Golmaal 2003

Pritam, nicknamed Pappu, is an elderly bus driver whose quiet routine is upended by the chaos created by his three good-for-nothing sons—Madhav, the group leader; Laxman, the poetic fool; and Lucky, the innocent mute—who are always up to some kind of scam or trouble. On the other side, Geeta, nicknamed Guddi, is an older woman whose two sons, Laxman and Gopal, run a water sports stall at the beach, funded by a local don, Vasooli Bhai. Daboo is Gopal’s and Laxman’s business partner, and Geeta often wonders if Daboo and Gopal share more than a business bond.

The film weaves together two very different families: Madhav, Laxman, and Lucky’s shady boss, Pappi, along with his goons Daga and Teja, hijack the queen’s necklace and flee to Goa. In a stroke of luck—or misfortune—the necklace lands in Pritam’s house thanks to Pappi’s short-term memory lapse. Soon enough, the two families cross paths at a bar, and a fresh rivalry begins as Pritam’s sons open a water sports shack directly opposite Geeta’s sons’ stall, sparking a comical battle to outdo one another.

Seeking to restore peace, Pritam heads to negotiate with the rival group, only to be greeted by Geeta, who turns out to be his college sweetheart. Daboo overhears their reunion and schemes to marry the two without consulting their offspring, hoping to resolve the tensions once and for all through a union.

After the marriage, the two families begin sharing one house, a setting ripe for nonstop laughter, misadventures, and a constant tug-of-war as each side tries to push the other out. The mood shifts when, during Daboo’s birthday celebration at a mall, Raghu, one of the debtors of Pritam’s sons, attacks the group and Geeta is injured. Gopal shows up, and the five sons rally to fend off Raghu and his henchmen. As the dust settles, old resentments bubble up: the brothers blame each other for failing to protect their families, and an intense argument between Pritam, Geeta, and Daboo threatens to ruin everything.

Lucky overhears this confrontation and discovers a painful truth: the boys are orphans, not the children of Pritam and Geeta. Daboo threatens to reveal the truth to the parents, and when Lucky shares what he’s learned with the others, Daboo—a fellow orphan—confesses too. The siblings vow to keep the secret, choosing to act as true brothers regardless of the circumstances.

Together with Vasooli Bhai and Pappi, they launch a large toy store, turning the business partnership into a symbol of their renewed bond. In a chaotic turn, Pappi remembers where the necklace is and attempts to turn himself in, but the situation spirals into a belief that Pritam is the thief. A wild chase ensues until Pritam ultimately recovers the necklace, and Pappi and his crew are arrested after Gopal and Daboo trick Pappi into revealing the necklace’s location and admitting his guilt.

The story moves toward its close as Pritam and Geeta embark on a honeymoon, while the rest of the clan—Madhav, Lucky, the two Laxmans, and Gopal—engage in a rowdy dispute over their living arrangements. Daboo makes a final attempt to halt the chaos, but the dispute swells beyond her control. In a playful meta-moment, she declares, “I can’t stop them, only one man can,” and pulls Rohit Shetty and the rest of the crew into the frame to calm the pandemonium, a chaotic finale that brings the entire cast and crew into the shot.

The film features a colorful ensemble that adds to the zany energy, including Brahmanandam, Jayaprakash Reddy, Raghu Babu, Ramesh Aravind, Meera Vasudevan, Sudhakar, Neha, and Gundu Hanumantha Rao, each bringing warmth, humor, and a dash of mischief to the escalating mayhem.

I can’t stop them, only one man can

This line sits at a humorous peak of the film’s finale, encapsulating the playful tone that weaves through the chaotic family ties and the community’s spirited, if disruptive, camaraderie.