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Badla
2019
· Movie
· 120 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
71–78
out of 100
A successful businesswoman finds herself in a locked room with the corpse of her lover, accused of his murder. She hires a renowned defense attorney, and over the course of one afternoon, they piece together the events leading to the death, with her testimony revealing multiple layers of truth and deception.
Details
- Director
- Sujoy Ghosh
- Writer
- Sujoy Ghosh
- Based on
- a work by Oriol Paulo
- Released
- 8 March 2019
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Awards
- 1 win, 9 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →1 win from 10 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| IIFA Awards 2021 | Best Director | Sujoy Ghosh | Nominee |
| IIFA Awards 2021 | Best Actress | Taapsee Pannu | Nominee |
| IIFA Awards 2021 | Best Supporting Actress | Amrita Singh | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 2020 | Best Sound Design | Anirban Sengupta | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Amrita Singh | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 2020 | Best Background Score | Clinton Cerejo | Nominee |
| Filmfare Awards 2020 | Best Editing | Monisha R Baldawa | Nominee |
| Zee Cine Awards 2020 | Best Actress (Critics) | Taapsee Pannu | Winner |
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Zee Cine Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress (Critics) | Taapsee Pannu | Winner |
Filmfare Awards
4 nominations
| Best Background Score | Clinton Cerejo | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Monisha R Baldawa | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Anirban Sengupta | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Amrita Singh | Nominee |
IIFA Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Taapsee Pannu | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sujoy Ghosh | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Amrita Singh | Nominee |
Screen Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress (Critics) | Taapsee Pannu | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Amrita Singh | Nominee |