Movie

Badhaai Do

2022 · 147 min

A warm, funny, and heartfelt look at chosen family and living truthfully, balancing sharp comedy with genuine emotional stakes.

Tagline: Atrangi wedding. Satrangi Setting.
Overview: A gay cop and a lesbian teacher enter a sham marriage to pacify their families but find that relationships — both real and fake — aren't all that easy.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, satirical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, love, found family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
love
found family
loyalty
Places: small town
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild