Baadhaai Ho,released in 2018. This Hindi film is a comedy-drama directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Surekha Sikri, and Sanya Malhotra. The story revolves around a middle-aged couple who get pregnant much to the disappointment of their adult son.The film is produced by Vineet Jain, Sharma, Hemant Bhandari and Aleya Sen under the banner of Junglee Pictures and Chrome Pictures, and is written by Shantanu Srivastava and Akshat Ghildial. Badhaai Ho received positive reviews and was a commercial success. With earnings of over ₹221 crore against a budget of ₹29 crore, it emerged as the ‘ninth-highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2018’.
The trio comprising of Ayushmann, Gajaraj and Neena came together for another film Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan. This film is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Hitesh Kewalya and produced by Aanand L. Rai, Himanshu Sharma, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banners Colour Yellow Productions and T-Series. Apart from the trio, the film stars Jitendra Kumar, Pankhuri Awasthy, Maanvi Gagroo, Manu Rishi, Sunita Rajwar and Bhumi Pednekar in a cameo. The film tells the story of a gay man and his partner, who have trouble convincing the former’s parents of their relation.
As the actress turns 61, Gajaraj took to Instagram to wish his co-star.