Rajkummar Rao And Bhumi Pednekar To Work Together In ‘Badhaai Do’; To Go On Floors In January 2021

‘Badhaai Do’ is the franchise of the family entertainer ‘Badhaai Ho’ which told the story of a middle-aged couple getting pregnant much to the disappointment of their son and the society. Read on.

Image courtesy - Rajkummar Rao (@rajkummar_rao/Instagram)

New Delhi: The 2018 National Award-winning film ‘Badhaai Ho’ starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao in the lead roles marks its second anniversary today. This movie went on to mint more than 100 crores at the box office and the makers are all set to announce its franchise movie ‘Badhaai Do’ starring Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar in the lead roles. In this franchise movie, Rajkummar portrays the role of a Delhi cop on-screen, who is the only male cop in a mahila thana, while Bhumi plays a character of a school PT teacher. The ‘Shahid’ actor took to his social media to announce the date from which the film will go on floor. He wrote, “oh date pakki!? Haath milao @bhumipednekar (sanitiser laga ke ), 2021 ki shuruat badhaiyon ke sath. #BadhaaiDo @jungleepictures #HarshavardhanKulkarni #AkshatGhildial @sumadhikary”

Bhumi Pednekar also shared her excitement and wrote, “Aye @rajkummar_rao time to say #BadhaaiDo, milte hain set pe, January 2021. Bring it on @jungleepictures #HarshavardhanKulkarni #AkshatGhildial @sumadhikary”

Rajkummar Rao, who would be seen in a totally different avatar in this one said, “I am happy things are picking pace and the wheel is moving again. Badhaai Do is a special film for me. I am glad to take up this nuanced character who has layers of conflicts to resolve in and around him. As far as preparations are concerned, i have my own process of preparing a character, and also this time it is the setting of this character in Badhaai Do that makes it unique. The audience is in for a surprise, which will unfold with time. I am happy to reconnect with the audience on the special occasion of Badhaai Ho anniversary, the film was an absolute delight and one of my most favourites.” The ’Newton’ actor further continued, “Badhaai Ho is a very special film and the whole team together made a beautiful film which was loved by everyone around the world. Though the setting of our film and the story is very different from Badhaai Ho the unique story and these entertaining characters will be so much fun for the audiences to watch.” Bhumi Pednekar also shared her love for the script of ‘Badhaai Do’ and said, “I have played many different roles previously in my films but my character in Badhaai Do is truly special. I loved the script since the first narration as the subject is very relevant and is packaged in the most entertaining way. Since this is the first time I will be working with Rajkummar, I am super excited as we begin our shoot soon. Badhaai Ho has been one of my favorites and it feels amazing to take this franchise forward.” ‘Badhaai Do’ will be helmed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni and will be Rajkummar Rao’s second collaboration with Junglee Pictures after ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’. ‘Badhaai Do’ has been written by Suman Adhikary. Stay tuned for the latest updates!