Welcome Back

Welcome Back

Year: 2015

Runtime: 153 mins

Language: Hindi

Director: Anees Bazmee

ActionComedy

A pair of reformed gangsters try to find a husband for their newly discovered sister, but complications arise due to mistaken identities.

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Timeline & Setting – Welcome Back (2015)

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Time period

Mid-2000s

Set in the mid-2000s, the film reflects contemporary urban glamour and the period's heist-comedy vibe. It uses modern technology and big-city settings to stage scams, engagements, and reversals of fortune. The tone blends humor with crime-thriller moments, typical of that era's Bollywood comedies.

Location

Dubai, Mumbai, Private Island, Desert

Dubai provides a glittering, fast-paced backdrop for the brothers' new lives as legitimate businessmen. The story shifts to Mumbai, where old hustles resurface and social traps intensify. A private island and surrounding desert add climactic settings for chases, confessions, and a dramatic confrontation.

🏙️ Modern city 🏖️ Island setting 🏜️ Desert landscapes

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Main Characters – Welcome Back (2015)

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Poonam (Dimple Kapadia)

A cunning conwoman who, with Babita, disguises herself as Maharani Padmavati to swindle Uday and Majnu. Her schemes hinge on charm, manipulation, and a demand for luxury, driving much of the island plot and the婚 marriage gambits.

💼 Con artist 🧠 Manipulator

Majnu Pandey (Anil Kapoor)

One half of the reformed brother duo; previously a life of crime, now an ostensibly honest businessman in Dubai. His sharp instincts and loyalty to Uday clash with love, greed, and deceit as the plot unfolds around him.

💼 Ex-criminal 🧭 Strategist

Ajju Bhai / Ajay (John Abraham)

A brash, violent Mumbai goon who becomes entangled with Ranjana. His impulsive nature and willingness to fight for his love threaten the brothers’ carefully laid plans.

🗡️ Hot-headed 💘 Romantic

Ranjana Shetty (Shruti Haasan)

Uday’s sister who studies in Mumbai and becomes the focal point of the arranged marriage plot. Her feelings and choices influence the tangle of loyalties among the brothers, Ajju, and Honey.

💃 Protagonist 💖 Caught in love and duty

Wanted Bhai (Naseeruddin Shah)

A fearsome, blind don whose island effectively becomes the arena for the film’s climactic maneuvers. His decisions shape the fate of the protagonists, and his son Honey adds another layer to the love-and-loyalty conflict.

🗡️ Don 👁️ Authority

Dr. Ghunghroo (Paresh Rawal)

A scheming doctor who collaborates with Babita and Poonam, leveraging medical or bureaucratic influence to further the con. His presence anchors some of the darker, more chaotic turns of the plot.

💊 Conniver 🧩 Planner

Honey (Shiney Ahuja)

Wanted Bhai’s son who harbors affection for Ranjana. His involvement heightens the romantic tensions and fuels the island's dramatic entanglements.

💘 Young Lover 🧭 Conflicted

The Tailor (Rajpal Yadav)

A comic relief figure whose disguises and missteps add levity to the hijinks surrounding the con plot and the island escapades.

🧵 Comic 🃏 Trickster

Payal Ghungroo (Supriya Karnik)

A figure connected to the con plot, contributing to the schemes surrounding Poonam and Dr. Ghungroo. Her role helps drive the ensemble of misdirection and double-cross.

🤝 Ally 🗝️ Enabler

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Major Themes – Welcome Back (2015)

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🕵️‍♂️ Deception

Con artists Poonam and Babita pose as royalty to manipulate Uday and Majnu, showing how appearances can mask real intentions. The plot relies on disguises, misdirection, and the erosion of trust, until CCTV footage exposes the truth. The humor in the scheme underlines the danger of falling for well-crafted façades. Truth and transparency ultimately challenge calculated deception.

💰 Greed

Greed drives the con, the marriages, and the resurfacing violence, pulling characters back toward old habits despite their attempts at reform. The island conspiracy and the businessman-turned-royal ruse reveal how far people will go for wealth and control. The narrative uses larger-than-life schemes to critique impulsive appetites. Consequences unfold as schemes spiral beyond the planners' control.

❤️ Love

Romance threads through the plot, from Ajju's unexpected love for Ranjana to the tension between loyalty to family and personal desire. Ranjana's engagement becomes a battlefield where affection clashes with deception and duty. Honey's interest in Ranjana adds a conflicting romantic layer that complicates the brothers' plans. Love ultimately tests priorities more than the weapons of deception.

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