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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The film Badla comes across as a piece of dramaturgy that unintentionally sidelines feminist sensibilities, leaning instead into a stereotypical portrayal of its central female character. While it's true that cinema reflects diverse human experiences, the framing of a successful businesswoman as a morally compromised figure—cheating on her husband and attempting to cover up not one but two murders—feels reductive and problematic. It risks perpetuating the notion that powerful women are often untrustworthy or inherently manipulative.
As a remake of…