"Badrinath Ki Dulhania" was the third time Dhawan and Bhatt acted together after their previous films "Student of the Year" (2012) and "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania" (2014), the former directed by and the latter produced by Johar, while the latter was also directed by Khaitan's directorial debut. The film was theatrically released in India on 10 March 2017, coinciding with the Holi weekend. The film received positive reviews and was commercially successful at the box office, and earned over 1.90 billion globally at the box office.