Badlapur

The title Badlapur refers to two things: "badla" means "revenge" in Hindi, and the film shows the protagonist undergoing a "badlav," or "transformation." Badlapur is also the name of a railway station in Mumbai, generally used in the film as the point of arrival and departure for Pune, where the main events take place.

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Director Sriram Raghavan was narrating the script to producer Dinesh Vijan when Varun Dhawan called. Because Dinesh Vijan was nearby, he invited Varun Dhawan over. Sriram Raghavan told him the script, which Varun Dhawan liked immediately and followed with all the right questions, leading to his accidental casting.

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Nawazuddin was not given any dialogue; he said what he wanted and improvised many scenes.

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Varun Dhawan signed Badlapur after his first film, Student of the Year.

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This is the third film Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Huma Qureshi have appeared in together. They acted together in Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and in short films (2012).

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This was Varun Dhawan's first non-romantic-comedy film.

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In the bank robbery scene, along with the bank shutter, you can also see a poster for the film Lagaan. Lagaan was released on 15 June 2001, meaning the bank robbery takes place in that period.

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Director Sriram Raghavan had Varun Dhawan watch dark-toned Hollywood films such as 21 Grams to prepare for his role.

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Varun Dhawan watched American series such as Breaking Bad, Dexter and Fargo to prepare for his role.

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The Enfield used by the prison guards while chasing Nawazuddin Siddiqui was not on the market at that time.

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According to the story, the first bank robbery scene takes place in 2000, but a Maruti can be seen speeding past, and the SUV Yami Gautam drives had not been launched in India at that time.

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The book read by two people in the film is Daphne du Maurier's Don't Look Now (Mass Market Paperback).

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This was Varun Dhawan's first A-rated film.

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Lead actor Varun Dhawan plays a 40-year-old man. He is the first among his contemporaries to do so.

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The bank shown being looted is actually the Canara Bank Camp branch. Canara Bank is one of India's largest public sector banks.

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At the Konkan restaurant owned by Vinay Pathak's character, the famous Konkani songs Ugdaas and Undra Mojya Mama are sung by musicians.

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Varun's bearded look was inspired by WWE Superstar Batista's bearded look in 2014.

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This is Sriram Raghavan's fourth film.

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The film's opening is set in the year 2000.

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Varun Dhawan was cast as Raghu because he was seen as having innocent eyes.

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The film took its name from Badlapur, a popular town in the Thane region on the outskirts of Mumbai.

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Badlapur is often cited as Varun Dhawan's strongest performance.

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The first scene was shot with a hidden camera concealed in a Maruti box; the road was not closed, several junior artists stayed on the street, and some passers-by did not know a shoot was taking place.

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The film is set in 2000, yet in the bank robbery scene a poster for Lagaan is visible in front of the bank. Lagaan was released on 15 June 2001.

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Bollywood editor A Muthu, who has edited more than 50 films including 'Sadak', 'Deewana', 'Balwan', 'Raja Babu', 'Judwa', 'Ziddi' and 'Haseena Maan Jayegi', bought the remake rights to the Tamil film 'Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu' and produced this film.

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The film was released in cinemas in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

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Shadaab Khan was offered the film but turned it down because of his weight. Vinay Pathak was later signed.

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