Saturday, October 20, 2018

Badhai ho (बधाई हो)

"Badhai ho (बधाई हो)"

Watched Hindi movie "Badhai ho (बधाई हो)" with Jayant, Sucheeta, Sameer, Pooja and Aditi.

This movie is produced by Vineet Jain et al, directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma and stars Ayushman Khurana, Sanya Malhotra, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao and Surekha Sikri in main roles. 

Ayushman is son of a Gajraj and Neena Gupta. He stays with his parents, younger brother and grandmother in a middle-class locality. He works in a company and has a sweetheart, Sanya. One day the news breaks that Nina Gupta is pregnant. 

The movie has a very limited story. However, the initial reactions of the family and society and gradually change in their perspective is what makes the movie. Each character reacts differently. Some with anger,  some with disdain, some find it unpalatable, some find it romantic and some make fun of it. But everyone is shocked. 

Ayushman has a pleasant personality, good looks and acts well.  Sanya looks beautiful but has awful hair. Gajraj (relatively unknown actor) surprises with his subtle acting. Neena Gupta looks beautiful even after she has crossed 60. I dare say she looks better than some of the current heroines and underplays her role very well. But it is Surekha Sikri as Dadi who wins the audience over. She plays the old outspoken but yet inwardly soft Dadi to perfection. 

Director ensues that there is no slack in the movie. He stays true to the story and handles it with care. He has to walk a fine line to ensure that double entendre does not become prominent and focus remains on the story. 

Cinematographer has limited opportunities as most of the shooting is indoors. Music is forgettable. 
This movies uses a lot of Punjabi. So it will not make its mark where Hindi is not regularly spoken or Hindi movies are not regularly watched. If all the dialogues were in Hindi,  the movie would have had a pan India reach. 

All in all a good entertaining movie. 

Recommend watching!

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