Badla is a 1974 Hindi-language Thriller Drama movie written and directed by Terrence Malick and produced by Terrence Malick. Former imprisoned convict, Kumar, returns to the town where he was arrested. He meets with his girlfriend.. Badla stars Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Ramon Bieri and Warren Oates. The music was composed by George Tipton along with Carl Orff and James Taylor. Cinematography was done by Tak Fujimoto, Stevan Larner and Brian Probyn and editing by Robert Estrin. The film has a running time of 93 minutes. It was released on 1st January 1974. The Film was successful at box office. Badla was made on a budget of ₹37 crore and it was a super hit at box office gross of ₹87 crore. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Warner Bros.