Badrinath Ki Dulhania (बद्रीनाथ की दुल्हनिया)

'Hello. Welcome to Jhansi

'Let me introduce you to my family.'

Meet my father, Ambernath Bansal...

'...and my mother Shanti Bansal.'

'Mom's silent most of the time.'

'My father takes all of the decisions in my life.'

'Right now he's deciding...'

'...who is lucky enough to be my bride.'

'This man here, who's anxiously tapping his foot...'

'...is the bride's father.'

They are here with a marriage proposal for their 'Liability'

'In our country every child's "balance sheet"...'

'...is prepared at since the time of his birth.'

Congratulations, it's a boy.

Boy = Asset!

Congratulations, it's a girl!

Girl = Liability.

'The birth of an 'Asset' is celebrated with exotic sweets...'

'...while the birth of a 'Liability' is only cheered with cheap candies.'

'No matter how useless the boy is...'

'...his value keeps growing.'

'And despite how talented the girl maybe...'

she's never enters the 'Assets' column.

'And then, a couple of years later...'

'...the time finally arrives for their audit report, I.e marriage.'

'The Assets are evaluated...'

'...and their ODP, which is 'One-Time Dowry Price' is declared.'

'And these prices are conveyed to the concerned parties...'

'...through various agents.'

The party's final offer...

Right after the engagement, there will be a brand new SUV parked in your garage.

Imported.

The girl is studying to get a MBA.

The party is willing to give five million.

And right after the wedding he's promised 1O acres of land...

And cash separately.

But her qualification won't make any difference to the price.

Along with that, she will bring a gold and a diamond set.

Just say yes.

What more do you want? - Snacks are nice!

'And the good-for-nothing 'Asset' they are all referring to...'

'ls me.'

Badrinath Bansal... aka Badri.

Don't give me that crooked smile.

You're not Shahrukh Khan.

Now smile properly.

A little more.

More.

Come on.

Stop showing your teeth.

Little less.

Now turn your body.

Just your body, not your face.

Like in one of those clothing commercials.

Yeah...

Why are you tapping your feet

Stop making me act like a clown!

Clown?

Soon my company...

...will be the biggest matrimonial company in all of Jhansi and UP.

Think of something else, that's a stupid name.

Just wait and watch...

...I will fix your marriage as well.

No thank you, my father will take care of that.

By the time your father's priest finds you a bride...

...you will already have turned 50

Hello!

Hello!

This fort was built in the 11th Century.

Stop, Prakash!

Badri has received a call.

He knows you're here.

Prakash, stop!

Otherwise, Badri will come run over you with his motorcycle!

Hey, stop.

Stop you...

Prakash, why are you making my friend run after you?

I didn't notice Somdev...

If you didn't notice him then why were you running from him?

I was just jogging. - Dressed like this?

Wonderful!

Why all the exercise?

I am getting married next week.

So I thought I should lose some weight.

You won't lose weight just by jogging.

You know what, start doing sit-ups.

I will start tomorrow...

'What you must do tomorrow, do it today...'

'...and what you must to today, do it... - Now!'

Correct. - Start.

Do you have any intentions of repaying...

...the 1.5 million you borrowed from my father?

I met Alok the other day.

I promised to pay him half the amount right after the wedding...

...and the rest in installments.

Promise? - Mother-promise.

Wow...someone's been practicing his English.

You see, my would-be wife is a graduate.

You're blushing.

How do you spell 'GRADUATE'?

Speak up.

Okay, Somdev will tell you.

'G' along with an 'R' followed by

...then comes 'D' and a 'U' and another 'A' and then comes 'TE'.

'GRADUATE!'

Great.

I thought you're asking me to spell it in English.

Don't think too much.

Here's what you will do.

Add four more names in your guest list.

When your father-in-law gives you the money...

...you can quietly hand it over to me.

Otherwise, I'll make you rot behind bars for demanding dowry.

And once in there...

...you won't need to make an effort to lose weight.

Get it? - I do.

Have a good day.

All this running for nothing. - You should exercise as well.

No... I don't need to lose any weight.

Her astrological charts show that...

...she will only bear daughters.

Our daughter has already completed her B.Ed.

And she has a desire to teach kids even after her marriage.

Are you going to decide...

...what she will do after marriage?

That's not what I meant, Mr. Ambernath.

This is my eldest daughter-in-law.

She is much more educated than your daughter.

But she never had any stupid notions like taking up a job.

We'll give it a thought and let you know.

If your son and our daughter could meet...

Enough!

Now leave...

'Father may be the only person in this world...'

'...who uses an oxygen cylinder for his heart condition.'

'But this oxygen cylinder is more like his strength, and not weakness.'

'Actually my brother Alok fell in love.'

'He wanted to marry Sakshi and make her my sister-in-law.'

'But father had already fixed his wedding with Urmila.'

'Brother rebelled against it, and when father slapped him...'

'...he decided to leave home.'

'Brother was almost out of the door...'

'...when father clenched his heart and fell on the sofa.'

'Brother's courage was shattered...'

'...and finally had to marry Urmila instead of Sakshi.'

'An Indian father has the weakest heart in the world.'

'The Lord created him equipped with a 'heart-attack button'.

'As soon as things start to get out of control...'

'...he presses the button and brings the situation in control'.

'Now brother keeps himself busy with work.'

They showroom we got from his father-in-law...'

'...has already expanded threefold in just two years.'

'He also looks after father's money-lending business.'

'At night he sits on the terrace alone and has a few drinks...'

'...and sometimes even falls asleep there.'

'It's been a while since I saw brother smile.'

'I just pray to the Lord...'

'...that my story doesn't end like this.'

Hello! Welcome!

We extend our welcome to Mr. Diwedi and his son Prakash...

...and to all of the guests present here, on behalf of Quota International Band.

The buffet has been laid out.

Oh, God!

The guests haven't even started yet...

...and you two are already eating.

This is the limit! - Why?

Are these guests our 'Gods'?

Do we need to offer them food before we eat ourselves?

Okay, listen... - Mom, buffet means everyone helps themselves.

I know what a buffet means.

Now go... Go and invite the guests.

The food is still hot.

Tell them to start helping themselves. Come on.

Do we have to feed them too or can they eat on their own?

Come on.

I must admit, the arrangements are simply amazing.

All my guests are really happy.

What can I say?

I had to do it.

After all... it's my only daughter's wedding.

Here you go. - There was no need for this.

We're not greedy for money. - Mr. Tiwari.

There's something I would like to say.. - Hello!

Look...we're in an urgent meeting.

Please come back later.

I can clearly see what's so urgent.. - Madam.

Please spare us the speech on 'women empowerment'.

We know what's wrong and right.

Out! - Shut up! And don't interfere.

I don't want to talk to you.

I didn't come here to stop you.

I only came hereto invite you for dinner.

And anyway, I already gave up on trying to reform this country long ago.

You see...all your guests are loitering around.

So I request you to continue your business deal in the room.

Yeah!

See...that's all I wanted to say.

Do you like pudding?

No. - Do try, it's really delicious.

I guarantee you will love it.