’s character changes various shades like a chameleon is wonderful.However, Amrita Singh’s character is well done and she shines in this role. Malayalam actor Tony Luke, who is seen for the first time in a hindi movie has a convincing role and fits his role perfectly.

Nice that this one doesn’t have any songs which would have been speed breakers in a good thriller. All in all a good thriller re-made by Bollywood in recent times.

Highly recommended. My rating is 3.5/5.