Dhum Dhadaka

The film begins with Mahesh Jawalkar, the son of a poor schoolteacher Nana Jawalkar, leaving from his village to go to the town where he is working in the factory of Dhanaji Wakade, who is a egotistical and haughty industrialist living a wealthy lifestyle with his two lovely daughters Gauri and Seema and a film-obsessed son Laxmikant a.k.a. Lakshya. Soon after reaching the town, Mahesh ends up bumping into Gauri who quarrels with him for driving his new secondhand jeep in a zigzag way. However, Mahesh teaches her a lesson by throwing her car keys up on a tree and leaving her in the helpless condition, unaware that her father is his employer. On learning that Mahesh is Dhanaji's employee, Gauri complains about his misbehaviour with her to Dhanaji. As a result, Mahesh is fired from his job by Dhanaji with a stern warning.

Nevertheless, Mahesh, with a strong heart, protests by building a tent in front of Dhanaji's house with the support of fellow factory workers. He even challenges Dhanaji that he will marry his daughter, but Dhanaji laughs it off. While despising each other, slowly love blossoms between Mahesh and Gauri and they decide to get married with Dhanaji's consent. However, Dhanaji disapproves of his daughter marrying a person below his social status and has the police demolish Mahesh's tent. On the other hand, Lakshya, an aspiring filmmaker, spots a village belle named Ambakka at the riverside and plans to select her as the female protagonist in his upcoming film. Ambakka is initially furious with Lakshya's offer and tries to have her wrestler father Baldev Red give him a thrashing, but Lakshya manages to escape. After coming to know that fame and richness can be achieved via acting, Ambakka ultimately returns to Lakshya and agrees to work in his film.

Determined to win the heart of Dhanaji, Mahesh contacts his close friend Ashok Gupchup, son of the wealthy Abhay Gupchup from Mumbai, and urgently summons him to town. As per his plan of winning Gauri and Dhanaji over, Mahesh instructs Ashok to pose as an old man, and thus begins the comedy of errors. Ashok transforms himself into Mahesh's estranged father "Yadunath Jawalkar", and arrives at Dhanaji's house as a multi-millionaire who is much greater than the latter. Upon arriving, a flabbergasted Dhanaji instantly accepts defeat before the success of "Yadunath". "Yadunath" and Mahesh then stage their reconciliation before Dhanaji, who also regrets his behaviour with Mahesh and apologises to him. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Ashok and Seema have coincidentally met before and fallen in love during a trip to New Delhi. A sudden glimpse of Seema provokes the shocked "Yadunath" into angrily storming out of Dhanaji's house, believing that Mahesh too desires to marry her.

However, Mahesh chases Ashok and clears the misconception. This proceeds with Dhanaji requesting "Yadunath" and Mahesh to stay at his house for a few days as a respect for the two. After returning home, the entire Wakade family is introduced to "Yadunath", who is asked by Lakshya to be the financier of his upcoming film. Impressed with Mahesh's vast fortune, Dhanaji expresses his wish of making him his son-in-law to "Yadunath". Mahesh seizes this opportunity and agrees to marry Gauri, much to Dhanaji's delight. Meanwhile, Mahesh confesses about the true identity of "Yadunath" to Gauri, while Ashok also reveals himself to Seema. Further, Seema tells Dhanaji her decision of marrying "Yadunath". Despite their age difference, the shocked Dhanaji agrees for the marriage due to his alliance with the elite "Yadunath". Interrupting Ashok and Seema's romance, the suspicious Lakshya discovers the truth upon finding Ashok's artificial moustache. Despite this, Lakshya agrees to help Ashok and Mahesh in their tactics against Dhanaji.

However, things take a drastic turn when Dhanaji has two visitors at his house; Ashok's father who is his childhood friend and has come for some business work, and Mahesh's father who has come on not having received any news about him since the past few months. The bearded Ashok is not recognized by his father, while Mahesh's father accuses "Yadunath" of cheating on Dhanaji. Mahesh unwillingly confesses of "Yadunath" being his true father for not wanting to put his marriage plan in danger. Dhanaji hands over Mahesh's father to the police upon believing him to be an imposter. The restless Mahesh decides to tell the truth to the police, but Ashok points out that doing so can expose their lie and put them both behind bars. Seeing no other way out, Ashok, Mahesh, Seema and Gauri escape from Dhanaji's house in Mahesh's jeep and get married. They are joined by Lakshya and Ambakka on the way as they also wish to marry against the wishes of Ambakka's father. Meanwhile, Mahesh's father is proven innocent and is acquitted by the police.

When Dhanaji notices the absence of his children, he chases Mahesh's jeep along with Ashok's father, Mahesh's father and Ambakka's father. They are evaded by their children and instead begin to chase another similar-looking jeep involving the gang of a robber named Rabbar Singh. Chasing their jeep, the four old men reach Rabbar Singh's hideout where they are attacked by them. However, Ashok, Mahesh and Lakshya arrive on time and overpower Rabbar Singh and fellow robbers. Communicated by the headman of Mahesh's village, the police arrive at the scene and arrest Rabbar Singh and fellow robbers. Ashok's father learns about his own son posing as "Yadunath" and agrees for his and Seema's marriage, while Mahesh's father also approves of his and Gauri's marriage. Ambakka's father gives consent to her and Lakshya's marriage too. In the end, Dhanaji realises his folly and decides to have his three children married in hustle and bustle.

The cast is listed below (according to the opening credits) -

• Ashok Saraf as Ashok Abhay Gupchup / Udyogpati Yadunath Jawalkar (fake); Seema's love interest, Mahesh and Lakshya's friend, Abhay's son
• Mahesh Kothare as Mahesh Nana Jawalkar / Mahesh Yadunath Jawalkar (fake); Gauri's love interest, Ashok and Lakshya's friend, Dhanaji's ex-employee, Nana and Laxmi's son
• Laxmikant Berde as Laxmikant Dhanaji Wakade a.k.a. Lakshya; Ambakka's love interest, Dhanaji's son, Seema and Gauri's brother, Ashok and Mahesh's friend
• Nivedita Joshi Saraf as Gauri Dhanaji Wakade; Mahesh's love interest, Dhanaji's daughter, Seema and Lakshya's sister
• Surekha Rane as Seema Dhanaji Wakade; Ashok's love interest, Dhanaji's daughter, Gauri and Lakshya's sister
• Prema Kiran as Ambakka Baldev Rede; Lakshya's love interest, Rede's daughter
• Sharad Talwalkar as Dhanaji Ramchandra Wakade; Gauri, Seema and Lakshya's father, Mahesh's ex-employer, Abhay's childhood friend
• Bhalchandra Kulkarni as Abhay Gupchup; Ashok's father, Dhanaji's childhood friend
• Jairam Kulkarni as Nana Jawalkar; Mahesh's father, Laxmi's husband
• Bapusaheb Gavde as Baldev Rede; Ambakka's father
• Saroj Sukhtankar as Laxmi Jawalkar; Mahesh's mother, Nana's wife
• Bipin Varti as Rabbar Singh; robber in the climax scene

The music is composed by Anil-Arun and lyrics penned by Shantaram Nandgaonkar.

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