It was the year 2018. A film was released in theatres in which a taboo topic (a topic which people do not talk about openly) was discussed. This film received positive reviews from critics, as a result of which this comedy drama film earned Rs 7.35 crore on the opening day. This film became a hit and this film made in a budget of 23 crores earned Rs 220 crores.
name of the movie
Did you recognize the name of this film? No! Let us give you another hint. In this film, a mother of two grown-up children becomes pregnant for the third time. Still didn’t recognize it? The name of this film is ‘Badhaai Ho’. Neena Gupta, Ayushmann Khurrana, Gajraj Rao, Surekha Sikri and Sanya Malhotra have played lead roles in this film. You can watch this film on the OTT platform Disney Plus Hotstar.
Five remakes of this film have been made
When this film proved to be a super-duper hit at the English box office, Boney Kapoor remade this film in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages. Not only this, this film was also remade in Indonesian by Falcon Pictures under the name Keluarga Slamet.
Film sequel
Four years after the release of ‘Badhaai Ho’, the sequel of this film ‘Badhaai Do’ was released. However, ‘Badhaai Do’, made on a budget of Rs 20 crore, could earn only Rs 28.15 crore worldwide. Note: Budget and box office figures are taken from Sacnilk.