Rajkummar Rao-Bhumi Pednekar's 'Badhaai Do' Is About A Lavender Marriage; Here's What It Means!
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Currently, there has been a lot of buzz around¡ª ¡®Badhaai Do,¡¯ a film starring Bhumi Pednekar and Rajkummar Rao.
The trailer has revealed a lot more than it should have. It's evident in the trailer that the story will revolve around a lesbian marrying a gay guy in small-town India.
Bollywood is not alien to the concept of Lavender marriages, but what does it mean?
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The idea of opposite-sex homosexuals marrying each other is called a ¡®lavender marriage.¡¯
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In the setup, a male-female enters a marriage of convenience to conceal one or both partners' socially stigmatized sexual orientation.
This is not Rajkummar Rao's first movie on an issue that remains taboo or a hush-hush topic.
Rao has been associated with films like Aligarh and Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga, making him a safe bet to carry a subject as sensitive as a lavender marriage.
Responding to the trailer of the film, fans wrote:
The casteism and transphobia of the #BadhaaiDo trailer... Is it too much to expect good representation when it comes to Bollywood?
¡ª Roberta Enthusiast (@yetanotherdrag) January 26, 2022
Even an attempt to make a progressive movie in India is laughable. #BadhaaiDo pic.twitter.com/Xv7K1U6kg3
¡ª Surname can't be blank (@Effacing_me) January 26, 2022
"Badhaai Do" trailer is good, spotlighting socially stigmatised lavender marriage. But the trailer exposes too much, to the point where it feels like a short summary.
¡ª Harshit Singhai (@harshit_778) January 26, 2022
Ofcourse, there will be a social speech by Rajkumar Rao in the end. It's inevitable. #BadhaaiDo
ok I am really excited for Badhaai Do but wtf is that a straight pride flag??? pic.twitter.com/ccDcT3MN8f
¡ª tanya (taylor's version) (@Tanya_swiftie_) January 26, 2022
you know what by bollywood standard the trailer for ¡®badhaai do¡¯ looks promising - interesting bold concept, nice actors, plus it¡¯s been so long since i¡¯ve been genuinely thrilled for an indian movie, hope they don¡¯t fudge it with too much *airbrushed* "realistic-ness"
¡ª zephyrentamental (@IVXXIIMCMXCVI) January 26, 2022
I just wish Bollywood would learn to cut a trailer. Again summarized the whole damn movie! Fab actors, looks like a good fun movie, but lost half the interest already. No point making the trip to a theater when you know the story. Will wait for OTT release.#BadhaaiDo
¡ª kah¨¡niw¨¡li. ????¡â???????? (@urbanyogie) January 26, 2022
badhaai do looks so good!! am glad to see more lgbtq mainstream bollywood films
¡ª Seher ?? (@chotoranii) January 25, 2022
Not going to show my parents the trailer of badhaai do, not giving them any ideas for when i wnat to marry a man.
¡ª Paanda likes sitcoms. (@PandasDontSmoke) January 25, 2022
I personally know gay men wishing their lives to be like "Badhaai Do".
¡ª ???? ??? ?????? (@ianupamdey) January 25, 2022
Hope the movie ending enlighten people about the essence of marriage, not as a tool to by pass the consevative society. #BadhaaiDoTrailer
Subtle casteism of Bollywood.#BadhaaiDo #Bollywood pic.twitter.com/Rn1E4BCfEB
¡ª Vicky (@democraticVicky) January 25, 2022
Even though they revealed the whole plot of #BadhaaiDo,still gonna love watchin the film coz amazing actors @RajkummarRao nd @bhumipednekar r there in da film,nd yes of course 4 supporting bwood 2 bring out some original contents
¡ª That Alia boy? (@CreativShreyash) January 25, 2022
All da best #RajkumarRao #BhumiPednekar 4 da film
Daaaamnnnn @RajkummarRao ???my main reason to watch #BadhaaiDo #BadhaaiDoInCinemas #RajkummarRao #RajuWinningHearts pic.twitter.com/5UCnW1rjXp
¡ª Urooj (@Uroooooooj) January 25, 2022
Produced by Junglee Pictures, Badhaai Do has been directed by Harshvardhan Kulkarni, who had earlier directed Gulshan Devaiah¡¯s Hunterrr (2015). The movie's script was written by Suman Adhikary and Akshat Ghildial, who had co-written Badhaai Ho.
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