Full marks to him for ensuring that BADRINATH KI DULHANIA enjoys a distinct and individual identity of its own and does not suffer from a ‘Humpty Sharma hangover’. Shashank Khaitan (after having directed HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA) springs up yet another winner in the form of BADRINATH KI DULHANIA, a film that sees him improved immensely as compared to his last film. If this wasn’t enough, then, in the name of cinematic liberties and convenience, there are many scenes which challenge logic and sensibilities of the audience. The flipside is that, in an attempt to make a film with a (underlying) social message, the makers of the film seem to have gone on a ‘preaching overdrive’ (which is visible in quite a few places in the film). The film’s screenplay (Shashank Khaitan) does not follow the regular route and ensures that the film is devoid of the clichés and stereotypes that one generally associates with such genres. Except for the film’s lead cast, its director and the basic premise, there are absolutely no similarities between the two films. Contrary to the audiences’ assumptions, BADRINATH KI DULHANIA is not exactly a sequel of HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA, but, its franchise. When BADRINATH KI DULHANIA’s promos were released, the film managed to build expectations, considering that it happens to be the franchise of the hit film HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA. Does the ever-obedient Badri listen to his father’s orders or does he listen to his heart which still loves Vaidehi, what was the reason for Vaidehi’s escape on the day of her marriage, does Badri become successful in tracing Vaidehi or does he return home empty handed and what ultimately happens to Badri and his selfless love towards Vaidehi, is what forms the rest of the film. An infuriated Bansal saab then orders Badri to get hold of Vaidehi from wherever she is, so that they can beat her up in the public and make an example out of her. While Kiran gets married to Bhushan, Vaidehi runs away from the marriage without informing anyone, thus leaving both the families in an extremely embarrassing situation. After all the ‘customary dealings’, the elders of both the families decide to conduct the marriages of Vaidehi and Kiran together. After searching the length and the breadth of the city (which also includes a ‘bridegroom hunt audition’), Kiran finds her soul mate in Bhushan (Aparshakti Khurana). One day, after much ado, Vaidehi says yes to Badri’s proposal for marriage, but, with a condition that she has to get her elder sister Kiran (Aakanksha Singh) married before her.
Even though Badri gets to know about Vaidehi’s past, that does not deter him from wooing her. He, then, starts pursuing Vaidehi relentlessly to marry him, only to get a firm no for an answer every single time. One day, when the carefree Badri sees the effervescent Vaidehi Trivedi (Alia Bhatt) in a marriage, he instantly falls in love with her. The entire Bansal household is kept under his control by Badrinath's strict and patriarchal father Bansal saab (Rituraj Singh). This is followed by the self-introduction of the tenth standard pass Badrinath Bansal aka Badri (Varun Dhawan) and his family which consists of his mother, his elder brother Alok Bansal (Yash Sinha) and his brother’s wife Urmila (Shweta Basu Prasad).
The film starts off in Jhansi with an extremely unique explanation of a boy being an ‘asset’ and a girl being a ‘liability’ vis a vis the prevalent dowry system. Will the film repeat history at the Box-Office or will it become history, let’s analyze.īADRINATH KI DULHANIA is an archetypal Bollywood rom-com drama (written by Shashank Khaitan), which mirrors the ups and downs in a couple’s life and the quintessential role of the society in the relationship.
This time round, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are coming together again in BADRINATH KI DULHANIA. While Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt went onto do KAPOOR & SONS, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt came together in the 2014’s hit film HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIA. The teenage drama not just proved to be a hit, but also gave Bollywood the trio of ‘Gen-Next’ stars in the form of Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. The year 2012 saw the release of the Karan Johar directed STUDENT OF THE YEAR. Badrinath Ki Dulhania Review & Review Rating