I was very reluctant to watch this; but after hearing praises from a friend of mine; decided to give it a shot. Boy; wasn't disappointed at all. What I liked most about the movie is Meiyang Chang's role. As my friend said, he has been fully utilized; or should I say, exploited in this movie (LOL). His character is what usually made me laugh. The scene where the Reebok manager bows to him is really sidesplitting. Now; Shahid has started acting surprisingly the same (blinkered) in every movie. So, this was where I felt mediocre about his acting; but the scenes where he has bickering with his father are really well acted and depicted.The two songs; Chaska and Ayashi are really rocking. Chaska still lingers with me.To my surprise; I really didn't care much about this movie while the trailers were being aired; and now, here I am writing a review about it.Although, it was not a smash; is what the general consensus is. But I'd give it a full; as I was entertained. Maybe you should try it and form your own opinion about it. You might even love it.

A youthful film often offers a good opportunity to a composer to go ahead and get some funky tunes in place. Especially so, when the film is spearheaded by Shahid Kapoor, who has more often than not been quite lucky as far as music of his films is concerned.With Pritam, he has seen some good tunes coming his way in 'Kismat Konnection'. Even 'Dil Bole Hadippa' wasn't bad with the title song at least managing to do quite well, till date. However, off late Yash Raj Films has become quite inconsistent as far as music of their films is concerned and hence one plays on 'Badmaash Company' with mixed expectations.It's signature Tarantino influence is quite obvious in the manner in which 'ayaashi' begins. A celebration number written by Anvita Dutt, where the bunch of youngsters are happy with the change in lifestyle due to their newest conquest where they have played the 'wrong game' in a 'right manner', 'ayaashi' has a Western treatment to it. The song number (which also appears in a 'remix version') is just about situational and its popularity is dependant on the visuals that appear on screen to go with it.Just when one had started wondering that 'Badmaash Company' was totally going downhill, comes 'chaska' which is certainly better than what one has heard in the album, so far. Though the beats and the manner in which Krishna renders this song reminds one of 'dil haara' (Tashan), one suspects that this could just be a coincidence. Reasonably foot tapping, 'chaska' also works due to the kind of infectious energy that it comes with. Yet another number about celebration about life and love, 'chaska' comes in a deserving 'remix version' and has a good potential of doing well if supported by an eye catching video.Just like the way one was surprised to find Mohit Chauhan rendering 'jingle jingle', it's a similar feeling on hearing Rahat Fateh Ali Khan crooning 'fakeera'. Though the soul is Indian here, the presentation is out and out Western, which makes you feel that something is truly amiss here. It could be attributed to the choice of singer or the uncertainty which surrounds the mood (whether it's happy or sad). But the fact remains that 'fakeera' makes you believe that if presented in a different space by Pritam, it could have done better.Finally, comes the title track 'Badmaash Company' which bears a funky presentation for the first 20 seconds (courtesy it's 70s feel). However, the moment Benny Dayal begins his rendition and the sound of 'Badmaash Hey Hey Hey....' comes along, the song takes on a predictable route. If it's signature tune is included as a part of the film's background score, then it may still make some impression, but overall, it doesn't work in entirety.Last word here: Believe it or not, but there is no trace of a female voice in the entire album. Do we already see Anushka complaining? Overall Impact 'Badmaash Company', sadly, doesn't live up to the expectations. This could have been a far better album, but despite it's Western presentation for most of the duration, it doesn't quite cover the whole distance. An aberration for fans of Pritam and Shahid Kapoor.

We went and watched the movie Badmash Company this weekend. It was an entertaining watch and by Hindi movie standards was an intelligently written and directed movie. I actually went with no expectations expecting the worst and came out pleasantly surprised at the quality of plot, storyline and directing while the acting was OK. I would give it 7 on 10 and considering the vacuum of good Bollywood movies out these days, would recommend it for a theater watch. The movie is about a bunch of recent graduates who want to make a lot of money and instead of slogging it out in the corporate world, want to start their own business and make it big. That is an awesome idea, only problem being their obsession with get rich quick schemes that while working a lot of times, get them into trouble too.

2 Things.... This movie is FRESH cause it has an ensemble cast which looks good together. Also the performance is very good considering the fact that 3 out of the 4 lead are virtually new comers. Also the background is cool as is the music. And most importantly, Anushka Sharma is looking smoking hot throughout the movie which inevitably raises the oomph quotient.Second...this movie is PREDICTABLE in the way the movie progress and eventually we get a movie that says "honesty is the best virtue". What was supposed to be something in the mold of "21" turns out to be typical good-over-bad, right-over-wrong bolly movie. Also at nearly 2hours and 30 minutes, its too long to handle.On the whole, Badmaash Company is a watchable experience for various reasons, the prime reason being it offers entertainment, but doesn't insult your intelligence. My verdict: 6/10