Mumbai Oct 30 PTI Actors Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekars upcoming comedy Badhaai Do will release in threatres countrywide on the Republic Day weekend in 2022The announcement was made by production banner Junglee Pictures as well as Rao and Pednekar on social mediaTheatre ready Aap ready Toh hum bhi ready Republic Day weekend 2022 ko aa rahe hain hum aapse milne in cinemas to celebrate So save the date And congratulations nahiBadhaaiDo Junglee Pictures wrote in their post on InstagramBadhaai Dois a sequel to the National Award-winning hit Badhaai Ho starring Ayushmann Khurrana Sanya Malhotra Surekha Sikri Gajrao Rao and Neena GuptaThe follow-up is directed by Harshvardhan Kulkarni who helmed Gulshan Devaiah-starrer comedy Hunterrr 2015The film is written by Suman Adhikary and Akshat Ghildial who had co-written Badhaai HoBadhaai Do marks the first collaboration between Rao and PednekarRao 36 features in the film as a cop while 31-year-old Pednekar will be seen in the role of a PT Teacher Badhaai Ho the original movie chronicled the story of a middle age couple played by Gupta and Gajraj Rao facing unexpected pregnancyThe 2018 film was directed by Amit Ravindernath SharmaIt won two National Awards for best popular film providing wholesome entertainment and best supporting actress for Sikri PTI RB SHD