Badhaai Do

This film breaks away from the traditional Bollywood mould and focuses on a gay man and a lesbian woman. As a consequence of the subject matter many of the characters are queer (although trans persons are not seen or alluded to at all). The movie employs a mix of comedy and emotional narratives to show that families can learn to love, respect, and accept their children regardless of their sexuality. The characters have diverse body types and complexions. The issue of colorism is also addressed. A main character's partner is a woman from Arunachal Pradesh. Such positive representation of women from India's North Eastern states is extremely rare in Hindi movies. The story however centers the experience of an upper caste family so Dalit representation is absent. A Muslim character is only included in a minor role to showcase Islamophobia and the opposition of upper caste Hindus to inter-faith marriages with Muslims. A lesbian character refuses to conform to gender roles and teaches others to discard sexist notions of masculinity.

One mention of suicidal thoughts. Mild shoving by cops toward couples sitting in a park. A cop asks a detainee to sit on the ground in their underclothes and hold their ears as punishment. Character slaps their partner during an argument.

Many references to the word "sex" but there are no intimate scenes or nudity. During an argument, a couple discusses being "versatile" but the reference is thrown in as an inside joke for the queer community and not explained for the audience at large. References to pregnancy, fertility, and sperm count.

The word "homo" is used. Some tame references to sex.

Passing reference to someone being a "junkie." Some characters drink alcohol in a few dinner scenes. A lead character gets drunk in their hotel room when their date stands them up.