Comedy, Drama  •  2022  •  147 min

Badhaai Do (2022)

Badhaai Do poster

Badhaai Do (2022)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Hinduism: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.7

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.


Starring Cast

Rajkummar Rao  •   Bhumi Pednekar  •   Chum Darang


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by focusing on the struggles of LGBTQ+ individuals for acceptance and the right to live authentically, directly challenging traditional societal norms regarding marriage and sexuality.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

The movie 'Badhaai Do' demonstrates significant Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by intentionally centering its narrative on LGBTQ+ characters and their experiences. It explicitly critiques traditional societal norms and expectations surrounding marriage and sexuality, highlighting the challenges faced by marginalized identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High

Badhaai Do provides an affirming portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters by focusing on a gay man and a lesbian woman in a lavender marriage. It respectfully explores their journey towards self-acceptance and societal understanding, advocating for the dignity and validity of queer relationships against external pressures.

Hinduism: Negative
Confidence: High

The film portrays the conservative social and familial aspects often associated with traditional Hindu culture as hypocritical and oppressive. It critiques the societal pressure on individuals to conform to heterosexual marriage and traditional gender roles, highlighting the harm caused to LGBTQ+ individuals by these rigid interpretations of tradition.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

The film's narrative centers on a lavender marriage between a gay man and a lesbian woman, exploring themes of homosexuality and societal pressures. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes depicted in the story, leading to a rating of N/A for this specific aspect.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Badhaai Do" features original characters created for this specific movie. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, prior installments, or history whose gender has been changed in this adaptation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Badhaai Do is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. Its characters were created for this specific movie, thus lacking any prior canonical or historical racial establishment to be 'swapped' from.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.0
The Movie Database logo
6.8

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.4
Metacritic logo
N/A

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