Nakul Kaushik, is a 25-year-old working guy and is in a stable relationship with his colleague, Renee. Her mother Sangeeta likes him and approves of their relationship. His father Jeetender 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 behaves rudely with Sangeeta, and breaks up with Renee. In Meerut and Muzaffarnagar, Jeetu's elder sister-in-law and sister talk harshly with 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.
Cast
Ayushmann Khurrana as Nakul Kaushik
Sanya Malhotra as Renee Sharma
Neena Gupta as Priyamvada "Babli" Kaushik, Nakul's mother
Gajraj Rao as Jeetendra Kaushik aka Jeetu, Nakul's father
Surekha Sikri as Durga Devi Kaushik, Jeetu's mother and Nakul's grandmother
Sheeba Chaddha as Sangeeta Sharma, Renee's mother
Shardul Rana as Gullar Kaushik, Nakul's younger brother
Rahul Tewari as Junaa
Alka Kaushal as Guddan Kaushik, Jeetu's sister and Nakul's aunt
Arun Kalra as Sunil
Alka Amin as Manorama Kaushik, Jeetu's older sister-in-law and Nakul's aunt
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.
Marketing and promotions
The first look of the movie was released on 30 August 2018. The official trailer for the film was released on 1 September 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.
Remake
The film is set to be remade in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam by Boney Kapoor.
