Director: Anand Tiwari
One pregnancy, two possible fathers, and a chef caught in the middle — that's the tangled premise of Bad Newz, a 2024 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Anand Tiwari.
What is Bad Newz about?
Chef Saloni Bagga's short-lived marriage to social media influencer Akhil Chadha ends in divorce, and not long after she meets hotelier Gurbir Pannu and starts something new. A single complicated stretch of time with both men leaves Saloni pregnant, and thanks to an exceedingly rare medical twist, she is carrying twins conceived by two different fathers. What follows is a comedy of overlapping claims, wounded egos, and reluctant cooperation as Akhil and Gurbir are forced to share space in Saloni's life whether they like it or not. Vicky Kaushal and Ammy Virk play the two men thrown into this awkward arrangement, with Triptii Dimri as Saloni trying to hold her own plans together while everyone else reacts to the news.
Cast & crew
Vicky Kaushal takes on the influencer Akhil with a comic swagger that plays against Ammy Virk's steadier, more grounded Gurbir, and the friction between the two performances carries much of the film's humor. Triptii Dimri gives Saloni enough backbone that she never feels like a passive punchline in her own story, while Neha Dhupia, Sheeba Chaddha, Ananya Panday, and Neha Sharma fill out a supporting circle of family and friends who each have opinions about the situation.
Context & significance
Bad Newz leans into a real, if statistically rare, phenomenon known as heteropaternal superfecundation as the springboard for a mainstream Hindi comedy, pairing that premise with the genre's usual rhythms of mistaken assumptions, family interference, and a slow thaw between rivals. Director Anand Tiwari keeps the tone light throughout 2024's crowded rom-com slate, using the unusual medical hook mostly as an excuse for farce rather than melodrama.
Where & how to watch
Bad Newz streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, letting Farsi-speaking viewers follow the comedy's back-and-forth without missing a beat. Reading about the film here requires no login at all; watching it just needs a K-Time account, and the site's Farsi-first design makes browsing and searching for more titles like it straightforward.