


Shyam and Tulsi teach them to live like truly poor people, and Raaj joins Shyam at work. They strike a friendship with Shyam Prakash and Tulsi Prakash, who are hopeful that their son Mohan Prakash gets to study in Delhi Grammar School through the RTE quota. After a scam reveals that rich parents are gaming the quota to admit their children, they move to Bharat Nagar, a slum area, for a month and pretend to be poor. Raaj and Meeta learn from an employee that his daughter has been admitted through the RTE quota, a scheme that helps children from poor families to be admitted to prestigious schools. A consultant, Saumya, despite her misgivings about them, tutors them in the answers to be given in the admission interview, but their limited knowledge of English means Piaa's application is rejected. They move to a posh villa in Delhi's upscale Vasant Vihar neighbourhood and try to become more refined in their manner. They decide on Delhi Grammar School, ranked the best in the city, but it requires that students must stay within a 3-km radius of the school. The couple want Piaa to be admitted to a prestigious English-medium school in Delhi as they feel that this will enable her to become a part of the elite of society. Raaj Batra is a successful boutique owner who lives in Chandni Chowk with his wife Meeta Batra and 5-year-old daughter, Piaa Batra.

Due to the success of the film, a spiritual successor, Angrezi Medium, went into development, and was released theatrically on 13 March 2020. At the 63rd Filmfare Awards, it won Best Film, and Best Actor for Khan. The film grossed ₹3.22 billion (US$47.08 million) at the worldwide box office (mostly from China), making it the 20th highest-grossing Indian film at the time.

Made on a production budget of ₹14 crore, Hindi Medium released on, and received a generally positive reception from the critics, with particular praise for Khan's and Qamar's performances. Laxman Utekar was the cinematographer, and A. The film's soundtrack album was composed by the duo Sachin–Jigar, with lyrics by Priya Saraiya and Kumaar. The film was shot in Chandni Chowk, Anand Lok, Karol Bagh, and Sangam Vihar. The idea for the film was created by Chaudhary and his co-writer Zeenat Lakhani during the development of his previous film Shaadi Ke Side Effects (2014). Set in Delhi, the plot centres on a couple's struggle to get their daughter admitted to a prestigious English-medium school in order to rise in society. The film stars Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar in the lead roles, with Deepak Dobriyal and Dishita Sehgal in supporting roles. Hindi Medium is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Saket Chaudhary, and produced by Dinesh Vijan and Bhushan Kumar under their respective banners Maddock Films and T-Series.
