Badhaai Ho 2018

Nakul Kaushik, Ayushmann Khurrana, is a young man in a stable relationship with his colleague, Renee Sharma Sanya Malhotra. The couple enjoys a supportive circle, especially Renee’s mother, Sangeeta Sharma, who is clearly fond of Nakul and approves of the union. Nakul’s father, Jeetender Kaushik, works for the Railways, and his mother, Priyamvada Kaushik Neena Gupta, is a traditional housewife. Nakul also has a younger brother, Gullar, who is navigating high school, and a strong-willed grandmother, Dadi Surekha Sikri, who often butts heads with Priyamvada and exerts a steady, if stern, influence on the family.

One day, Durga, the family’s matriarch figure, taunts Priyamvada and leaves her visibly upset. In a tender moment, Jeetu consoles his wife and they share a quiet intimacy, underscoring the closeness that bonds the Kaushik household even in the wake of conflict. Time passes, and after about 19 weeks, Priyamvada discovers she is pregnant again. The news sets off a cascade of emotions: for Priyamvada, abortion is not an option she wants to consider, and for Jeetu, the revelation becomes a cause to rally the family. The pregnancy becomes a focal point for the relatives’ expectations and judgments, and the public perception shifts as the news goes viral, inviting laughter and scorn from friends, relatives, and the wider community.

The revelation brings a shift in Nakul’s behavior. He begins to distance himself from Renee as the weight of Priyamvada’s pregnancy presses on him, and both he and his younger brother Gullar feel the pressure of societal scrutiny. The family is confronted with the discomfort and embarrassment that come with such a late-in-life pregnancy, and even the cousin’s wedding in Meerut becomes a charged event for them. Jeetu, Priyamvada, and Durga travel to the wedding with Durga’s stubborn sense of duty intact, while Nakul struggles to maintain his relationship with Renee. The pregnancy resents itself in Nakul’s inability to connect intimately with Renee, a tension that Renee tries to help him work through with patience and support.

At the wedding, Durga’s earlier defiance of social snobbery softens for the first time, as she publicly defends Priyamvada against the cruel remarks of the elder relatives and others who mock the delay in the pregnancy. The moment marks a subtle but meaningful shift in the family’s dynamics, with Durga standing up for Priyamvada and challenging the selfish attitudes around them.

Meanwhile, Gullar reveals to Nakul that he was beaten at school after standing up for his mother, a confession that forges a stronger bond between the two brothers. This incident galvanizes Nakul to act. He visits the school the next day and defends Gullar, and when a friend taunts him, Nakul responds with firm resolve. His stand inspires a sense of pride and responsibility, and soon after, Jeetu, Priyamvada, and Durga return with a renewed sense of unity. The family reconciles, and Priyamvada encourages Nakul to make amends with Renee and with Sangeeta, reinforcing the idea that unity begins at home.

As wedding preparations continue, Priyamvada goes into labor and is rushed to the hospital. The family awaits news with cautious joy, and the doctor delivers the news of a baby girl, prompting an outpouring of happiness that brings the entire household closer. Fifteen months pass, and Nakul and Renee take a major step forward in their relationship: they become engaged, a moment celebrated in the presence of their families, including Nakul’s new baby sister, cementing the sense that the Kaushik clan has grown and changed together, bonded by love, forgiveness, and shared resilience.