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''Badhaii Ho'' (''Congratulations'') is a 2018 UsefulNotes/{{Bollywood}} family dramedy directed by Creator/{{Amit Ravindernath Sharma}}.

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''Badhaii Ho'' (''Congratulations'') is a 2018 {{Bollywood}} family dramedy directed by Creator/{{Amit Ravindernath Sharma}}.

Jeetu and Babli are an average middle-class Delhi couple. They have two grown sons -- Gullar is in high school, and Nakul in his mid-20s with a stable 9-5 and relationship. They still haven't lost their amorous feelings for one another, however, leading to a surprise pregnancy in middle age. Considered highly unconventional in India, Babli's pregnancy becomes a source of derision from her circle. The family must now pull together and face the problem head-on if their relationships are to survive.

The film was released on 18 October 2018. It was later remade in Tamil and Indonesian. The 2022 film ''Film/BadhaaiDo'', tackling another unconventional family dynamic in India (homosexuality), is billed as a SpiritualSuccessor to this film.

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* ExactEavesdropping: Nakul just happens to drop in as Sangeeta is [[spoiler:talking smack about Nakul's family. He breaks up with her daughter.]]
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Babli is unwilling to abort her pregnancy, considering it sinful.
* {{Housewife}}: Jeetu is the one who works; his wife Babli takes care of the kids and house.
* MaternityCrisis: [[spoiler:Babli goes into early labor while preparing for her own baby shower!]]
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Jeetu's mother Durga smothers him and is always quarreling with his wife Babli. One such argument leads to their late-stage conception. [[spoiler:Durga defending Babli to her daughter and daughter-in-law is a turning point.]]
* OldPeopleAreNonsexual: Babli and Jeetu conceiving in middle age is a source of shock and shame, because this reminder of intimacy in middle age is highly unusual.
* ParentalSexualitySquick: Nakul is unable to get it up with his girlfriend because he keeps thinking of his mother's pregnancy.
* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: Nakul is in his 20s and Gullar is in high school when their mother gets pregnant with their younger sister.
* UptownGirl: Nakul is middle class, and his girlfriend Renee is well-off. Nakul's mother's pregnancy actually drives a wedge between them because Renee's rich mother finds it improper and shameful.
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