Hungama

Hungama

Year: 2006

Runtime: 150 mins

Language: Bengali, Bangla

Director: Swapan Saha

Comedy

Industrialist Shubhomoy Basu has two sons, Ajay and Bijay. He wants his sons to marry Malini and Trisha, the daughters of Taradevi.

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This film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Mithun Chakraborty plaintiff? No, I’ll keep consistent: Mithun Chakraborty, Rituparna Sengupta, Dipankar Dey, and Jisshu Sengupta in lead roles. It centers on a retired jailor named Govind Kapoor and his bustling family, which includes his older son Aman, his younger son Akash, a supporting brother, and four lively grandchildren. The routine calm of their home is unsettled when a woman named Vani arrives with a child named Gehna, insisting that Akash is Gehna’s father. Akash flatly denies the claim, and the family’s routine is suddenly upended as the truth, doubt, and loyalties begin to collide.

As the revelation looms, Akash leans on Anjali Tiwari, his coworker, to quietly shield Vani and Gehna from discovery. But Anjali’s husband, Radhe Shyam Tiwari, a sharp-minded lawyer, grows suspicious and starts tracing clues that point toward Akash. He overhears discussions about the child and suddenly assumes a scenario where Akash is his wife’s lover and Gehna is his wife’s child. The tension ratchets up as suspicion turns to danger, and the couple of Akash and Anjali finds themselves under the shadow of a potential scandal.

A flashback unfolds, showing that Vani and Akash once shared a deep, secret affection. They attempted to verify a DNA situation, but their inability to parse the medical terminology leaves them uncertain. In a desperate bid to avoid a public rupture, Akash tries to marshal his nieces and nephews to stage a lighthearted prank to push Vani away. One of these pranks injures Gehna, and in a surprising turn, Vani takes the blame to shield the children from punishment. Her act of selflessness earns her a place as a nanny and trusted friend to the Kapoor grandchildren, further entangling her bond with the family.

The wedding day approaches as Akash’s betrothal to Bajaj’s daughter looms, a connection that would cement his ties to Govind’s circle. Unbeknownst to him, Bajaj has also invited Vani to the ceremony, under the impression that she is a new teacher for the grandchildren. In a bid to disguise the situation, Akash changes into different wedding clothes mid-route, a moment Anjali uses to intervene in the car. Radhe Shyam Tiwari’s suspicions soar, and he mistakes the situation for a hidden affair, prompting a tense confrontation.

At the engagement, Akash and Anjali attend with a growing sense of paranoia about being discovered. Vani, meanwhile, arrives, triggering a flurry of emotions and a decision by a Kapoor brother to escort her back home on the grounds that Gehna has been injured—a ruse that brings a brief relief to the anxious family. Akash resumes the engagement and prepares for a rapid marriage, while Tiwari’s suspicions sharpen.

Tiwari confronts Anjali and Akash, driven by a belief that something illicit is afoot, but the pair misread his intent and assume he knows only about Vani. Consumed by anger, Tiwari makes a violent, misguided attempt to kill Akash. The first attempt lands him in the hospital, and the ensuing chaos forces Akash to consider drastic measures. He hires the cafeteria manager—an expert forger from their past—to pose as Vani’s husband, hoping to weather the storm. When Tiwari launches a second attempt, the forged documents face a ruined plan as the forger cannot recall critical details, leading to a cascade of near collapses.

A stranger discreetly approaches Vani, urging her to be present for their own wedding, shrouded in secrecy. On the wedding reception day, a drunken Tiwari inadvertently reveals the alleged affair, exposing the fragile underpinnings of the entire situation. In the ensuing confusion, the true connections surface: Gehna is neither Vani’s nor Akash’s child but belongs to Vani’s late sister, who is also connected to Aman, Govind’s elder son. Vani reveals this truth, breaking the mounting tension and giving the Kapoor family a new perspective on the relationships involved.

Vani eventually leaves with Gehna, leaving Akash and his family to reevaluate their place in her life. Yet the family revisits the possibility of a life together, and a search begins for Vani. They arrive too late; Vani has already married someone else and, in a defining turn, hands Gehna over to Aman. Then, a dramatic interruption by the Stranger—who reveals himself as Premnath Pammu, a multifaceted auteur, director, producer, and actor—unfolds. The “wedding” had been staged for a TV series, and the director pleads with the Kapoor family to refrain from disrupting the shoot as they navigate the reality of Vani’s absence and the pressures of broadcasting deadlines. In the end, reconciliation prevails, and Akash and Vani’s union is secured, with a renewed sense of family and moved-forward hope.

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