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Badrinath is looking for a typical bride; Vaidehi is looking for an independent life. Together they must break with tradition and redefine their role.
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| indieWireAnisha JhaveriBadrinath Ki Dulhania may hit several faulty notes as a flag-bearer for feminism, but as delivered by this endearing duo, it’s bound to touch more than a few hearts. |
| FilmfareRachit GuptaThe usual tropes of masala movies like the spunky music and the slick clothes etc add no value to this movie. What does make sense is the fact that it takes run of the mill romance and turns it into a quirky and very entertaining experience. |
| The Times of IndiaNihit BhaveRSVP Yes to this wedding; it's grand, with good music, great people and delicious food for thought. |
| ReutersShilpa JamkhandikarOn the surface, Badrinath ki Dulhaniya is funny and smart, but when you get to the heart of it, the film doesn't quite hold up. |
| Hindustan TimesSarit RayBadrinath... is a move in the right direction. It lacks the realism of hard-hitting indie cinema, but still takes a pertinent subject to a wide audience. |
| The National (UAE)Aarti JhuraniBe prepared for the second half to drag, and don't go for the music, it is nothing to write home about, but if you've been waiting for a good mindless "masala" film, this may be the one for you. |
| New York TimesRachel SaltzIf “Badrinath” ends up being less about female empowerment than about schooling gents on a cardinal rule, its pop comes from Ms. Bhatt. |
| User ReviewSania SVery clean family movie. After a very long time I was able to see a movie with the family and with such a good message. Love that Bollywood hasn't completely forgotten its roots and values. The lead pair were amazing and had can't be replicated chemistry. Wish to see more like this ! |
| User ReviewBrooklyn MThis movie was well done and had a great story. |
| User ReviewEmma WBadrinath ki Dulhania keeps the excitement and pleasure of a typical Bollywood romantic comedy while also incorporating progressive values and social commentary. This film builds upon the traditional Bollywood values to incorporate feminist concepts as well. From the beginning it is clear that the leading female role, Vaidehi Trivedi played by Alia Bhatt, is the hero of the film, and the leading male role, Badrinath Bansal played by Varun Dhawan, is the one who needs to change his views so that the moral universe of the film may be righted. At the beginning, Badrinath is complacent in his father's misogynistic views, but through his relationship with Vaidehi realizes that he cannot allow his father to treat women this way. This is significant in contrast to other romantic Bollywood movies. For example, in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, the leading male Raj is the peak of Bollywood morals, in convincing Simran that they cannot simply elope and must get the approval of the parents first. However in Badrinath ki Dulhania, Badrinath must go through "a change of heart [that] is dramatic and total" (Ashis Nandy 89) for the moral universe to be righted. Thus the film successfully incorporates all of the classic Bollywood aspects that viewers have come to know and love, from the happy ending to the fun and colorful song and dance sequences, into a movie that also tackles real and difficult issues with combating misogyny within the family structure. However, the film did not highlight how Badrinath's father is able to move past his sexist values and accept Badrinath's marriage, his daughter-in-law working, and treat his granddaughter equally. The movie ends with a satisfying "all is well" without providing any screentime to see the switch occurr. In Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, the father also must make a shift, but before the shift occurs, there is an intense scene of Simran, the female lead, pleading with her father to allow her to marry Raj. But before this, we see the progression of Raj convincing her father of his good character. In Badrinath ki Dulhania Badrinath confronts his father but there is no buildup to his father changing his mind. Nonetheless, it is a great film that is quintessential Bollywood with a bit of political flare. |