Nearly a decade after its release, Badrinath Ki Dulhania remains a benchmark for how commercial cinema can entertain while holding up a mirror to society's deep-rooted flaws.
The story is set primarily in Jhansi, a small city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It introduces us to Badrinath "Badri" Bansal (Varun Dhawan), the younger son of a wealthy and staunchly patriarchal money lender. Badri’s life is dictated by his oppressive father, who believes women exist solely to manage households and that marriages are financial transactions driven by dowry. Film Badrinath Ki Dulhania-