(Instead of the usual note that no animals were hurt during its filming, this movie starts with a disclaimer about the 1961 Dowry Prohibition Act.)īadrinath (Varun Dhawan), the fellow who falls for Vaidehi - at a wedding, of course - comes from a well-to-do family in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, that practically screams patriarchy. The 2014 hit, starring Varun and Alia Bhatt, was a love story between a young feisty Ambala girl and a carefree Delhi boy.
Vaidehi is up against a lot: The first scenes of “Badrinath” remind us comically, but baldly, that baby boys are still considered assets while girls are liabilities. Sakshi Deshpandes answer to What is your review of Badrinath Ki Dulhania (2017 movie). Actor Varun Dhawan says his upcoming romantic-comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania is set in a world which is completely different from Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. The film received positive reviews and was commercially successful at the box office, and earned over 1.90 billion globally at the box office. Shashank Khaitan builds his romantic comedy “Badrinath Ki Dulhania” (“Badrinath’s Bride”) around a self-possessed heroine - Vaidehi (Alia Bhatt), whose dreams may be ill-defined but don’t necessarily include marriage. After working in Student of the Year and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt will be seen together again in the upcoming film. The film was theatrically released in India on 10 March 2017, coinciding with the Holi weekend. However, while he wants to marry her, she yearns to pursue her dream of becoming an air hostess.
Recent Bollywood movies have tried out, hesitantly and conservatively, versions of the Modern Woman: Heroines can have careers they can live alone in the big city they can even (if very rarely) have sex before marriage.īut marry, it seems, they must. Badri, a wealthy man's son, meets Vaidehi at a wedding and sparks fly between them.