Bad Boy Billionaires India On Netflix

The Bad Boy Billionaires Documentary Series on Netflix Review

Bad Boy Billionaire India finally gets to see the light of the day. Initially slated to release in early September of 2020, the Netflix original documentary ran into trouble when one of the business magnates moved the court as he felt it may end up portraying him in bad light and may affect his on-going court proceedings. The web series focuses on the lives of four powerful business tycoons of India- Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi, Subrata Roy and Ramalinga Raju. The show speaks about the rise of each one of them, from the beginning of their careers until things begin to turn sour. All four have been accused of money laundering, corruption and fraud. Bad Boys Billionaire is now streaming on Netflix, though it has omitted the episode of Ramalinga Raju (Satyam fame)

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They aren’t strangers to the Indian Public

For, once they were well known public figures. Deemed to be India’s wealthiest, they had a thriving enterprise that seemed rock solid. Until, like a pack of cards, things start to fail for them. What could have been the reason for their downfall? Each one of them, once upon a time billionaires, somewhere along the way fell prey to greed. Their arrogance took charge of them, making them confident that it is absolutely fine to indulge in ways that’s against the law. Their power and desire to control an empire made them seek for themselves unseen amount of wealth. It sure didn’t matter to them, if in the process they resort to unscrupulous practices, of cheating and money laundering– things that isn’t permissible under the Indian legal framework.

The story of India’s most infamous tycoons

In the documentary it comes as a sort of refresher course for every Indian who is already familiar with their rise and fall. The series doesn’t really pass any judgement, but just lays bare facts on the individual journeys– from the start of building their empire to the downfall and the present situation. Where Vijay Mallya is still fighting his extradition case, after having swindled money to the tune of Rs. 9000 crores, Nirav Modi is currently in jail in London. His fraud amounts to a whooping Rs. 11,000 crores. Subrata Roy may be out on bail however he still owes money amounting Rs.10,000 crores.

The hunger within- From dreaming big to becoming the king

Big Bad Billionaire may well display a saga of greed, power and cheating. But there’s another important aspect that it throws light on. It brings to the forefront, the fragility of the Indian legal and financial system, which can sometimes be so easily manipulated. We seem to have become a land of corruption and contradictions.

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A series of interviews that narrate a story

Put together as a series of interviews of those associated with these people it shows the difference and the imbalance that exists in our society; between the haves and the have notes. Whether it is the flamboyant lifestyle of Vijay Mallya who finds it important to spend crores of money on his sixtieth birthday but not pay up his staff salaries or, the inflated pricing of diamonds by Nirav Modi; it reflects the ease with which the powerful can have their way in our country. Subrata Roy, portraying himself as a messiah of the common man, actually ends up betraying them and swindling their savings. The amount of money involved in each one of these cases can seldom be fathomed by the common man. This is public money that could otherwise have been used for the betterment of the country. What’s even more un-imaginable is the ease with which the tycoons have fled the country to find a safe haven in London, thereby escaping imprisonment in India.

How much money is enough for a human to fulfil his greed?

To what extent can people go to feel powerful and build an empire for themselves? Where is the efficient legal framework that will ensure mal-practices are prevented and corruption is kept at bay? These are question that would be thrown at you when you watch the series. Bad Boy Billionaire isn’t bad. It’s a refresher course about the big boys who once thought they were kings, and now lie waiting for ‘Karma’ to take over.

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