Ever since the trailer of Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar starrer 'Badhaai Do' has come out, the lavender marriage buzz has intensified. The film is not based on love or arranged marriage but on 'lavender marriage'. And the concept of this 'What is Lavender marriage' has increased the curiosity of the people. Harshvardhan Kulkarni and Junglee Pictures have to admire the courage that they have made a film on a subject which is very sensitive and is not fully accepted in the society, apart from the subject like love, love and love.
Movies are the mirror of our society. Whatever happens in the society is also a part of the films. But sometimes films also play an important role in revealing our thinking, bringing it to the fore. This is the reason why today people talk openly on other sensitive issues including LGBTQ. The makers have also done something similar through 'Badhaai Do'. Through this film, once again the age-old culture or practice has been brought into the limelight.
First know what is the story of 'Badhaai Do'
Lavender marriage can also be called 'marriage of convenience'. But before telling about this, let me tell you a little story of 'Badhaai Do'. It is evident from the trailer that Bhumi Pednekar is playing the character of Suman Singh, a PT teacher in the film. Bhumi's character is a lesbian, who is only interested in women. But to escape family pressure, she marries Shardul Thakur, a policeman. Rajkummar Rao played the character of Shardul Thakur in the film. Shardul is also gay. That is, his heart beats not for girls but for boys. The two get married and agree to live as roommates. But the twist comes when Suman i.e. Bhumi Pednekar's girlfriend comes to live with him. The family members put pressure on Suman and Shardul for the child. After that things get complicated. When the family members come to know about Suman's sexuality, then how they will react, it will be known in the film.
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What is Lavender Marriage? (What is Lavender marriage)
Now let's come to Lavender Marriage. As we mentioned that it is also called marriage of convenience. It is such a marriage, which is resorted to by a woman and a man to escape the pressure of society or family. The sexual orientation of the married man and woman is completely different. In other words, when a gay boy and a lesbian girl marry each other under the pressure of society and family, it is called 'lavender marriage'.
Lavender marriage was in practice before the second world war
According to the information available on the Internet, the trend of 'lavender marriage' was seen a lot among Hollywood celebrities during the 1920s. At that time some celebrities used to take it to maintain their respect among the society, to hide their sexual preference. Before the second world war 'Lavender marriage' was very popular. But people used to hide their sexual preferences at that time because other people used to avoid them when they came to know.
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These Hollywood stars did 'lavender marriage'!
There are many such actors in Hollywood who did lavender marriage. These include the names of Rock Hudson, Rudolph Valentino and Natacha Rambova. According to the report of 'historydaily.org', in the 1920s, there were reports about actor Rudolph that he was bisexual. At the same time, her costume and set designer Natasha was lesbian. Therefore, to hide their sexual preferences, Rudolph and Natasha had a 'lavender marriage'. Although their marriage lasted only 2 years. Rock Hudson, who was one of Hollywood's popular stars, felt a threat to his career when various articles started being written about being gay. In such a situation, Rock Hudson married his secretary to dismiss the news of his being gay.
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Why should the middle class watch 'Badhaai Do'?
Badhaai Do captures the flair, interference and everyday life of a middle class family with a touch of comedy. From bua to tai and mama ji, every flavor and taste has been tried to be included in the middle class families. Everyone will relate to the characters of this film. In middle class families, it is often seen that first the family members are behind to get married and when the marriage takes place, then the pressure to have children. This color has been included in 'Badhaai Do'.
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The writer also included these things about his family
The film's writer Akshat told our colleague ETimes that in 'Badhaai Do' he has also included things spoken by his own families. He said, 'My taiji once told my sister that the next time we meet, the child should be in her arms', so I have taken that line in the film. At the same time, there is family pressure that first they say settle down. When marriage takes place then they say do family. If you say the same thing to them, then they say, 'Yes, then? And what will you do? How old will you be, then how old will your future child be?'
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Reference from real life
Director Harshvardhan Kulkarni says that while watching the characters of 'Badhaai Do' you will feel like they are from your own life. There are many such scenes in the film, for which the common life of middle class families has been taken. There is a scene in the trailer where the family members are talking after seeing the size of the bed of a married couple. Lovleen Mishra, who plays Bhumi Pednekar's mother in the film, told ETimes that these references for the characters have been taken from real life.
