Badhaai Ho Archives

The Multiverse of Middle-Age Chemistry and How Neena Gupta Created it

Neena Gupta has over the last few years, done some incredible work but it is her chemistry with co-stars like Raghubir Yadav and Gajraj Rao, that has opened both our eyes and imagination to the possibility of romance and chemistry between middle-aged characters.

Sonia Chopra July 25, 2016

Bollywood

Gajraj Rao: You’ve Definitely Seen Him Much Before Badhaai Ho

The unprecedented success of Badhaai Ho has catapulted Gajraj Rao straight into the spotlight. Although, the actor is no stranger to the Hindi film industry, it’s only in the 25th year of his career that he has become a film’s driving force and is afforded as much screen time as the lead, Ayushmann Khurrana.

Poulomi Das April 3, 2016

Love and Sex

Buddha Mil Gaya… Why Does the Thought of Old People With Sex Lives Make Us Cringe?

In our movies like in real life, we expect lovers to be young and restless. Indian psyche tutors us that men and women beyond 50 do not need a sexual dialogue or depiction. Aged people and their desires, as a Made in Heaven episode showed us, make us cringe.

Aarti Shetty March 22, 2016

Bollywood

Badhaai Ho Review: Why Should the Sex Lives of Indian Parents Be a Secret?

Badhaai Ho is a delightful comedy that exposes society’s hypocrisy toward sex. It underlines our unwillingness to view our parents as sexual beings, effectively asking, “Can Indians acknowledge love and intimacy only when it is young?”

Poulomi Das March 10, 2016

Bollywood

Meet Sanya Malhotra, No Longer “That Dangal Girl”

In the last three years, Sanya Malhotra has acted in films like Pataakha and Badhaai Ho, which offer a testament to her versatility. Now with her extraordinary performance in Ritesh Batra’s Photograph, the actress is finally ready to step out of Dangal’s shadow.

Poulomi Das March 8, 2016