Parmeet Sethi remarkably wrote the script for Badmaash Company in just six days. The film's aesthetic is heavily influenced by the '90s "imported is better" craze. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India
The loyal friends who round out the operation.
Badmaash Company isn’t a gritty crime saga, but an entertaining, morality-tinged ride about dreams gone wrong — and the choice to make them right again.
While the first half sparkles with youthful energy, clever cons, and fashionable excess, the second half shifts tone, offering a cautionary message about the price of corruption. Performances are lively, especially Vir Das in a rare dramatic role, and the retro styling and music (like “Ayaashi”) add to the film’s charm.
The music by Pritam is one of the film's strongest pillars.
Released in , Badmaash Company is a crime-drama set in the early 1990s Bombay , following four middle-class friends who build an empire by exploiting legal loopholes and "doing all the wrong things the right way". 📽️ Key Film Information Director: Parmeet Sethi (Directorial debut) Producer: Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films Main Cast: Shahid Kapoor as Karan Anushka Sharma as Bulbul Vir Das as Chandu Meiyang Chang as Zing Genre: Dramedy / Con Game / Vintage Crime Streaming: Currently available on Netflix 💡 The Plot & Themes
Set primarily in the mid-1990s—a time when India was opening its economy but still grappling with high import duties and bureaucratic red tape—the film captures the zeitgeist of a generation that wanted to get rich quick, bypassing the "struggle" of their parents.
Parmeet Sethi remarkably wrote the script for Badmaash Company in just six days. The film's aesthetic is heavily influenced by the '90s "imported is better" craze. The Tribune, Chandigarh, India
The loyal friends who round out the operation.
Badmaash Company isn’t a gritty crime saga, but an entertaining, morality-tinged ride about dreams gone wrong — and the choice to make them right again.
While the first half sparkles with youthful energy, clever cons, and fashionable excess, the second half shifts tone, offering a cautionary message about the price of corruption. Performances are lively, especially Vir Das in a rare dramatic role, and the retro styling and music (like “Ayaashi”) add to the film’s charm.
The music by Pritam is one of the film's strongest pillars.
Released in , Badmaash Company is a crime-drama set in the early 1990s Bombay , following four middle-class friends who build an empire by exploiting legal loopholes and "doing all the wrong things the right way". 📽️ Key Film Information Director: Parmeet Sethi (Directorial debut) Producer: Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films Main Cast: Shahid Kapoor as Karan Anushka Sharma as Bulbul Vir Das as Chandu Meiyang Chang as Zing Genre: Dramedy / Con Game / Vintage Crime Streaming: Currently available on Netflix 💡 The Plot & Themes
Set primarily in the mid-1990s—a time when India was opening its economy but still grappling with high import duties and bureaucratic red tape—the film captures the zeitgeist of a generation that wanted to get rich quick, bypassing the "struggle" of their parents.