Badhaai Do

Not to be confused with Badhaai Ho.

Badhaai Do
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHarshavardhan Kulkarni
Written by
  • Suman Adhikary
  • Akshat Ghildial
  • Harshavardhan Kulkarni
Produced byVineet Jain
Starring
CinematographySwapnil S. Sonawane
Edited byKirti Nakhwa
Music bySongs:
Amit Trivedi
Guest Composers:
Tanishk Bagchi
Ankit Tiwari
Khamosh Shah
Score:
Hitesh Sonik
Production
company
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
Running time
147 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹25 crore[2]
Box officeest. ₹28.33 crore[3]

Badhaai Do (transl. Give Congratulations[a]) 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).[4] 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.[5][6]

The film was officially announced in March 2020. Principal photography began on 5 January 2021 in Dehradun.[7] The film was theatrically released on 11 February 2022.[8] 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.[9]

  1. ^ "Badhaai Do". British Board of Film Classification. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Badhaai Do Box Office report: Bhumi Pednekar-Rajkummar Rao's quirky drama hits jackpot, earns Rs 55 cr!". Zee News. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
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  4. ^ "Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar to star in Badhaai Ho sequel, here are the details". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar are in lavender marriage in quirky Badhaai Do trailer". Bollywood Hungama. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar's upcoming film Badhaai Do to go on floors in January 2021". Firstpost. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar start shooting Badhaai Do". The Indian Express. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar starrer Badhaai Do to release in cinema halls on February 11". Bollywood Hungama. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Winners of the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023". Filmfare. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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