# Besharam (2013 film)
**Besharam** (बेशरम; translated as "Shameless") is a 2013 Hindi-language action comedy film directed by [Abhinav Kashyap](https://www.edgepedia.org/abhinav-kashyap), starring [Ranbir Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/ranbir-kapoor) as a car thief who falls in love with the owner of a car he has stolen.[1](https://www.cinema.com.my/movies/details.aspx?search=2013.8990.besharam.17099) • [2](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2576450/credits/) It was released on 2 October 2013 and was a commercial failure.[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/movie/besharam/box-office-collection)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Director / writers | Abhinav Kashyap (director, story, screenplay); Rajeev Barnwal (co-writer, screenplay, lyricist)[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/besharam/cast-and-crew) |
| Release | 2 October 2013, Hindi language[1](https://www.cinema.com.my/movies/details.aspx?search=2013.8990.besharam.17099) |
| Runtime | 142 minutes 34 seconds as classified by the BBFC[5](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/besharam-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znzc5ode) |
| Lead cast | Ranbir Kapoor (Babli), Pallavi Sharda (Tara), Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Jaaved Jaaferi, Amitosh Nagpal[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/besharam/cast-and-crew) |
| Music | Lalit Pandit, with IshQ Bector also credited as composer[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/besharam/cast-and-crew) |
| Tagline | "Na samman ka moh, na apmaan ka bhay" (No desire for respect, no fear of disrespect)[6](https://assets.moviebuff.com/besharam) |
| Box office verdict | Flop; ₹388 million (₹38.80 crore) net in India against a ₹600 million (₹60 crore) budget by one trade estimate[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/movie/besharam/box-office-collection) |
| Critical reception | 14% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer from 7 reviews; 18% audience score[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/besharam) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
Babli (Ranbir Kapoor) is a street-smart car mechanic living in a Delhi orphanage, who steals cars to support the orphanage where he grew up, working alongside his sidekick Titu (Amitosh Nagpal).[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576450/plotsummary/) • [9](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/besharam) He meets Tara ([Pallavi Sharda](https://www.edgepedia.org/pallavi-sharda)) at a wedding and falls in love, but she rejects him.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576450/plotsummary/)
The don Bheem Singh Chandel ([Jaaved Jaaferi](https://www.edgepedia.org/jaaved-jaaferi)), who specializes in hawala transactions and takes a 10 percent commission, commissions Babli to steal a "clean" car with no police record.[8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576450/plotsummary/) Without knowing it belongs to Tara, Babli steals her newly bought Mercedes and sells it to Bheem Singh.[10](https://filminformation.com/reviews/besharam-review/) On realizing whose car it was, he sets out to recover it, traveling with the reluctant Tara to [Chandigarh](https://www.edgepedia.org/chandigarh), where the car is located, and stealing it back from Bheem Singh.[10](https://filminformation.com/reviews/besharam-review/) Meanwhile the cop couple Chulbul Chautala ([Rishi Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/rishi-kapoor)) and Bulbul Chautala (Neetu Singh) pursue Babli.[9](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/besharam)
## Cast and production
Ranbir Kapoor played the title role; the cast also included Pallavi Sharda in her film role as Tara, Rishi Kapoor and [Neetu Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/neetu-singh) as the police couple, Jaaved Jaaferi as the villain Bheem Singh Chandel, and Amitosh Nagpal as Titu.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/besharam/cast-and-crew) • [8](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576450/plotsummary/) Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh are Kapoor's real-life parents, and reviewers frequently noted their pairing as the film's strongest element.[1](https://www.cinema.com.my/movies/details.aspx?search=2013.8990.besharam.17099)
Shooting began on 10 December 2012 in Mumbai.[11](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/first-look/besharam/articleshow/17555216.cms) Kashyap subsequently completed a month-long shooting schedule in Chandigarh.[12](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/master-of-spices/) The film was produced by Himanshu Kishan Mehra and Sanjeev Gupta under [Reliance Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/reliance-entertainment).[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/besharam/cast-and-crew) • [10](https://filminformation.com/reviews/besharam-review/) The British Board of Film Classification rated the film U, noting "moderate violence" in stylized, mostly bloodless fight scenes, along with mild bad language in Hindi and English.[5](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/besharam-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znzc5ode)
## Reception and box office
The film was poorly received. On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 14% Tomatometer score from 7 critics and an 18% audience score.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/besharam) The Daily Star gave it 1.5 out of 5, criticizing a storyline that "lacks motif" and "too many superfluous songs".[9](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/besharam) Reviewers quoted in aggregate included Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express, who wrote that the film was "not a film, it's Bollywood's brightest young star stooping to conquer, in search of the mass market", and Nandini Ramnath of Live Mint, who called it "an unimaginative tribute to seventies Hindi cinema".[13](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/besharam/reviews/critics) The Cinema Online review called Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh "the saving grace of the film".[1](https://www.cinema.com.my/movies/details.aspx?search=2013.8990.besharam.17099)
Trade sources disagree on the film's financial figures. BoxOfficeIndia24 lists a budget of ₹600 million (₹60 crore), India net collections of ₹388 million (₹38.80 crore), and a worldwide gross of ₹958 million (₹95.80 crore), for a verdict of Flop.[3](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/movie/besharam/box-office-collection) Box Office India instead records a budget of ₹830 million (₹83 crore), a total net gross of ₹568.2 million (₹56.82 crore), India gross of ₹771 million (₹77.10 crore), overseas gross of $2,930,000, and worldwide gross of ₹951.1 million (₹95.11 crore), also with a Flop verdict.[14](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1577) Both sources agree on the outcome. In the United States the film earned $679,866 domestically and $763,613 internationally, for a worldwide total of $1,443,479, per [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo).[2](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2576450/credits/) An EY-Rajesh Nair investor update from Reliance Entertainment's period listed Besharam among films that "underperformed expectations at Box office".[15](https://stockdiscovery.s3.amazonaws.com/insight/india/4583/Investor%20Presentation/IP-Dec13.pdf)
## Aftermath
The film was Kashyap's second feature as director, following *Dabangg*.[16](https://www.flicks.co.uk/movie/besharam/) In a later interview, Ranbir Kapoor said that a movie like *Besharam* "probably came from a wrong intention".[17](https://vajiramandravi.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media/2022/7/24/9/55/32/24-07-2022-VAJIRAMRAVI-INDIANEXPRESS.pdf) The film remains available on digital platforms; in the United Kingdom it can be rented or bought on Amazon Video, and in the United States it streams free with ads on Plex and Tubi.[18](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/besharam) • [19](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/besharam)
## References
1. [Besharam | Movie Release, Showtimes & Trailer, Cinema Online](https://www.cinema.com.my/movies/details.aspx?search=2013.8990.besharam.17099)
2. [Besharam (2013), Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2576450/credits/)
3. [Besharam Hit or Flop? Box Office Collection, BoxOfficeIndia24](https://www.boxofficeindia24.com/movie/besharam/box-office-collection)
4. [Besharam: Full Cast & Crew, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/besharam/cast-and-crew)
5. [Besharam, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/besharam-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znzc5ode)
6. [Besharam on Moviebuff.com](https://assets.moviebuff.com/besharam)
7. [Besharam, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/besharam)
8. [Besharam (2013) - Plot, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2576450/plotsummary/)
9. [BESHARAM, The Daily Star (8 November 2013)](https://www.thedailystar.net/news/besharam)
10. [BESHARAM | 5 October, 2013, Film Information (Komal Nahta)](https://filminformation.com/reviews/besharam-review/)
11. [Besharam, The Times of India (10 December 2012)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/first-look/besharam/articleshow/17555216.cms)
12. [Master of Spices, The Indian Express (19 March 2013)](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/master-of-spices/)
13. [Critic Reviews for Besharam, Moviebuff.com](https://d1f72a6kha0tf8.cloudfront.net/besharam/reviews/critics)
14. [Besharam - Movie, Box Office India](https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=1577)
15. [Reliance Entertainment Investor Update (December 2013)](https://stockdiscovery.s3.amazonaws.com/insight/india/4583/Investor%20Presentation/IP-Dec13.pdf)
16. [Besharam, Flicks UK](https://www.flicks.co.uk/movie/besharam/)
17. [The Indian Express (24 July 2022), via Vajiram & Ravi archive PDF](https://vajiramandravi.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media/2022/7/24/9/55/32/24-07-2022-VAJIRAMRAVI-INDIANEXPRESS.pdf)
18. [Besharam streaming (UK), JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/besharam)
19. [Besharam streaming (US), JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/besharam)
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