What makes two people decide to get married? There are various types of marriages. Love. Arranged. And Arranged-cum Love, which only occurs in India. 'Shaadi toh compromise hai (marriage is a compromise)', says Shardul Thakur in 'Badhaai Do': by then, his family has figured out what 'compromise' he is referring to, causing consternation all around. Shardul (Rajkummar Rao) and Sumi Singh (Bhumi Pednekar) are in holy matrimony for personal reasons. Their small town has little understanding of same-sex love, or'samlaingikta.' 

The marriage is a perfect cover for both Shardul, the cop who loves to build his body while ingesting indigestible protein shakes, and Sumi, the no-nonsense physical instructor who teaches in a school while navigating her way through a dating app. They can keep their 'jaldi-shaadi-karo' families at bay while remaining true to their sexual orientation: 'zamana kya kahega, mummy-papa mar jayenge agar sacchai saamne aa gayi toh (What will society say, and mummy-papa will die if the truth is revealed)'