It's
been
three
years
today
(October
18,
2021)
since
Badhaai
Ho
released.
This
film
which
is
a
story
about
a
couple
expecting
kid
in
their
50s,
was
helmed
by
Amit
Sharma
and
featured
Gajraj
Rao,
Neena
Gupta,
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
Sanya
Malhotra
and
late
actress
Surekha
Sikri.
In
his
recent
tete-a-tete
with
a
media
portal,
when
Gajraj
Rao
was
asked
how
he
came
on
board
for
Badhaai
Ho,
which
bagged
several
National
Awards,
he
said
that
despite
liking
the
film's
unique
script,
he
was
confused
about
doing
the
film.
He
told
Mumbai
Mirror
that
Badhaai
Ho
changed
his
life.
He
went
on
to
add
that
he
and
director
Amit
Sharma
have
known
each
other
for
more
than
two
decades.
When
he
narrated
the
script
to
him,
Rao
found
it
amazing.
"My
first
thought
was,
'Is
this
for
real?
Am
I
actually
getting
this
offer?',
before
realising
that
it
indeed
was
real...
But
then,
my
apprehensions
kicked
in
and
I
was
conscious
if
I
could
do
justice
with
the
character
of
Jitendra
Kaushik
because
never
before
was
I
offered
such
a
big
role.
But
Amit
was
hellbent
on
casting
me," said
the
50-year-old.
He
also
revealed
how
his
wife
persuaded
him
to
do
Badhaai
Ho
when
he
was
quite
skeptical
about
his
role
in
the
film.
"When
I
told
my
wife
that
it
was
a
story
about
a
couple
expecting
a
child
in
their
50s
and
that
people
might
make
fun
of
me,
she
blatantly
stated
that
I
was
no
Ranbir
Kapoor
or
Ranveer
Singh,
and
even
if
the
film
does
not
work,
it
won't
affect
my
career
or
image.
So
I
decided
to
go
ahead
with
it,"
said
Rao.
Well,
there's
no
denying
that
Rao
delivered
a
top-notch
performance
in
the
film
and
owing
to
the
same
reason,
even
today,
movie-buffs
love
to
rewatch
it.