The story follows Prem (Ayushmann Khurrana), a school dropout who runs a cassette shop, and Sandhya (Bhumi Pednekar), an educated, overweight woman. Forced into an arranged marriage, the couple faces deep resentment and incompatibility, culminating in a literal and metaphorical race—the wife-carrying competition.

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Digital scans of regional Indian entertainment magazines from 2015.