Badrinath Ki Dulhania Movie Review

Shashank Khaitan, the complete outsider, made huge inroads into Dharma Productions and into Bollywood with his debut directorial Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania. That movie came out of nowhere, became a big surprise hit and more importantly was loved by the audience. Karan Johar thinks the ‘Dulhania’ franchise could be a money-spinner for him and thus has bankrolled the next film in the franchise Badrinath Ki Dulhania. The movie has no link to the first film in the series, except for its title. Will it continue the hit formula and entertain like the first film? Also, will it continue Varun Dhawan’s impressive success streak? Will Alia shine once again?

Story: Badrinath (Varun) is a lovable chap who lives in Jhansi. His father is a typical misogynist who doesn’t like women in the family to be working. Badri falls in love with Vaidehi (Alia). He coaxes her into falling in love with him but the problem arises when she wants to be an independent woman and Badri’s father doesn’t want her to work after marriage. We don’t want to reveal much about the story, but it also touches upon the abhorrent issue of dowry.

Screenplay and Direction: Shashank Khaitan gets the issues faced by small town India which the population in metroes often overlook. He tries to imbibe some novel forward thinking issues in his movie, and largely succeeds in bringing it across in an entertaining manner. The first half of Badrinath Ki Dulhania flows by, and there are no dull moments in the film. The second half doesn’t lag behind in the entertainment factor either. The balance of emotions, i.e funny moments and dramatic moments, is very smartly done with none of the two elements taking an upper hand. Shashank Khaitan succeeds in his job once again.

Technically, Badrinath Ki Dulhania feels like a real movie, because it has been largely shot on real locations in Kota and in Singapore. The costume design and the production design make the film authentic. The editing is sharp. The music of Badrinath Ki Dulhania, even if it doesn’t hit the zany heights of the first movie, it makes quite a mark. The title song, Aashiq Surrender Hua, Humsafar and Roke Na Time Naina all move the story forward in their way and also sound good.

Acting: Varun Dhawan shines and how. He owns Badrinath Ki Dulhania from start to finish, and lives the character of Badri. The role will endear him to a large section of the audience and should help him win over fans in droves at smaller cities and towns of India. He is charming, shows his acting range, without ever going out of character. He also gets the accent right.

Alia Bhatt is a firecracker and she once again proves that she is one of the finest female actors of our generation. She stands her ground and even though she doesn’t break new boundaries with her acting in Badrinath Ki Dulhania, she shines. Maybe she doesn’t even need to up her game because she is so far ahead of the competition now. Alia also manages to cry more naturally in front of the camera, which is a big plus in films like this. Sahil Vaid, who plays the lovable best friend of Badrinath, Somdev, is the actor who holds the movie together. His performance will not go unnoticed.

Conclusion: Badrinath Ki Dulhania is a movie which holds the standard set by Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. It is entertaining, it gives out a social message, it has great performances from the two leads and it holds a nice page throughout the duration of the movie. If you liked the first part, you should definitely check out Badrinath Ki Dulhania. It doesn’t try to outdo or copy the original and that is what makes this sequel unique.

A special mention for Shashank Khaitan, who has become a director to watch out for.

Rating: ★★★★☆

Pros:

  • Varun and Alia’s chemistry
  • The entertainment quotient is high in the movie
  • The pace never slackens
  • The music adds value to the film
  • The clever implementation of social issues

Cons:

  • None
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33 Comments

  • If you liked the first part, you should definitely check out Badrinath Ki Dulhania. Indicine it does not matters even if you have not seen 1st part you will definitely like 2nd part so go for it

  • There is director like zoya and imtiaz only making movies like urban india is mainly a desi country we need some serious movies like BKD, Pk, Dangal, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Jolly LLB 2 etc

  • indicine how there is no cons is it true in every movie you give out some cons how come there is no cons in this one you might be joking i guess

  • next SRK is Varun or Shahid
    next aamir is Ranbir
    next salman is sidharth ( over acting special)……..
    awesome movie…

  • The music works in the movie and even without the movie the songs work lol what even without the movie the songs work or even without the songs the movie will work indicine correct it

  • I really loved the film and enjoyed every bit ofit and the actors made me feel all the emotions in manner as if it was happening with me. I cried, laughed, smiled in this beautiful roller coaster ride which was worth every penny of my ticket price or maybe i profited bcoz it gave me more.

  • Special mention for varun he has taken giant strides in the industry not only at the box office but also in his acting department. Loved his performance truly entertaining.

  • varun is a next big star
    no one can stop him
    looking at varun performance choice of film
    he will beat hritik I
    ajay akshay in coming year

  • I still feel 4 stars is too much for BKD . BKD will emerge successful as it has been made on a reasonable budget and having the advantage of sequel factor . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • indicine, y didnt you give 5 stars to this movie if there isnt any con. And just a random question, have you ever given a movie 5 stars?

  • Salman Khan says Varun should not try to be ‘over smart’ . Kareena asks if PC/Dp get extra pay for being Hollywood wannabes. Presently Kangana is being ridiculed for her 3 national awards/recent flop Rangoon. The truth is that people can’t just stand others successes. It’s trully an intolerant bollywood!

  • Guys don’t waste your money on this movie same typical story I refer Logan movie is best them all go and watch Logan…

  • Other reviews all pointed out Varun fails a bit in the sad and dramatic crying scenes to eBay convincing and his accent sometimes goes on and off…But u think that both are perfect…
    Some have pointed out that songs aren’t as good as the previous installment had. And the lessons it tries to teach becomes a bit over the top halfway through..

    But u see no cons..

    I’m not trying to say that u are lying, but saying that many people have different opinions on each movie..

    In this case, I will compare it with Kapoor And Sons… you gave both 4 stars and Kapoor and Sons is one of my most favourite movies of last year..or ever in general..

  • Gonna watch it tonight in Bordeaux (France). First one was a good surprise, I expect this one to be equally good.

  • What!!!!! first of all i am myself a big fan of varun dhawan and i think he is the only superstar material in current generation but for christ sake you have given 4-4.5 stars to dangal the film of the decade, i don’t remeber exactly hom many stars because your reviews doesn’t matters to anyone to that extent but you have written few cons about the film but there are no cons in BKD are you serious really seriously sickily the most biased site in the country you favour shahrukh, karan etc. but don’t pull varun in that crap because his choices are different don’ t spread negstivity like he need favours from you because he don’t need it

  • exellent film ….in my opinion best film of the year…..it has all ingredients like emotion drama romance nd mainly comedy…..what a comic timing he has….2nd number akshay kumar in the industry or comparable to akshay…..go for this guyzz …your stomach will while leaving the theatre……i will give it 4.5 out of 5

  • Haha

    Ppl are so silly…

    You cant just give a movie 5 stars if there were no cons in the movie- movies like Kahaani or Pink may be flawless with no or next to no cons but you wouldnt give them 5 stars. Those movies hold your attention but do they really deserve 5 stars…? IMO no- I still believe such movies are best left for tv n not theatres as its too expensive to watch a glorified tv serial episode in the theatres…!

    For me 5 stars are rightly reserved ONLY for Aamir Khan movies n for those other mivies that entertain you from start to finish abit like 3 idiots, BB or RDB or even an older classic like Gadar…! To go from a 4 star rating to 5 star rating a film needs to provide wholesome entertainment n only a select few meet that criteria…

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