[4] Depicting a couple in a lavender marriage, it stars Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar with Gulshan Devaiah, Chum Darang, Sheeba Chaddha and Seema Pahwa in supporting roles.

One afternoon, a woman named Suman "Sumi" Singh, who works as a physical education teacher at Wynberg Allen School, visits the station to report a man who has been stalking her.

Back home, Shardul is again assigned to patrol a Pride parade, but this time he puts on a rainbow mask, coming out to his co-workers.

[14][15] The music of film was composed by Amit Trivedi, Tanishk Bagchi, Ankit Tiwari and Khamosh Shah while lyrics written by Varun Grover, Vayu, Anurag Bhumia, Azeem Shirazi and Anvita Dutt.

[18] Rachana Dubey of The Times of India gave the film 4/5 and wrote, "Badhaai Do attempts to normalise the big-screen depiction of the gay and lesbian community and their romantic relationships.

The film sensitively portrays the immense loneliness and sense of isolation that a gay person feels, especially when they lack a window to communicate openly with their family, and are forced to deal with issues on their own.

"[21] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 3.5 out of 5 and wrote, "The film unequivocally champions the cause of individuality and inclusivity while delivering an engaging story that is funny, thought-provoking and intriguingly angular in one fell swoop.

"[24] Mohar Basu of Mid-Day gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "Badhaai Do is an honest effort in the right direction, and one of the reasons it works is because it makes you wonder why the law doesn't allow members of LGBTQiA+ community to marry and have children.

"[25] Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri of The Free Press Journal gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "the film is eminently watchable, thanks in no mean manner to the two lead actors and the occasional throwaway line like being a lesbian 'hamare life ka hissa hai, puri life thodi na hai.

'"[26] Pinkvilla gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "Badhaai Do strives to start a conversation but shines light on the actuality that we have a long way to go by holding a mirror to the society.

"[27] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "Rajkummar Rao is solid in what we've come to recognise as strictly Ayushmann Khurrana territory.

"[28] Ankita Bhandari of Zee News gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "'Badhaai Ho' appears to be just another take on LGBTQ+ issues, this time adding the adoption angle to the otherwise commonplace matter of coming out of the closet and making your families understand.

"[30] Monika Rawal Kukreja of The Hindustan Times wrote, "Rajkummar Rao is in full form and on point as a gay cop.