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2024 · Hindi · 2h 20m · Comedy, Romance, Drama · CBFC U/A 13+
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Filmi Score
Good
16 reviews
54
1 exceptional5 very good5 good1 mixed3 weak1 poor
What the critics say
Vicky Kaushal's career-best swagger and his chemistry with Triptii Dimri power this comedy through a witty first half, but most critics agree the script runs out of ideas and drags badly in a flat, predictable second.
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Summary
Bad Newz (2024, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 54 from 16 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 13+), and streams on Prime Video in the US.
After a whirlwind marriage with social media influencer Akhil Chadha that ends in divorce, chef Saloni Bagga meets hotelier Gurbir Pannu. One night with Gurbir – and then also with Akhil – leads to Saloni getting pregnant. But who's the father? By a one-in-a-billion twist of fate, Saloni is carrying twins – and not just any twins, each child has a different father!
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After a whirlwind marriage with social media influencer Akhil Chadha that ends in divorce, chef Saloni Bagga meets hotelier Gurbir Pannu. One night with Gurbir – and then also with Akhil – leads to Saloni getting pregnant. But who's the father? By a one-in-a-billion twist of fate, Saloni is carrying twins – and not just any twins, each child has a different father!
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
Sucharita finds Bad Newz cringe-forward and uneven, with a slow, patience-testing setup and a skeevy-adjacent seduction plot point, but says Vicky… Watch it there →
A carefree, fun watch buoyed by strong lead performances, but the reviewer faults the screenplay's rushed pacing, an overused comedic score, and… Watch it there →
Rangan credits Vicky Kaushal with a full-blooded star performance that carries the film, but finds the screenplay underwritten around him, the… Read it there →
Finds it fun but unremarkable — jokes mostly don't land and the second half drags — salvaged largely by Vicky Kaushal's swagger, with Dimri and… Read it there →
Chopra says the charming cast, especially Vicky Kaushal, and a nostalgic soundtrack carry a progressive, deliciously twisted premise, but the… Watch it there →
The Quint finds an intriguing premise and a strong cast wasted on scattershot, sketch-like jokes and an intrusive background score, concluding the… Read it there →
Calls the film a thoroughly dissatisfying watch with no real plot or character arcs and mediocre writing, wasting Dimri and only partially… Read it there →
Sarkar finds Bad Newz a chaotic, juvenile misfire that squanders a genuinely fresh premise, faulted for weak writing, exaggerated performances and… Read it there →
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15
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 16 readings; 8 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Bad Newz: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Bad Newz's box office collection?
Bad Newz has a box office collection of ₹113.77 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹76.77 Cr India gross and ₹37.00 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 16 Aug 2024, day 84. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Bad Newz collected at the box office?
Bad Newz has collected ₹113.77 Cr worldwide in 84 days, as of 16 Aug 2024, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Bad Newz?
Bad Newz is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India, the US, the UK and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (India). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Bad Newz?
Bad Newz has a Filmi Score of 54 (Good), the mean of 16 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 15 (Upperstall.com) to 80 (Bollywood Hungama). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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