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'Badhaai Ho' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma and produced by Sharma, Aleya Sen and Hemant Bhandari under Chrome Pictures and Vineet Jain under Junglee Pictures. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Neena Gupta with Gajraj Rao, Surekha Sikri, Shardul Rana and Sanya Malhotra in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a middle-aged couple who get pregnant, much to the disappointment of their sons. Based on a script written by Shantanu Srivastava and Akshat Ghildial and a story conceived by Jyoti Kapoor.

'Badhaai Ho' received positive reviews and was a commercial success. With earnings of over against a budget of , it emerged as the ninth-highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2018. The film won four awards at the 64th Filmfare Awards, including Best Actress (Critics) for Gupta, Best Supporting Actress for Sikri, and Best Supporting Actor for Rao. It also won two National Film Awards: Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, the first time where two films featuring the same lead actor (Khurrana) has won both Best Film awards at the National Awards as Andhadhun won Best Film, and Best Supporting Actress for Sikri.

A spiritual successor titled 'Badhaai Do', released on 11 February 2022.

Plot



Nakul Kaushik is a 26-year-old boy and is in a stable relationship with his colleague, Renee. Her mother Sangeeta likes him and approves of their relationship. His father Jeetender 'Jeetu' Kaushik, is a middle-aged man working in the Railways. His mother Priyamvada is a typical housewife. His younger brother Gullar is a high school student. His grandmother Durga always quarrels with Priyamvada and dominates over her son Jeetu. One day, she taunts Priyamvada, who gets upset. Jeetu consoles his wife and they get intimate.

19 weeks later, Priyamvada realizes she is pregnant. She finds it sinful to abort the child. Jeetu announces Priyamvada's third pregnancy to the family. The two sons are embarrassed and start to avoid their parents, friends, and society. Durga is also shocked and upset.

The news becomes viral and they are made fun of by family, friends, relatives, and society. Nakul begins to avoid Renee. Jeetu and Priyamvada ask Nakul and Gullar to accompany them to Meerut for their cousin's wedding. Both of them refuse by making excuses. This makes Jeetu angry at them and he leaves with Priyamvada and Durga. Meanwhile, Renee offers a room date to cheer Nakul up. But he is unable to get intimate with her as it reminds him of Priyamvada's pregnancy. Sangeeta gets to know about Priyamvada's pregnancy from Renee. She is shocked and speaks ill about the Kaushik family. Nakul overhears this and talks harshly with Sangeeta, and breaks up with Renee.

While in Meerut and Muzaffarnagar, Jeetu's elder sister-in-law and sister ridicules Priyamvada for her late pregnancy. For the first time, Durga defends Priyamvada for her dutifulness and makes them realize their selfishness and mean attitude towards her.

Gullar reveals to Nakul that some boys made fun of him at school and when he responded to them, one of them hit him. Nakul goes to the school the next day and Gullar slaps the boy thrice. Nakul meets own friends and when one of them taunts him, he gives a befitting reply. He reconciles with his parents and begins to fulfill his duties as a son. Priyamvada realizes that Nakul has broken up with Renee, and she tells him to apologize to Renee's mother. Nakul reluctantly agrees.

As the baby shower preparations begin, Priyamvada goes into labor pain and is immediately taken to the hospital. Sangeeta tells Renee about Nakul's apology and also that she has forgiven Nakul. Renee rushes to Nakul's home and then to the hospital. After the delivery, the doctor announces the birth of a baby girl.

15 months later, Nakul and Renee get engaged in the presence of their families including his baby sister.

Cast



* Ayushmann Khurrana as Nakul Kaushik

* Neena Gupta as Priyamvada Kaushik

* Gajraj Rao as Jitendra "Jeetu" Kaushik

* Surekha Sikri as Durgamati Kaushik

* Sanya Malhotra as Renee Sharma

* Sheeba Chaddha as Sangeeta Sharma

* Shardul Rana as Vishwas Kaushik

* Alka Kaushal as Guddan Kaushik

* Alka Amin as Kokila Kaushik

* Manoj Bakshi as Virendra Kaushik

Production



The film was shot in two schedules. Principal photography began on 29 January 2018 and the first schedule, in Mumbai, wrapped on 11 February. The second schedule began on 16 February 2018 in Delhi around Street No1, Darya Ganj Ansari Road and ended on 21 March 2018.

Reception



Box office



Badhaai Ho had a positive first day, earning 7.35 crore at the box office, as reported by Boxofficeindia.com. The movie collected 56.85 crore in 6 days and went on to collect 135.95 crore at the Indian Box Office by the 7th week of its release. Its eventual worldwide gross was 221.48 crore.

Remakes



The film is set to be remade in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam by Boney Kapoor. The Tamil remake is titled 'Veetla Vishesham'.

The film is set to be remake in Indonesian by Falcon Pictures entitled 'Keluarga Slamet' with cast Dessy Ratnasari, Indro Warkop and Widyawati.

Soundtrack



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The songs are composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Rochak Kohli, JAM8 and Sunny Bawra-Inder Bawra. The lyrics are written by Vayu, Kumaar and MellowD. The song 'Morni Banke' was originally composed by Punjabi MC.

Awards and nominations



{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Date of ceremony

!Award

!Category

!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)

!Result

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| rowspan="7" | 16 December 2018

| rowspan="7" | Star Screen Awards

| Best Film

| Vineet Jain, Hemant Bhandari and Amit Sharma

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| rowspan="7" |

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| Best Director

| Amit Sharma

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| rowspan="2" | Best Actor

| Ayushmann Khurrana

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| rowspan="2" | Gajraj Rao

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| Best Actor (Critics)

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| Best Actress (Critics)

| Neena Gupta

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| Best Supporting Actress

| Surekha Sikri

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|16 February 2019

|Asiavision Awards

|Best Actor (Critics)

|Ayushmann Khurrana (also for 'Andhadhun')

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| rowspan="7" | 19 March 2019

| rowspan="7" | Zee Cine Awards

| Best Film

| 'Badhaai Ho'

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| rowspan="7" |

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| Viewers' Choice Best Film

| 'Badhaai Ho'

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| Best Director

| Amit Sharma

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| Best Actor Male

| Gajraj Rao

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| Best Actor Female

| Neena Gupta

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| Best Supporting Actor Female

| Surekha Sikri

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| Extraordinary Jodi of the Year

| Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao

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| rowspan="11" |23 March 2019

| rowspan="11" |Filmfare Awards

|Best Film

| rowspan="2" |'Badhaai Ho'

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| rowspan="11" |

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|Best Film (Critics)

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|Best Director

|Amit Sharma

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|Best Actress

| rowspan="2" |Neena Gupta

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|Best Actress (Critics)

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|Best Supporting Actor

|Gajraj Rao

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|Best Supporting Actress

|Surekha Sikri

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|Best Original Story

|Akshat Ghildial, Shantanu Srivastava and Jyoti Kapoor

| Withdrawn

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|Best Dialogues

| rowspan="2" |Akshat Ghildial

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|Best Screenplay

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|Best Production Design

|Ratheesh UK

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| rowspan="8" |26 March 2019

| rowspan="8" |News18 Reel Movie Awards

|Best Film

|'Badhaai Ho'

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| rowspan="8" |

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|Best Director

|Amit Sharma

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|Best Actor

|Gajraj Rao

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|Best Actress

|Neena Gupta

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|Best Supporting Actress

|Surekha Sikri

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|Best Screenplay

| rowspan="2" |Akshat Ghildial

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|Best Dialogues

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|Best Production Design

|Ratheesh UK

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|31 March 2019

|BizAsia Online Awards

|Best Actor Film (Male)

|Ayushmann Khurrana (also for 'Andhadhun')

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|16 June 2019

|Matri Shree Media Award

|Best Film (media)

|Abhishek Cineplex, Chandni Chowk, Delhi

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|2019 : 44th Matri Shree Awards [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/44th-matri-shree-awards-badhaai-ho-announced-as-the-best-feature-film/articleshow/69724702.cms TOI : Jun 10, 2019]

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| rowspan="2" |9 August 2019

| rowspan="2" |National Film Awards

|Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

|'Badhaai Ho'

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|Best Supporting Actress

|Surekha Sikri

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Sequel



Junglee Pictures announced in March 2020 that Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar will star in the official spiritual sequel of 'Badhaai Ho', titled 'Badhaai Do'. Initially set to go on floors in June 2020, it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Principal photography finally commenced on 5 January 2021 in Dehradun, as announced by Rao & Pednekar on their social media accounts.

References




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