The story is about Mudit Sharma, a Gurgaon boy with a marketing job, who falls in love with Sugandha Joshi. Shy by nature, Mudit tries all possible ways to talk to Sugandha but fails. Finally, he decides to send her an online marriage proposal. When the two finally meet, they feel the sparks and decide to take it to the next level. A formal marriage proposal is exchanged between their families. Incidentally, when Sugandha's parents are out of town, Mudit and Sugandha try getting intimate and when they finally reach the bed, a visibly uncomfortable Mudit declares that he needs to use the washroom. But when he returns, he gets dressed and makes for the main door. When a concerned Sugandha asks him about this sudden change of plans, he simply insinuates at his problem with the help of a biscuit, getting Sugandha to realize that he is facing a bout of erectile dysfunction. Mudit and Sugandha try different ways to solve the problem but fail, and when Mudit comes face to face with the reality of his impending marriage, he decides to cancel it. Now deeply in love, when Sugandha hears him say no to tying the knot, it leads to a heated argument between them. Sugandha leaves saying that she would be waiting for him and his baaraat. Eventually, accompanied by a posse of assorted relatives, Mudit leaves for Haridwar, where the marriage is scheduled to take place. During the journey, Mudit constantly receives calls from someone stating that he is a well-wisher and knows about his problem. When he reaches Haridwar, and the calls continue, Sugandha takes the call, and showers abuses on the unknown person, suddenly realizing, that the well-wisher is none other than Sugandha's father. When Mudit and his future father-in-law consult a veterinarian, the doctor simply tell them that it's all because of stress. A day prior to the wedding, Sugandha and Mudit try getting intimate one more time, egged by relatives from both sides of the family. When they exit the room some time later, they find every family member waiting expectantly about Mudit having done 'it'. Mudit says that he managed to perform but Sugandha refutes his words. The families are now deeply worried. As the hour of the wedding approaches, Mudit understands the true meaning of reaching manhood and risks his life to stand upfor the love of his life, Sugandha, and the two are finally married. In the closing narration, Sugandha says that nothing happened on the first night or their honeymoon and then, they simply got busy with their lives. And one fine day, it simply happened, even as the whole family was busy in a pooja.
Cast
Ayushmann Khurrana as Mudit Sharma
Bhumi Pednekar as Sugandha Sharma nee Joshi
Brijendra Kala as Sugandha's uncle
Neeraj Sood as Sugandha's father
Seema Bhargava Pahwa as Sugandha's mother
Chittaranjan Tripathy as Mudit's father
Supriya Shukla as Mudit's mother
Anmol Bajaj as Anu
Rahul Chauhan as Mudit's uncle Gabloo Chacha
Shubhankar Tripathi
Anshul Chauhan as Ginni
Gopal Dutt as veterinary doctor
Gulzar Dastur as Store Clerk
Jimmy Sheirgill as himself in a guest appearance
Mrinal as God
Ayush Sehgal as kite flying youngster
Production
The film was extensively shot in Delhi, Rishikesh and Haridwar. Anshul Chauhan was roped in to play the friend of Bhumi Pednekar in the film. The shooting was going to happen in Mr. Manaktala's house, but it did not occur due to examinations.
Soundtrack
The music of the film is composed by Tanishk Bagchi and Vayu, who also wrote the lyrics for the songs. The first track of the film "Rocket Saiyyan" sung by Ritu Pathak, Brijesh Shandilya and Bagchi was released on 7 August 2017. The second song "Laddoo" sung by Mika Singh and it was released on 21 August 2017. The soundtrack consists of five songs and was released on 25 August 2017. All songs were written and composed by Tanishk-Vayu.
Reception
Critical response
of News18 praised the performances of the leading pair, Ayushmann Khurana & Bhumi Pednekar, and concluded his review by saying that, "Shubh Mangal Saavdhan rises above its minor problems to deliver plenty laughs. It’s one of the year’s most enjoyable films" and gave the film. Neil Soans of The Times of India gave the film praising the performances of the actors and the humor of the film but found the climax of the movie to be a letdown. Ananya Bhattacharya of India Today praised the movie saying, "This is easily one of the best films that Bollywood has given us in 2017. Shubh Mangal Saavdhan does not fall flat. It flies" and gave the film. Sweta Kaushal of Hindustan Times gave the film a saying that, "Prasanna presents Shubh Mangal Saavdhan in a rather flat manner and refuses to give space to characters other than the hero and heroine, leaving behind one mess of what could have been a fun-filled entertainer." Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film saying that, "overall this comedy of middle-class-Dilli-manners-and-mores suffers from a sit-com flatness, and a sagging climax."
Awards and nominations
Spin-off
Following the commercial success of the film, a spin-off titled Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan was announced which is based on homosexuality. Ayushmann Khurrana, the lead actor plays a gay man in the film. A teaser was released on 9 May 2019 giving the theme of the film. The film was initially slated to release on 13 March 2020, but the release was pushed up to 21 February 2020.
