Badrinath Ki Dulhania has good and bad stalking, and both are presented as part of the mating ritual. Jhansi boy Badri(Varun Dhawan) blithely pursues the uninterested but amused Vaidehi(Alia Bhatt) through the streets of Kota.Badri meets feisty and ambitious Vaidehi(Alia Bhatt) at a wedding, and falls for her in an instant. Next, he’s merrily stalking her, despite her folding hands and telling him a ‘no.’ Naturally, our hero gets even more aggressive in his pursuit of the said girl, following her around everywhere. All this is very uncomfortable to watch, especially the girl’s smiling response to being stalked. Marriage is spoken about, and the issue of dowry crops up. The film indulges in some superficial criticism of dowry, reminding one of the film Daawat-E-Ishq that also attempted to explore the subject.