Reviews & Ratings for
बद्रीनाथ की दुल्हनिया (2017)

Badrinath Ki Dulhania - Varun-Alia strikes gold with this one as well. The film is enjoyable throughout its runtime and that is quite obvious for a Varun-Alia starrer. Shashank Khaitan, after his debut in the form of Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, comes up with another heartwarming tale which is way different from the former. This one is more of a family drama whatwith a cute chemistry between the lead pairs, great cameraderie between Varun and his friend, dozes of great laughter throughout the movie and, showcasing a serious issue in the lightest way possible. The stylishness of Khaitan keeps the film going. The story revolves around Badrinath Bansal who thinks himself to be the most eligible bachelor of Jhansi and Vaidehi Trivedi of Kota whose only dream is to become an air hostess. Funny referrals are drawn such as Boy=Asset and Girl=Liability in those places. Direction has improved a lot since his debut film. Dialogues are excellent and they never go overtly preachy which is laudable. Chartbuster music supports the movie very well. Locations of UP, Rajasthan and Singapore are adorable. Screenplay is written so nicely that you never feel its a bore. The pre-interval twist works here which separates the two. The second half portrays how their love blossoms again and how it changes Badri's perspective about women and marriage. The director deserves a thumbs up for showing that the girl chooses her career over marriage which is neglected in most Bollywood flicks. The climax could've been more elaborate as it was mainly about gender equality. It seemed that the director was in a rush for 'Badri Ki Dulhania'. The characters have depth in this one and it's sure to make you emotional at a point of time. All done and dusted, its Varun's eighth superhit in a row with a 100% success rate. There's no one out there with so much consistency. Apaarshakti Khurrana and Swanand Kirkire also have important roles to play. The perfect watch for your Holi weekend.
Note :- If you're upset as there's no Alia Bhatt song, then wait, there's a big surprise for you.
Warning :- Strictly recommended for those who are Humpty Sharma lovers. Just tolerate the 'Aashiq Surrender Hua' track which is right after the start of the movie.

After seeing the trailer, I felt that it's gonna be another Humpty Sharma type movie. But, Varun Dhawan's success ration made me to watch this movie on first day. So, here is its review!

Director Shashank Khaitan and Dharma Production have tried to make a simple-family oriented- love story with colorful costumes, sets and songs. And they have done it really well. Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are fabulous together. We have seen their superb chemistry in Humpty Sharma. But, I'm amazed with the chemistry between Varun Dhawan and Sahil Vaid (his friend). Both have just rock the screen!

Story is moving on a fast paced track in first half. Interval will make you sad, as in that time the film would not be running. And you all will wait for the second half to start. As the first half is supremely fast, colorful, humorous, and full on with Varun Dhawan's Dhamaal. Second half is slightly slow paced, somehow it looses the grip. Though there are certain songs and 3 awesome funny moments, including Varun Dhawan with the baddies of Singapore. That's a LOL moment. Then the paced gears up after Tamma Tamma song. The conversation between Alia n Varun after that song is worth to watch. Writers have shown their maturity in that scene. Kudos. And again in the end, writers and actors like Varun and Alia nail it. Film ends with a happy-go-lucky song- The title track.

Alia Bhatt is as usual fantastic. I like Varun Dhawan since SOTY so I'll not say anything about him. He is as best as he can. Sahil Vaid is the JAAN of this movie. Without him, I don't think this film would become like this. For him only, I will watch this movie again and again whenever I'll get the chance. Both the fathers have done superb job with their oxygen cylinders especially Swanand Kirkire. Shweta Basu's comeback is appreciable. Aparshakti Khurrana and his song JMD will remain with you forever. Overall, a decent cast.

Songs are better than the previous part. There was only Samjhavan song, but it was a huge hit. A glimpse of that song is also here in the background in climax. Humsafar, Tamma Tamma, Title Track, Roke Na Ruke Naina- all songs are superb, let me download these amazing songs.

Direction and camerawork are fine. I have just one problem in second half where it starts to loose the grip. Otherwise, there are so many moments of fun and joy that the dull moments will hide behind them. Congratulations to the entire team for making one more film on Dulhaniya franchise, with a great love, passion and a social message, too. I like this movie more than the previous.

On the whole, Varun Dhawan will keep his success ratio alive with this movie. Go and watch this family film. A holy-entertainment on Holi days!

This movie is the problem that Bollywood has with trying to understand the new age…
For instance, if a male is getting sexually harassed, the comedy music comes on… women are shown as liability and they never really address the issue that really are not… Stalking is perfectly fine if you love the girl... regressive stuff like that!

This film is all sorts of wrong in its social logic.

But forgetting all that, is this a good film?

Does the film work? Is it entertaining?

Well, not really. Its uneven, muddled and doesn’t know where it is going and then finally it ends.

The songs are not that good and very unevenly spaced and nothing really happens for a good portion of the second half. The direction is ok types and the dialogs are forgettable.
Acting wise, varun dhawan is fine, alia Bhatt is bland and no one else really shines across.

In short, AVOID this film, its not as fun as humpty sharma ki dulhania and sort of misses it mark as both a youth film and a social film.

Rating: 4.5/10 . Barely onetime watchable, not time pass entertainment or serious enough to make you ponder on the gender roles in middle India.

Think this movie is #sweet it has so much emotions #emotional a lot of #tragic Varun acts #clever but he was cute and gentle #revolutionary #mustWatch its a family watch movie and its a inspirational movie