Housefull 3

Housefull 3

Year: 2016

Runtime: 140 mins

Language: Hindi

Directors: Farhad Samji, Sajid Samji

ComedyRomance

A father doesn’t want his three daughters to get married. Now, it’s up to three men to try to and convince the father that they’re a good fit for his daughters.

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Timeline – Housefull 3 (2016)

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1

The jewel heist in London ends in capture

Three robbers attempt to steal jewels from a building in London, but the plan is foiled and they are captured by the police. The failed heist becomes a foreshadowing thread for the families' fortunes later in the story. This incident is referenced six years later as a catalyst for Batuk's worldview.

Six years ago London
2

Batuk Patel rejects looming marriages

Six years after the heist, Batuk Patel, a wealthy businessman, disapproves of the marriages he sees looming for his three daughters, believing that past unions cursed the women in his family. He tries to control their futures to prevent misfortune from entering his household. This stance sets up the central conflict of the plot.

Present day
3

Daughters confess secret relationships at a party

At a friends' party, the sisters confess to secretly having boyfriends. Each girl is paired with a suitor who dreams of a grand future: Sandy, Teddy, and Bunty. Behind their romance lies a willingness to pursue wealth as well as love.

Evening Friends' party
4

The suitors’ true motive surfaces

The suitors are not pursuing love at all; they are secretly marrying for Batuk's fortune. The men are complicit in a plot to secure wealth through the daughters' marriages. The revelation reframes the relationships as a calculated alliance rather than pure romance.

Present day
5

Aakhri Pasta delivers a chilling prophecy

Batuk enlists Aakhri Pasta, a restaurant owner who dresses as a fortune teller, to deliver a chilling prophecy: if the husbands first see, speak to, or enter Batuk's house, Batuk will die. The ominous forecast becomes the driving constraint on the lovers' plans. The stakes immediately set up a dangerous test of loyalty.

Soon after the party Pasta's restaurant
6

Lovers test their disguises to placate fate

To test the prophecy, the men pretend to be disabled: Sandy fakes a limp, Teddy pretends to be blind, and Bunty feigns muteness. Batuk tests the trio and finds no lie, while the men discover each other's ruses. Rather than breaking apart, the lovers decide to band together to protect Batuk's fortune.

Shortly after the prophecy Batuk's house
7

Restaurant revelation uncovers a deeper scheme

A revelatory moment at Pasta's restaurant exposes a deeper secret: the girls are Urja Nagre's daughters, and Batuk had secretly orchestrated Nagre's imprisonment so his own sons could marry them and claim Nagre's wealth. The plan is more intricate and darker than anything the sisters suspected. Nagre's relocation to London complicates the moral calculus.

Immediately after the testing Pasta's restaurant
8

Gurdwara test and Nagre's selection

Batuk brings Nagre to a Gurdwara to see his 'orphaned' sons performing community service, and Nagre selects the three who fit as his heirs. The ritual formalizes the match under Nagre's watchful eye. The scene marks the moment when the families' fates become bound to the underworld lord.

Following the restaurant twist Gurdwara
9

A ten-day debt ultimatum arrives

Back at Batuk's house, Nagre asserts that Batuk owes him 50 million pounds. He gives the lovers ten days to raise the money or witness their marriages to the 'chosen' trio. During this period Nagre and his 'sons' will live with Batuk, forcing the girlfriends' boyfriends to prove their loyalty under pressure.

Ten-day countdown begins Batuk's house
10

Beer festival becomes a turning point

During the countdown, the sisters orchestrate a beer festival plan to expose the ruses. They get Batuk's sons drunk and reveal the plan the next day. Nagre begins to relent in the face of the girls' pleas, and a moral reckoning begins among the families.

During the ten-day countdown Local beer festival
11

Warehouse confrontation and Sundy’s return

The action shifts to a warehouse near Madame Tussauds, where Batuk's sons await the confrontation and their henchmen attack. Teddy and Bunty fight while Sandy hears the trigger word 'Indian,' triggering Sundy’s return. Batuk arrives and the truth must be faced in front of Nagre.

Evening showdown Warehouse near Madame Tussauds
12

Power plays, seven shares become eighteen

Batuk is forced to confront the deception and negotiates to divide Nagre's fortune into seven shares, but Pasta and the maids push the arrangement to eighteen shares worth 300 crore. Nagre materializes, having tracked the plot, and prepares to neutralize the deception. The clash of loyalties peaks as lights flicker in the warehouse.

Climax Warehouse
13

Knifepoint confrontation and rescue attempt

Rishi, Rohan, and Rajeev seize the sisters at knifepoint in Nagre's presence. Sandy, Teddy, and Bunty rush to rescue them, paying a significant physical price along the way. The rescue operation tests every bond of love and loyalty amid escalating danger.

Climax Warehouse
14

Reconciliation and a new beginning

The sisters forgive their lovers, and Batuk reveals the entire scheme. The families reconcile with Urja Nagre, the girls’ true father, setting a path toward an Indian wedding. Sundy stirs back to life, signaling that the story is far from over and new adventures await.

Aftermath London

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