Badhaai Ho

<p>Nakul Kaushik is a youngster 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 . 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 shocked and upset as well. The news becomes and they are made fun of by family, friends, relatives, and society. Nakul begins to avoid Renee. Embarrassed, Nakul and Gullar refuse to attend their cousin’s wedding in Meerut. This angers Jeetu and upsets Priyamvada. They leave for the wedding with Durga. Meanwhile, Nakul is unable to get intimate with Renee as Priyamvada’s pregnancy plays on his mind. Renee tries to help him deal with this. After a party at Renee’s residence, her mom Sangeeta learns of Priyamvada’s pregnancy and speaks ill of the Kaushik family. Nakul overhears this, and responds curtly, defending his mother and family. This leads to a rift in his relationship but makes him realize that he has mistreated his parents. Back at the wedding, Jeetu’s elder sister-in-law and sister ridicule Priyamvada for her late pregnancy. For the first time, Durga defends Priyamvada for her dutifulness and chastises the others for their selfishness. Gullar reveals to Nakul that he was beat up by someone at school after standing up for his mother, and both the brothers bond over their recent experiences. Nakul goes to the school the next day and stands up for Gullar, who slaps the boy thrice. Nakul then meets his own friends and when one of them taunts him, he gives a befitting reply. When Jeetu, Priyamvada and Durga arrive back from the wedding, they all reconcile. Priyamvada encourages Nakul to make amends with Renee and Sangeeta, which he does. As the preparations for the baby shower commence, Priyamvada goes into labor and is immediately taken to the hospital. After the delivery, the doctor announces the birth of a baby girl, the family is overjoyed. 15 months later, Nakul and Renee get engaged in the presence of their families, including his baby sister. 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. had a positive first day, earning ₹7.35 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. On the website , 92% of 13 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The film is set to be remade in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam by . The Tamil remake was titled . The film is set to be remade in Indonesian by Falcon Pictures titled with Dessy Ratnasari, Indro Warkop and Widyawati in important roles. The songs are composed by , , and . The lyrics are written by Vayu, and MellowD. The song ”Morni Banke” was originally composed by . announced in March 2020 that and will star in the official of , titled . Initially set to go on floors in June 2020, it was delayed due to the . finally commenced on 5 January 2021 in , as announced by Rao & Pednekar on their accounts.</p>