Badhaai Do (2022)

Original title

बधाई दो

Directed by

Harshavardhan Kulkarni

Genre

comedy, drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 27m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gay man and a lesbian woman enter a sham marriage to please their families. They both secretly pursue their own relationships while keeping up the fake household charade.

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What happens

Badhaai Do (transl. Give Congratulations) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni. Produced by Junglee Pictures, it is a spiritual sequel to Badhaai Ho (2018). Depicting a couple in a lavender marriage, it stars Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar with Gulshan Devaiah, Chum Darang, Sheeba Chaddha and Seema Pahwa in supporting roles. The film was officially announced in March 2020. Principal photography began on 5 January 2021 in Dehradun. The film was theatrically released on 11 February 2022. Though commercially unsuccessful, the film garnered widespread critical acclaim and accolades. At the 68th Filmfare Awards, it was the second biggest awardee with six wins: Best Film (Critics), Best Actor (Rao), Best Actress (Critics) (Pednekar), Best Supporting Actress (Chaddha), Best Story and Best Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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