Phool's farewell and the bridal procession song
Phool leaves her parents' village veiled beside Deepak, told to strip her jewelry for the crowded bus as the wedding song plays.
Film · 2024
Laapataa Ladies
In 2001, somewhere in rural India, two young brides get accidentally swapped on a train. In the ensuing chaos, they both encounter a host of colourful characters, resulting in hilarious and unexpected consequences.
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Deepak Kumar's Best Moments
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Every Laapataa Ladies moment featuring Deepak Kumar, in story order. Played by Sparsh Shrivastava.
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Jaya's Best Moments
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Every Laapataa Ladies moment featuring Jaya, in story order. Played by Pratibha Ranta.
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Phool's Best Moments
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Every Laapataa Ladies moment featuring Phool, in story order. Played by Nitanshi Goel.
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Sub-Inspector Shyam Manohar's Best Moments
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Every Laapataa Ladies moment featuring Sub-Inspector Shyam Manohar, in story order. Played by Ravi Kishan.
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Bablu's Best Moments
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Every Laapataa Ladies moment featuring Bablu, in story order. Played by Abeer Sandeep Jain.
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Poonam Bhabhi's Best Moments
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Every Laapataa Ladies moment featuring Poonam Bhabhi, in story order. Played by Rachna Gupta.
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Characters
All moments
24 in story order · 43 min
- 01
- 02
The veil lifts: Deepak brought home the wrong bride
At the welcome ritual the family asks the bride to unveil, and Deepak realises she is not Phool while Bablu tells the whole village.
- 03
Deepak blames the veil for the mix-up
The family scolds Deepak for losing his wife, and he argues that identical saris, veils and a packed train made it impossible to tell.
- 04
Phool at the lost-and-found desk
Stranded at Pateela station, Phool cannot name her in-laws' village beyond a flower clue and refuses to go to the police.
- 05
Manohar cuts a fine in exchange for a song
Inspector Manohar is introduced haggling with a family in his station, knocking money off a fine because the mother sings for him.
- 06
Manohar envies Deepak and names his bribe
Gunjan brings Deepak to the inspector, who jokes he wishes his own wife would get lost before demanding fifteen thousand rupees.
- 07
Deepak's statement and the mustard-seed mole
Deepak recounts the train journey for the register and describes Phool's tiny mole, while Manohar eyes the other bride's gold.
- 08
Manju Maai calls a respectable upbringing a fraud
The tea-stall owner tears into Phool's pride at being a good girl who does not even know her husband's address.
- 09
O sweet love: Deepak's English I love you
Deepak remembers courting Phool, showing off his few English words before working up to a full sentence.
- 10
Jaya and Poonam talk about husbands' names
Jaya draws out the quiet Poonam about her absent husband and questions why wives may not say their husbands' names aloud.
- 11
Shreya tattoo and the veiled police photo
Manohar spots an unexpected name tattooed on Jaya's wrist and she refuses to lift her veil for a photo, citing her honour.
- 12
Manju Maai on throwing out the men in her life
Over dinner Manju Maai tells Phool how she threw out her abusive husband and son and learned to be happy alone.
- 13
She's a very shady lady: Manohar tails Jaya
Manohar's men follow Jaya to a jeweller, the temple and a travel office to a comic song about the suspicious bride.
- 14
Jaya explains sticky traps for the crops
Talking with Gunjan and Deepak's family, Jaya reveals real farming knowledge and the story of her father losing his land.
- 15
The MLA turns Deepak's lost wife into a stump speech
MLA Mani Singh drags Deepak on stage, blames the opposition and rallies the crowd to find the wrong name.
- 16
Poonam's secret sketch of her husband
Jaya finds Poonam's drawing of her absent husband and pushes her not to dismiss her talent as futile.
- 17
Yasoda forgot what she likes to eat
A dinner compliment from Jaya leads Yasoda to admit she stopped cooking her own favourite dish, and to ask her mother-in-law for friendship.
- 18
Manohar arrests Jaya as a bride-gang thief
With a photo and her phone as evidence, Manohar confronts Jaya at Deepak's home and a betrayed Deepak turns on her.
- 19
The missing poster gives Phool her village name
Deepak learns Jaya made a missing poster for Phool, and at the station the same poster finally tells Phool her in-laws' village.
- 20
Jaya's confession: she stole an opportunity
In custody Jaya tells the truth about her dangerous groom, her sister and the farming course she ran toward.
- 21
Manohar's ultimatum to Pradeep
Manohar lays out dowry, assault and the old case against Jaya's husband, forcing him to let her go and then arresting him for a bribe.
- 22
Deepak and Phool find each other at the station
Deepak has missed the train to Pateela when someone calls his name across the platform and O sweet love returns.
- 23
Phool and Jaya's goodbye
The family sends Jaya off to college; the two swapped brides thank each other for what they each found.
- 24
Closing song as Jaya departs
A hopeful closing song plays as Jaya sets off for her course.