Bad Newz

Bad Newz is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Anand Tiwari. Produced by Amazon Prime, Dharma Productions and Leo Media Collective, the film inspired by true events stars Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk. It is a spiritual sequel to Good Newwz (2019), and revolves around heteropaternal superfecundation, a reproductive process in which twins are born to the same mother, but from different biological fathers.
Principal photography took place from March 2022 to July 2023. The film was theatrically released on 19 July 2024 and has grossed over worldwide against a production and marketing budget of .
== Plot ==
Saloni Bagga is a chef who dreams of her restaurant winning the Meraki Star. She meets Akhil Chadha and they hit it off immediately and get married soon. However, soon problems arise in their marriage, one of which causes her restaurant to lose its Meraki star which results in Saloni getting fired from her job. As a result of these problems, the couple decides to get divorced. Saloni then relocates to Mussoorie to work at a restaurant owned by Gurbir Singh Pannu. After a chain of events, a drunk Saloni ends up having a one-night stand with Gurbir. That same night, Akhil shows up at her room, wanting her back and they end up having a one-night stand as well.
As a result of these encounters, Saloni gets pregnant. After taking a paternity test to determine the baby’s father, she realises that she is pregnant with twins. To make matters worse, she is told by her doctor that as a result of a very rare phenomenon called heteropaternal superfecundation, the twins have different fathers, who are revealed to be Akhil and Gurbir. This results in a chain of events where both Akhil and Gurbir try to prove that one of them is a better partner and father than the other. During one such event, Saloni faints due to stress. She is admitted to the hospital and the doctor reveals that Gurbir’s baby is not growing well but Akhil’s baby is growing normally but waiting any longer to deliver the twins on the due date will result in Gurbir’s baby not surviving.
In this situation, Akhil makes a selfless decision to bring forward the delivery of the twin babies, since that would give both the babies a chance to survive. Luckily the delivery goes well and Saloni delivers two healthy babies and is fine herself. Post delivery, when she is informed of the selfless decision Akhil made, she is touched. She asks Akhil to marry her again, which he accepts; and Gurbir gets back together with his ex-girlfriend. In the end, the two couples decide to raise the babies together; and after some time, Saloni’s restaurant also manages to win a Meraki star.
== Cast ==
== Music ==
The music of the film is composed by Rochak Kohli, Vishal Mishra, Lijo George-DJ Chetas, Prem-Hardeep, Karan Aujla and Abhijeet Srivastava while the background score is composed by Amar Mohile. The first single titled "Tauba Tauba" was released on 2 July 2024. The second single titled "Jaanam" was released on 9 July 2024. The third single titled "Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam" was a remix of the original song from the 1998 film, Duplicate (originally composed by Anu Malik) and was released on 14 July 2024.
== Release and reception ==
===Theatrical===
After multiple date changes and other delays, Bad Newz was theatrically released on 19 July 2024.
===Home video===
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the OTT rights of the film, and as per trend with such releases, this film is also set to release on OTT sometime in September 2024, but the exact date has not been announced. 
===Critical reception===
Bollywood Hungama gave 4/5 and wrote "On the whole, Bad Newz is a fun-filled entertainer." Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "With a hilarious premise and two funny men, this one’s a laugh riot. Even when the plot takes a familiar turn and stretches, the witty dialogues and spot-on comedic timing from the cast ensure you're consistently entertained." Rishil Jogani of Pinkvilla gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Bad Newz is an unadulterated fun entertainer with potential that's left untapped. The concept of the film had much more scope for a deeper and broader messaging but it gets reduced to a movie you watch for a few laughs and gags, before getting on with your life."
Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com rated 2.5/5 stars and notes "Pretty frames, gorgeously styled actors, easily resolved complex issues, Bad Newz has no wish to rise above its fluff objectives." Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express rated the film 2.5/5 and wrote "If Bad Newz had stuck to its comedic guns, without resorting to the weepy saccharine bits which take over in the second half, it would have been gold." Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film at 2/5, saying "It is the absence of genuine crackle in the average, single-note confection that Bad Newz is that does the film in."
===Box office===
, Bad Newz has earned over ₹112.47 crore (US$13 million) worldwide with an opening day collection of ₹8.3 crore and a total of ₹44.1 crore over its first weekend.
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== References ==
Category:2024 films
Category:Indian comedy films
Category:Indian pregnancy films
Category:2020s Hindi-language films
Category:Amazon Prime Video original films
Category:Hindi-language comedy films
Category:AA Films films