Hulchul

Hulchul

Year: 2004

Runtime: 150 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Priyadarshan

ComedyRomanceAction

Set against the bitter rivalry between two families, a man and a woman each agree to feign a romance to exact revenge. Their elaborate charade spirals into genuine emotions, leading to chaos and an unexpected love that blurs the line between pretense and reality.

Light-hearted
Happy ending
Emotionally light
Medium intensity
Fast pacing
Moderate complexity

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1

Tragedy, vengeance and prison

Angar Chand and his wife Parvati lead a lavish life in a small Indian town. Parvati dies in an accident caused by Sanjeev, Dhamini's father, prompting Angar to kill Sanjeev in revenge. The act lands him in prison for 14 years.

Before imprisonment Angar's town and jail
2

Release and the women-free decree

After serving 14 years, Angar is released and returns home. He posts a sign on the front gate declaring that women are not allowed on his property and forbids his sons to marry, revealing a hardened, patriarchal stance.

Right after release from prison Angar's home/front gate
3

Six years later: Anjali grows up with Jai

Six years after his release, Anjali, Dhamini's daughter, is in college and shares the social space with Jai, Angar's youngest son. The household's simmering feud over women begins to collide with growing independence and romance.

Six years after release College campus / town
4

Angar blocks Anjali's wedding to the Home Minister

Angar learns Anjali is set to marry the state's Home Minister and uses political influence to break the planned wedding. He attempts to control the match to preserve his patriarchal authority.

Around the wedding planning period State capital / wedding planning area
5

Laxmi's revenge scheme: fake romance begins

Laxmi instigates Anjali to pretend she is in love with Jai as a ploy to defeat Angar. Jai also pretends to be in love with Anjali, joining the ruse to undermine Angar's plan.

During the revenge plot Anjali's circle / college
6

The ruse blooms into real feeling

What starts as a calculated pretense deepens into genuine affection between Anjali and Jai, complicating loyalties within the family and intensifying the feud.

During the ruse period Wedding venue / college
7

Revelation: Kishan's secret marriage

Angar discovers that his second son Kishan is secretly married to a dance teacher named Gopi for seven years and has two children. He expels Kishan from the house, and Jai sides with Kishan.

Around the discovery Angar's home
8

Wedding arrangements shift: Sattu and watch plan

Laxmi arranges Anjali's marriage to Sattu, a lawyer's son, and asks Angar to keep watch on the wedding venue to prevent Jai from entering. Angar agrees to safeguard the ceremony, heightening the stakes.

Before the wedding day Wedding venue
9

Jai disrupts the wedding and marries Anjali

On the wedding day, Jai arrives with Veeru, overpowers Sattu, and dresses as the groom. He completes the rituals and only reveals his identity at the end, marrying Anjali.

Wedding day Wedding venue
10

After the ceremony: end of feud in sight

Anjali asks Laxmi to end the feud; Jai pleads with Angar for forgiveness. Angar leaves to reflect on his sons' actions, signaling a possible softening.

Right after wedding ceremony Angar's home / front gate
11

Unity: Anjali and Gopi welcomed into the family

In the aftermath, Anjali and Kishan's wife Gopi are welcomed into the family, along with Angar's four sons, signaling reconciliation and a new balance.

Post-wedding Angar's home
12

New chapter for the family

With the feud dissolved, the family dynamics stabilize as Anjali, Gopi, and the four sons integrate under Angar's redefined leadership.

After reconciliation Angar's home

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