Badrinath Ki Dulhania
Seen it?2017 | 139 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 19 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a story of Badrinath Bansal from Jhansi and Vaidehi Trivedi from Kota and what happens when the two of them meet. Even though they both belong to small towns, their mindset about gender roles in society and about life in general are diametrically opposite. This leads to a clash of ideologies, despite both of them recognising the goodness in each other. Will they be able to overcome circumstances to accept their love for each other? Will they be able to surpass the expectations and pressures of their small town families to be together? Answers to these and many more such questions make for an interesting journey of love, laughter, emotions and madness called Badrinath Ki Dulhania.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
10 wins and 22 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$26 million worldwide; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 119K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shashank Khaitan
- Varun DhawanBadrinath
- Alia BhattVaidehi
- Shweta Basu PrasadUrmila Bansal
- Gauahar KhanLakshmi Shankar
- Sahil VaidSomdev Mishra
- Shiv DarshanRaju
- Aakanksha SinghKiran
- Puneet Singh RatnDev
- Yash SinhaAloknath Bansal
- Gaurav PandeyGurmeet