Jackie Shroff in a twisty '90s noir where everyone's lying and nobody's pretty.
Acting
Paresh Rawal's slippery villain steals every scene.
Direction
Goutam Pawar crafts genuine tension in B-movie constraints.
Score
Synth-heavy soundtrack screams mid-90s Mumbai underbelly.
Director
Goutam Pawar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Goutam Pawar directed only a handful of films; this remains his most remembered work, largely due to Jackie Shroff's star power at the time.
Badmaash arrived as Bollywood's '90s noir wave peaked—think Baazigar, but grittier and without the musical numbers saving the darkness.
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