Congratulations, team Badhaai Do. (courtesy: bhumiepednekar)
After Badhaai Do's big win at the 68th Filmfare Awards, the film's lead actors Bhumi Pednekar and Rajkummar Rao shared extensive notes. Before moving on to the posts, here's a reminder that Badhaai Do won the Best Film (Critics'), Best Actor in a Leading Role for Rajkummar Rao, Best Actress (Critics') for Bhumi Pednekar (she shared the award with Tabu for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), Best Screenplay Award for Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary and Harshavardhan Kulkarni, Best Supporting Role for Sheeba Chaddha and Best Story for Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary.
Bhumi Pednekar, in her note, wrote, "My third one. Badhaai Do will be etched in my heart forever. Filmfare Awards 2023. Thank you God, my family, friends, all my film makers and my audience. 6 wins last night on a popular platform, shows things are changing and for the better. There couldn't have been a better time than now to celebrate Badhaai Do. We stand tall with our queer friends with the hope that our film contributed into making this world a fair and equal place for all. Jo bhi ho, Love is love." In her post, Bhumi also acknowledged her co-stars, writes, director, ADs and everyone who was a part of the project.
See Bhumi Pednekar's post here:
An excerpt from Rajkummar Rao's post read, "Won the Best Actor Popular Award last night at the 68th Filmfare Awards 2023 for Badhaai Do. Thank you God. This one is very very special. My 4th black lady and this wouldn't have been possible without you my love Patralekhaa who always pushes and encourages me to do good work. Thank you love for always being there. Thank you my most beautiful family both in Gurgaon and Shillong. Big thanks to you guys, our audience for giving so much love to our Badhaai Do. I love you guys."
Badhaai Do showcased the story of two LGBTQ+ characters - a gay cop (played by Rajkummar Rao) and Bhumi Pednekar, who is dating another woman. Rajkummar and Bhumi decide to get married and live like flatmates in order to avoid pressure from their families and continue to see people that they actually like. Chum Darang played the role of Rimjim, Bhumi Pednekar's girlfriend in the film, while Gulshan Devaiah had a cameo as Rajkummar Rao's partner.