Badrinath Ki Dulhania
4.5
Romantic comedy
Cast: Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Sahil Vaid, Akanksha Singh, Shweta Basu Prasad, Sukhmani Lamba
Director: Shashank Khaitan
Story: A Whimsical boy from Jhansi has his heart set on a headstrong girl from Kota. But she wants different things in life . How does their love story play out in a patriarchal society?
Review: The film is set in the heartland of India . You are straight away transported into the world of Badrinath Bansal aka Badri (Varun Dhawan ) and Vaidehi Trivedi (Alia Bhatt), characters that will stick with you . He is adamant on getting married to her , she wants to get a job and prove her worth to her family. Full credit to the director (Shashank Khaitan ) for making a film which could easily have become stretched, boring and foolish into a realistic and believable film. The film is entertaining and full of light hearted moments along with some cute ones . You laugh and at times even feel like you are tearing up. This is one of the few commercial films with a message . Here it is the woman who teaches the man the true meaning of being a man. Some scenes like the one in the bus where Badri is wooing Vaidehi and the climax scene are terrific. A special mention to Sahil Vaid who reprises the role of Varun Dhawan's hilarious friend from the first instalment . He is surely a talent to watch out for! As for the performances Varun Dhawan as Badrinath is phenomenal ! He gets every nuance of his character right . Even though he doesn't play the quintessential Bollywood hero and his character has some grey shades to it he makes you feel for his character. When he cries on screen your heart melts. He shines especially in the climax scene .
Alia Bhatt is not behind either ! She reminds you yet again why she is considered one of the finest actors of her generation. She gives a first rate performance and you think in awe about how much she has grown as an actor over the years. The lead pairs chemistry is also what makes the film so engrossing to watch. However except for Sahil Vaid the supporting cast of the film wasn't strong at all ,the one thing perhaps that was missing in this film but present in the first . This film is miles ahead of the first one in the Dulhania franchise .
Overall Badrinath Ki Dulhania is an intelligent film with its heart in the right place . Watch this film ,it makes you believe in true love .
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