Naughty Company) is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language crime comedy film written and directed by actor Parmeet Sethi and produced by Aditya Chopra.
The film stars Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Vir Das and Meiyang Chang.
In 1994, middle-class Bombay, three ordinary youngsters, Karan, Zing, and Chandu, graduate from college and go for a trip to Bangkok, Thailand, where they meet Bulbul and they start a business together.
On the other hand, Bulbul confesses that she wants to be a supermodel and advises Karan that he does not need a large amount of money to start a business but a big "idea."
When Karan is caught red-handed by Sajjan while putting away the black money, he explains the situation, including the fact that he is doing business with a smuggler.
Bulbul leaves when she finds out that Karan has married another woman in a contract marriage for his Green Card.
Chandu marries Linda and quits the company to start a clean video store business alongside her.
Alone and heartbroken, Karan visits India and secretly attends a function where Sajjan is being honored for his years of service to his company.
Karan sees an opportunity and comes up with another idea and patches up with Zing, Chandu, and his family to start another venture.
Now with his wife, son, and friends and having made his father proud, Karan is finally content with his genuine and happy life.
[5] Komal Nahta gave the film 2.5 out of 5, praising the performance of Kapoor and called Badmaash Company "an entertainer".
[6] Sukanya Verma of rediff gave the film 2 out of 5 stars saying Sethi's directorial debut starts out with cocksure confidence and zing.
[7] Nikhat Kazmi of the Times of India gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said, "Indeed, Badmaash Company does have a bunch of riveting scenes, although the story does follow a very predictable line of crime and punishment/repentance.
The film collected ₹ 529.8 million[1] at the end of its theatrical run and became a commercial success at the box office.