Badal
2000 2h 53m movie Film India

Badal

बादल

Synopsis

बादल

Badal is a victim of the 1984 riots, brought up by a terrorist. Badal aims to kill the treacherous police officer who had killed his parents and his loving sister. He takes shelter in the house of an honest police officer and falls in love with a minister's granddaughter. Will he be able to accomplish his revenge?

Action + Crime in India

135 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Badal itself).

The 1999–2001 India Window

Badal holds position #52 of 83 India films in the 1999–2001 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
    #1

    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

    ★ 7.8 · 2001
  2. Rhythm
    #2

    Rhythm

    ★ 7.7 · 2000
  3. Padayappa
    #3

    Padayappa

    ★ 7.6 · 1999
  4. Friends
    #4

    Friends

    ★ 7.6 · 1999
  5. Thenkasipattanam
    #5

    Thenkasipattanam

    ★ 7.6 · 2000
  6. Narasimham
    #6

    Narasimham

    ★ 7.5 · 2000
  7. Tum Bin
    #7

    Tum Bin

    ★ 7.4 · 2001
  8. Upendra
    #8

    Upendra

    ★ 7.4 · 1999

The 2000s India Landscape

Badal premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for India cinema with only 29 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 454 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 28 other India films in 2000.

The 293rd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).

Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
8th
Review-volume percentile
28th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 8% of India films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 28th percentile among India films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,300 of 1,983 India films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Action productions specifically: #368 of 637 (top 58%).

Production Details

Primary CountryIndia
Original LanguageHindi
Runtime2h 53m
Release DateFebruary 11, 2000
IMDbtt0247944