Besharam
- Director
- Abhinav Kashyap
- Studio
- Movie Temple Productions
- Release Date
- 1 October 2013
- Running Time
- 142 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- India
- Budget
- ₹83.00 Cr
- Box Office
- ₹102.85 Cr
Review
Abhinav Kashyap's "Besharam" is a film that mistakes charm for substance and mistakes frantic energy for genuine entertainment. Ranbir Kapoor coasts through the role of Babli with his trademark smirk and negligible depth—a character who steals cars and claims moral high ground through orphanage donations is neither sympathetic nor compelling when the script refuses to interrogate the contradiction. The supporting cast, including Pallavi Sharda as Tara, struggles against a narrative that treats character development as an afterthought. Kashyap's direction is scattered, lurching between romantic comedy, heist thriller, and action drama without committing to any of them convincingly. What could have been a sharp commentary on privilege masquerading as redemption instead becomes a muddled affair that wants to celebrate its protagonist's roguish nature while simultaneously asking us to root for his reformation—you cannot have it both ways.
The plot mechanics creak under the weight of their own contrivances: a stolen car with a bag of cash, a crime boss threat, melodramatic reversals that arrive without earned emotional stakes. Kashyap seems more interested in Ranbir's star power than in constructing a coherent story or exploring the moral terrain his premise demands. The film's box office success—₹102.85 crores—reveals a fundamental truth about mainstream Hindi cinema: audiences will show up for a popular actor and catchy music regardless of script quality. But commercial perform
Storyline
So there's this charming guy named Babli who grew up in an orphanage and makes a living by stealing cars. He's got this magnetic personality that draws people in, but when he spots this gorgeous woman named Tara at a wedding, he becomes totally smitten with her. Unfortunately for him, she's not impressed and basically shoots him down when he tries to impress her with his smooth talk.
Things get complicated when Babli swipes a car from outside Tara's office and sells it to some shady crime boss. When Tara finds out her vehicle is missing, Babli convinces her to go with him to track it down, and eventually she discovers that he was the thief all along! But here's the thing—he claims he was stealing to support the orphanage kids and promises to turn his life around. They manage to recover the car, but then they discover a bag absolutely stuffed with illegal cash hidden inside it.
The situation spirals when Babli decides to keep the money for the orphanage, only to get busted by the cops who've been on his trail. Tara tries to help by giving the authorities all the cash to get him released, but their problems are far from over—the crime boss tracks them down and does something really terrible. Now Babli and Tara have to get creative and find unexpected allies in the most unlikely places to fix this mess.
