One of the most loved movies of 2018 was Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Surekha Sikri starring Badhaai Ho. As the film progresses in 2 years, we revisit an iconic scene from the film that won hearts and Surekha Sikri his national film award.
2 years of Badhaai Ho: revisiting Surekha Sikri’s monologue of defending Neena Gupta that shocked audiences
One movie that managed to grab the nation’s attention and turned out to be a huge success was Ayushmann Khurrana, Sanya Malhotra, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Surekha Sikri starring Badhaai Ho. Director Amit Sharma showed the audience a world of Kaushik, an average middle-class family living in Delhi, whose world was turned upside down when Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao, aka Priyamvada and Jeetendra, found out they were expecting another child afterwards. of his two adults. even sons played by Ayushmann and Shardul Rana.
What happened next was a series of hilarious situations that consisted of social stereotypes about middle-aged pregnancy, taboo of adult children, and more. However, the show stealer throughout the film is still the stellar performance of senior star Surekha Sikri as Amma. The senior star managed to make audiences laugh when she scolded her daughter-in-law and her son Neena and Gajraj for not being safe, but there was one scene in particular from the film that won public applause and that’s when she defended her Priyamvada. against her own daughter and eldest daughter-in-law who made fun of her about her pregnancy and how she embarrassed her because of her age.
In that scene, Surekha Sikri as Amma highlighted all that the two of them were unable to do for her in her old age, but Priyamvada continued to do. She lashed out at the societal stereotypes her daughter and older daughter-in-law were using to demean and mock a pregnant Neena and asked them about being absent from her life when she was ill. She said it was Priyam, also known as Neena, who slept in her room when she was sick and scold her daughter for lecturing her on values.
She praised Neena, also known as Priyam, for taking care of her in the worst of times and defended her middle-aged pregnancy by mentioning that there has to be love between a couple, regardless of their age.
In an emotional moment, Amma recalls how her late husband did her a favor by choosing Priyam, also known as Neena, as his daughter-in-law and ultimately praising her for everything she did for her over the years.
This scene not only broke stereotypes in society, it also showed us that Amma loved her daughter-in-law despite being the nagging mother-in-law at the beginning of the movie.
The scene managed to win over audiences when the film was released and it remains special even today. Director Amit Sharma, in conversation with the Film Companion, revealed that it is one of his favorite scenes from the film. Surekha Sikri’s performance in the film earned her the 2019 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. While the main tone of the film remained comedic, it surely managed to break stereotypes associated with a middle-aged pregnancy. The performances of Neena, Ayushmann, Sanya, Gajraj Rao and others were also praised and Badhaai Ho turned out to be a success story.
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