Khosla Ka Ghosla - The review

Bapu wiped off the sweat that had gathered above his upper lip as he nervously walked towards the room.

"Yaar, I cant do this."

"Shall we go back then, Bapu ?"

"huh ? ok.." he turned back to return. Mani made a gesture as if to punch Bapu. They can't back out now. They had rehearsed it over in their heads for a while now.

"Dont worry Bapu. You have done bigger stage dramas than this. How can you be scared to play a small NRI role ? Dont worry, you will be fine. Just leave it all to me. Just act dignified. Remember - 'Broker or Party ?' "

"Broker or Party" said Bapu, nodding along as if he remembered his cue.

They entered the room, where Vijendarr was already waiting for them. Judging by Bapu's hesitant steps, he assumed that Mani was the NRI and that Bapu was his secretary. He proceeded to shake hands with Mani. Mani gestured towards Bapu to indicate that Bapu was the NRI. Vijendarr nodded as if he had known this all along, and turned towards Bapu, extending his hand out. Mani looked at Bapu, to see if Bapu froze again. He was ready to say something instead, when Bapu said

"Aap broker hain yaa party ?" ("Are you the broker or are you the party interested in buying ?")

Vijendarr was shocked. He was not used to being dominated during these discussions. He regained his composure and said

"Sir, you can think of me as the party itself. Why dont we.."

"Aap broker hain yaa party ?" Bapu repeated in a more stern tone.

"Broker" said Vijendarr with a sheepish smile.

"How many times have I told you that I dont want to talk to brokers??!" yelled Bapu in Mani's direction and walked off.

Mani could not believe it. Bapu had pulled it off much better than he had imagined. He could not contain his excitement. As soon as they stepped out of the office, he told Bapu how he felt. All their planning was coming together now. It all started with Mr KK Khosla (played by Anupam Kher) who pulled together his entire life's savings to buy a small plot. Unfortunately, before he could make plans to build something there, Kishore Khurana (played brilliantly by Boman Irani) captures it illegally. He demands 15 lakhs from KK Khosla, to return the land. After trying various ways to get the land back, they finally decide to listen to Asif (played by Vinay Pathak). Asif suggests that they trick Khurana into believing that a wealthy NRI wishes to sell a large piece of land for a reasonable price. When Khurana pays an advance fee to purchase the land, they could use the same money, to buy back their land. They beg and plead Bapu (played by Naveen Nischol) to play the role of the NRI, and convince Mani (played by Nitish Pandey) to act as Bapu's secretary. Asif suggests that they play this plan patiently and get the attention of the smaller fish at first - Vijendarr, a real estate broker. Asif predicts that Vijendarr would eventually lead them to Khurana.

So here they were, after their meeting with Vijendarr. They sat in a room with the Khoslas and Asif, not sure when they would hear back. Just like that, the phone rang and Mani picked it up. It was Khurana's secretary who called up to arrange for a meeting. They were elated. Mani asked Khurana's secretary to meet them at the room in the five start hotel, that they had rented.

Once they were in the room, Bapu started sweating again. He opened the room service menu to try and order something.

"Rs 250 for a single tea ?? Oh my god! Everything is so damn costly. "

"Bapu, everything is going to be expensive here. Please relax"

"I dont think we can afford to order that. Why dont you open the menu and order the cheapest item ?"

"That would be tea!" said Mani quietly.

Once again, Mani went over the plan in his head, ready to take over in case Bapu got nervous. Just as the door bell rang, Bapu excused himself to use the restroom. Mani chided Bapu on his ill-timing and hurried to open the door. He invited Khurana and his secretary politely and seated them. He made an excuse for Bapu, saying he was on a conference call with some minister. All the while, Khurana was calm, observing the room and Mani. After a while, Bapu entered the room, and looked at Mani who got up. He introduced Khurana in a low voice, and smiled nervously, expecting Bapu to go shake hands with him. Bapu turned towards Khurana and said in a loud voice

"Aap broker hain yaa party ?"

Khurana was shocked, as was his secretary. And Mani!. And with that one sentence, Bapu had established his superiority over Khurana, for all further dealings!