Initially warned by his aunt to stay away from the "notorious" Nayan, Randeep eventually strikes up a rapport with her. As he learns that she is a surrogate mother, his initial judgments turn into deep respect and support.

Badnaam Gali arrives as a compact, unpretentious Hindi dramedy that quietly upends expectations about family, choice and social stigma. Directed by Ashwin Shetty and written by Neeraj Udhwani, the film centers on a single, urban man who hires a surrogate mother to carry his child — a premise that could easily fall into sensationalism, yet the movie largely resists melodrama and chooses gentleness, humour and moral curiosity instead.