May 23, 2010 04:25 PM
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Do you enjoy watching movies that show about smart con jobs? Badmaash Company is one such movie that is all about international con jobs when the economy of India was not that progressive and when people were fanatical about buying imported items sold in blackmarket at a higher price. The movie is directed by debutant director Parmeet Sethi and produced by Aditya and Yash Chopra.
The story is set in the year 1994 when Mumbai was still Bombay. Soon we are introduced with four ambitious youngsters, Karan(Shahid Kapoor), Bulbul(Anushka Sharma), Chandu(Vir Das) and Zing(Meiyang Chang) who work for a businessman who would send them on foreign trips as tourists so that they can shop consumer goods and bring them back as used items in order to avoid heavy import taxes. While they are together they come closer to each other but soon they are back in India and busy struggling in their own lives. Finally, Karan comes with an intelligent plan that would earn them big bucks so that they can achieve their financial freedom and they all begin to work on the plan. The plan works like a miracle and they become rich. However, in a shocking news the government of India decides to reduce the import duties and the team decides to look out for some other method to con people. Eventually, they move to United States and the greed part takes over Karan and the team splits up. How they come together and reunite is what the concluding part of the movie is all about.
On technical grounds, Badmaash Company is a good movie because the cinematography by Ahmed Khan is quite good. Music by Pritam is pretty decent with Chaska and Ayaashi already among the popular songs played all over the places. After Chance Pe Dance and Paathshala, we see Shahid in a different character and there is no doubt that he is a versatile actor that portrays the youth of India. Anushka Sharma is as superb as she was in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. Meiyang Chang is a stunning discovery and acts naturally. Vir Das is excellent with his comedy. The story of the movie is good and intelligent which means that if you are looking for a typical Bollywood style movie than you should not miss Badmaash Company. The cons are very tricky and intelligent and that is what keeps you glued to your seats. Some scenes in the movie are unnecessary and predictable and therefore it might appear boring in parts but hopefully Yash Raj Films will get some relief from Badmaash Company.
