E04: Badmaash Company Screenwriting Breakdown

Welcome to the screenwriting breakdown and analysis of Bollywood film Badmaash Company!

Written by Parmeet Sethi, this young white collar crime caper film had us all amazed by the characters’ wits and warmed by their relationships!

In this episode of the Breakdown Besties, your film-school level screenwriting class experience, we analyze the techniques used in the script, to make the film come alive on the screen.

Here’s what we cover:

00:00 Introduction
03:24 Logline breakdown
08:20 Hero’s Journey breakdown

34:23 Character creation techniques

43:54 World building techniques

49:56 Theme analysis

And after you’re done watching the episode, we recommend you watch Badmaash Company again, now with all the awareness of the techniques, and see how they’re executed to bring screenplay and entertainment to life.

So whether you’re in the heart of Bollywood in Mumbai, refining your craft for your next gig, or making your way here from near and far – we’re sure the Breakdown Besties Podcast will further the course of your screenwriting craft and career.

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