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Housefull 3 (2016)
Concise Summary:
Batook Patel, a wealthy London-based businessman, has three daughters who are secretly in love with three struggling men: Sandy, Teddy, and Bunty. Batook, believing his daughters' marriages are cursed, consults a fake astrologer who warns him of dire consequences if his prospective sons-in-law enter his house, speak to him, or see him. To gain entry, the three men feign disabilities, leading to a hilarious chaos of mistaken identities, an unexpected visit from a dangerous underworld don, and a series of comical deceptions as they try to win over Batook and navigate their tangled love lives.
Detailed Plot (Movie Story):
The film introduces Batook Patel (Boman Irani), a wealthy and superstitious Gujarati businessman residing in London. He lives with his three beautiful daughters: Ganga (Jacqueline Fernandez), Jamuna (Lisa Haydon), and Saraswati (Nargis Fakhri). Batook is fiercely protective of his daughters and adamantly against their marriage, convinced that a family curse will bring misfortune or even death upon him if his daughters tie the knot. He often recounts exaggerated tales of his ancestors' tragic fates after marriage to instill fear in his daughters and keep them from pursuing relationships.
Unbeknownst to Batook, his daughters are secretly in love with three young men, each struggling in their respective careers but hoping to make a fortune in London. Ganga is in love with Sandy (Akshay Kumar), an aspiring footballer who suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). When he hears the word "Indian" or sometimes gets too stressed, his aggressive alter ego, "Sundy," emerges. Jamuna is dating Teddy (Riteish Deshmukh), a wannabe race-car driver with a knack for getting into trouble. Saraswati's boyfriend is Bunty (Abhishek Bachchan), an aspiring rapper with questionable talent.
The girls, tired of their father's superstitions and desire to marry their boyfriends, finally gather the courage to approach Batook. However, Batook seeks advice from his eccentric friend, Aakhri Pasta (Chunky Pandey), who owns an Italian restaurant and often plays the role of a fake astrologer, Aakhri Aasta, for Batook. To dissuade his daughters, Batook fabricates a ridiculous prophecy with Aakhri Pasta: if Ganga's husband first steps into Batook's house, Batook will suffer a heart attack; if Jamuna's husband first sees Batook, he will go blind; and if Saraswati's husband first speaks to Batook, he will become mute. This elaborate lie is designed to scare the girls away from marriage.
Undeterred, but wanting to fulfill their father's "prophecy" without actually harming him, the three girls devise a plan. They convince their boyfriends to fake disabilities to gain entry into the house and spend time with them. Sandy pretends to be crippled and uses a motorized wheelchair, Teddy feigns blindness and navigates with a cane and dark glasses, and Bunty acts as if he is mute, communicating only through sign language.
The three men move into Batook's mansion under the guise of being "disabled" friends of the daughters, leading to a series of hilarious and often chaotic situations. They constantly try to expose each other's fake disabilities, leading to comical mishaps and near-discoveries by Batook. For instance, Sandy's "Sundy" personality often comes out at inconvenient times, threatening to expose his charade.
Amidst this comedic masquerade, a shocking truth is revealed. Batook confesses to Aakhri Pasta that the three daughters are not his biological children. They are, in fact, the daughters of Urja Nagre (Jackie Shroff), a notorious underworld don from Mumbai, who is currently serving a jail term. Batook, a former associate of Nagre, had taken responsibility for raising the girls while Nagre was imprisoned. Batook now plans to marry them off to three "suitable" men – his own three dim-witted sons, Rishi (Samir Kochhar), Rohan (Nikitin Dheer), and Rajeev (Arav Chowdharry), who are coincidentally also criminals who attempted a jewel heist in London at the film's start.
Unbeknownst to Batook, Urja Nagre has been released from jail and has also arrived in London, now living under the alias "Don Urja Nagre." He is searching for his daughters and his hidden fortune, which he believes Batook has been safeguarding. Nagre, observing the three "disabled" men, is impressed by their apparent innocence and chooses them as prospective grooms for his daughters, much to Batook's horror.
Nagre soon confronts Batook, revealing that Batook owes him 50 million British Pounds. He gives Batook and the three boys (Sandy, Teddy, Bunty) ten days to arrange the money. If they fail, his daughters will be forced to marry Rishi, Rohan, and Rajeev. Nagre and his "sons" also move into Batook's house, forcing Sandy, Teddy, and Bunty to maintain their elaborate disability charades in front of both Batook and Nagre, leading to even more absurd situations.
During a St. Patrick's Day party, the girls try to get rid of Rishi, Rohan, and Rajeev by getting them drunk. The next morning, Batook's sons boast about having slept with the girls, only to find out they had mistakenly slept with the household maids. The maids, furious, demand compensation or threaten to sue for sexual harassment, further complicating matters.
The girls eventually realize that their deception was disrespectful to truly disabled people and feel guilty. Simultaneously, Sandy, Teddy, and Bunty, realizing they were only pursuing the girls for their assumed wealth, also feel remorse. They confess their fake disabilities to the girls.
The climax takes place at a Madame Tussauds wax museum warehouse. Batook arrives and blackmails the boys, proposing a deal to share Nagre's 50 million pounds fortune amongst seven people (Rishi, Rohan, Rajeev, Batook, Sandy, Teddy, and Bunty). Sundi, Sandy's alter ego, emerges and insists on eight shares, counting himself as a separate entity. Aakhri Pasta also arrives, demanding his share. The three maids appear, demanding two shares each for themselves and their unborn children, claiming to be pregnant from Rishi, Rohan, and Rajeev.
Nagre arrives, furious at the chaos. As lights flicker on and off, a chaotic fight ensues. Rishi, Rohan, and Rajeev appear with the girls at knifepoint, revealing their true criminal nature to Nagre. Sandy, Teddy, and Bunty, genuinely caring for the girls, rush to save them, injuring themselves in the process. Witnessing their bravery and genuine affection, the girls forgive the boys.
In the end, it's revealed that the entire ordeal, including the maids' fake pregnancies, was a final elaborate plan orchestrated by Batook to expose the true nature of his sons and test the love of Sandy, Teddy, and Bunty. The girls reconcile with their real father, Urja Nagre. The film concludes with a happy ending, as Batook, no longer bound by his "curse," finally gives his blessings to the marriages of Ganga, Jamuna, and Saraswati to Sandy, Teddy, and Bunty, respectively.
Cast:
- Akshay Kumar as Sanket "Sandy" Sehgal / Sundi
- Abhishek Bachchan as Bunty
- Riteish Deshmukh as Tukaram "Teddy" Chaugule
- Jacqueline Fernandez as Ganga "Gracy" Patel
- Lisa Haydon as Jamuna "Jenny" Patel
- Nargis Fakhri as Saraswati "Sara" Patel
- Boman Irani as Batook Patel
- Jackie Shroff as Urja Nagre
- Chunky Pandey as Aakhri Pasta
- Sameer Kochhar as Rishi Patel (Batook's son)
- Nikitin Dheer as Rohan Patel (Batook's son)
- Arav Chowdharry as Rajeev Patel (Batook's son)
- Johnny Lever as Banku Tendulkar (Cameo)
Crew:
- Directors: Sajid-Farhad (Sajid Samji & Farhad Samji)
- Writers: Sajid-Farhad, Rajan Agarwal (Screenplay & Dialogue); K. Subash, Jitendra Parmar (Story)
- Producer: Sajid Nadiadwala (under Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment)
- Music Directors: Sohail Sen, Mika Singh, Toshi Sabri, Shaarib Sabri, Tanishk Bagchi, Millind Gaba
- Cinematography: Vikas Sivaraman
- Editor: Rameshwar S. Bhagat
- Production Designer: Rajnish Hedao
- Action Directors: Anal Arasu
- Choreography: Ganesh Acharya, Remo D'Souza, Ahmed Khan
